8 week course
2 1/2 hr weekly classes
Plus daylong workshop on a weekend

Autumn 2012
Milltown (Kerry) starts Tuesday October 2nd, 7pm
Dingle starts Thursday, October 4th, 10.30am
Tralee starts Thursday, October 4th, 7pm

email Eva or call 087 2712662/066-9152610

Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate differently to what 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 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 Kabat Zinn's work at the University of Massachusetts Stress Reduction Clinic. The course consists of eight 2 and a half 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
• 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.

Testimonials

“It is a relief for me to experience the whole array of emotions and not get caught up with and agonize with the drama and the awfulness of a given situation.”

“The course was extremely important for me as it puts thoughts in perspective!”
 
“It has been immensely helpful to realise that I have a choice about what I think and that I’m not what I think (thank God!)”
 
“The course has taught me that my thoughts and feelings are not me but just part of me. It has helped me in my dealings with people, especially people I don’t like.”
 
“What has stood out for me in this course is the idea that ‘this is it’, not a rehearsal. This is our life as we are living it, moment by moment and we need to take it all in.”

To enquire about MBSR courses available in your area, call Kalyana Centre on 066-9152610 or email info@kalyanacentre.com. You can also find the latest MBSR courses in Classes & Retreats