Our courses start in October 08 and in February, April and May 09.
The courses consist of 8 two-and-a-half hour evening classes plus a full day workshop on a weekend.
Locations: Limerick, Ennis, Tralee, Killarney, Tipperary and Kalyana Centre.
Course fee: €350 includes all materials.
For more information or to inquire about creating a course in your area call 066 713 8926 or email info@kalyanacentre.com

Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate directly to whatever is happening in your life, a way of taking charge of your life, a way of doing something for yourself that no one else can do for you. It involves consciously and systematically working with stress, pain, illness, and the challenges and demands of everyday life.

Learning to practice Mindfulness is to counter act the habitual tendency of ‘Mindlessness’, the symptoms of which can include living mechanically, feeling separate from both life and oneself and continually living in the dream of the past or the future. Developing a true relationship to life requires both effort and willingness to explore all aspects of our being.

The 8 week intensive program is modelled on Dr. Jon Kabot Zinn’s work at the University of Massachusetts Stress Reduction Clinic. The course consists of eight 2 hour classes plus a one day workshop.

The highly participatory practical course includes:

• Guided Instruction in Mindfulness Meditation
• Gentle stretching, movement and mindful yoga
• Inquiry exercises promoting awareness in everyday life
• Group dialogue
• Daily practices of mindfulness

Through the process of cultivating moment-to-moment awareness you can learn skills to assist you with the pain, stress and difficulties, which are a natural part of life. By learning to participate more fully in life one can feel more alive and joyful, thereby gaining access to powerful inner resources.