Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course – Milton Keynes (starts 14th Nov)

The course has 6 sessions before Christmas, followed by an optional post-holiday retreat day on Saturday 4th January and the final two sessions taking place on Thursdays 9th and 16th January 2025.

Please only book on this course if you can commit to attending all or most of the sessions. A minimum of 6 sessions required to receive the completion certificate.

This course is offered at a significant discount to say thank you to residents of Milton Keynes and surrounding areas for the fantastic support, encouragement and opportunities I have received in the 25+ years that I have lived here.

• How stress affects us physically, emotionally and mentally
• How to use mindfulness to manage stress
• How to be fully present more of the time rather than living on autopilot
• How to be at ease in your body
• How to manage unhelpful thoughts and difficult emotions
• How to become less judgmental and more patient
• How to bring generosity, gratitude and compassion into your life

• A safe, supportive, comfortable environment
• An opportunity to learn from an experienced teacher
• An opportunity to meet with like-minded people and learn together
• Guidance on how to meditate
• Gentle mindful movement, mindful walking and mindful eating
• A course workbook
• Audio recordings to practice at home
• Refreshments
• Certificate of attendance

The evidence-based Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course is taught by an experienced teacher and is a good introduction to mindfulness and compassion.

Based on the gold standard, Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training, this course will give you the tools to manage stress, anxiety and pain. During the course there is also the opportunity to attend a half-day retreat.

Weeks 1 & 2: Beginning with Mindfulness and what it is. The body scan, mind and body connection. Looking at how to build mindfulness into daily life. Stress and stress response.

Weeks 3 & 4: Continued learning relating to stress, stress responses, reaction versus response. Movement meditation and continued focus on mind and body. Neuroscience behind mindfulness.

Weeks 5 & 6: Continued focus on neuroscience. Working with the breath
Managing difficulties and challenges in day-to-day life.

Weeks 7 & 8: Self-care, compassion for self and others and a loving kindness awareness practice.

We will learn a wide range of practices, including, but not limited to the following:

• Mindfulness of Breath
• Mindfulness of Body / The body scan
• Mindful Movement
• Loving Kindness

We will also enjoy mindful walking and mindful eating on our retreat day.

You will be encouraged to practice at home in between sessions and be given audio recordings and a course workbook/journal to support you with this.

Tony O’Shea-Poon trained at the UK College of Mindfulness Meditation in 2017 and became a tutor of the College in 2019, offering the Mindfulness Now Teacher Training course in London. He has trained more than 200 new mindfulness teachers since then.
Tony is a qualified hypnotherapist and support individuals experiencing a wide range of psychological disorders.
He also leads mindfulness and mental health workshops in organisations.
Recently Tony has undertaken additional training with Mindfulness UK to offer the MBSR course within the good practice guidelines set by the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches.

See Testimonials from previous courses.

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