Follow-on Opportunities
For those who have completed a course with us or any other teacher
Practice Days (10.00 - 4.00pm)
These run from 10.00am until 4.00pm and give us a chance to go just that bit deeper. A range of guided Mindfulness practices, readings, a shared lunch and a rare and precious opportunity to enjoy some peace, stillness and silence: a complete retreat' from the hurly burley.
Our next session will take place on:
19th May
Please send us a message or call us on 01453 883560
if you'd like to attend
These run from 10.00am until 4.00pm and give us a chance to go just that bit deeper. A range of guided Mindfulness practices, readings, a shared lunch and a rare and precious opportunity to enjoy some peace, stillness and silence: a complete retreat' from the hurly burley.
Our next session will take place on:
19th May
Please send us a message or call us on 01453 883560
if you'd like to attend
Mindful Mornings (10.00 - 1.00pm)
These morning sessions of lightly guided Mindfulness practice are open to anyone who has some experience of Mindfulness practice. They're a great way to take your practice deeper - or to reconnect if you've lost the thread. They're also a great way to catch up with
fellow practitioners.
Our next morning session will take place on:
9th June
21st July
25th August
6th October
17th November
(at St Lukes Therapy Centre, 53 Cainscross Road, Stroud)
£10.00 at the door, no need to book
Wild Mindfulness
Exploring inner and outer landscapes through Mindfulness and awareness
“Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.”
16th June: led by Marianne and Peter Gill
When we spend any quality time in nature we meet “wildness” , something not controlled by our minds and wishes, we enter a world where we are a guest and here we can touch mystery and wisdom if we open to it.
When we take our awareness inside also we meet a similar landscape - full of unknown treasures, overgrown paths and wild creatures. In each landscape if we approach with reverence, great things move towards us. Wisdom and wonder awaits.
This day workshop/retreat will offer an opportunity to saunter in nature, with fresh and open senses. We will take our extraordinary human senses to bring an open heart and mind to our experience. We will sit together, and alone, in and on the land. We will walk and explore, We will share what we discover.
Peter Gill
Peter has been teaching well being skills and practices for over two decades. He is a qualified Focusing teacher and Somatic Experiencing practitioner (an embodied approach to healing trauma). He is passionate about sharing accessible and embodied skills that lead to well being, fulfilment and transformation. Since 2017, he has been training in nature connection and completed a foundation course at
Schumacher College (Devon) in Environmental education.
16th June, 10-4pm - £50 (concessions available)
Stroud Community Agriculture Roundhouse Hawkwood, Painswick Old Road, Stroud, GL6 7QW
to book: click here
Exploring inner and outer landscapes through Mindfulness and awareness
“Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.”
16th June: led by Marianne and Peter Gill
When we spend any quality time in nature we meet “wildness” , something not controlled by our minds and wishes, we enter a world where we are a guest and here we can touch mystery and wisdom if we open to it.
When we take our awareness inside also we meet a similar landscape - full of unknown treasures, overgrown paths and wild creatures. In each landscape if we approach with reverence, great things move towards us. Wisdom and wonder awaits.
This day workshop/retreat will offer an opportunity to saunter in nature, with fresh and open senses. We will take our extraordinary human senses to bring an open heart and mind to our experience. We will sit together, and alone, in and on the land. We will walk and explore, We will share what we discover.
Peter Gill
Peter has been teaching well being skills and practices for over two decades. He is a qualified Focusing teacher and Somatic Experiencing practitioner (an embodied approach to healing trauma). He is passionate about sharing accessible and embodied skills that lead to well being, fulfilment and transformation. Since 2017, he has been training in nature connection and completed a foundation course at
Schumacher College (Devon) in Environmental education.
16th June, 10-4pm - £50 (concessions available)
Stroud Community Agriculture Roundhouse Hawkwood, Painswick Old Road, Stroud, GL6 7QW
to book: click here
Yoga
One way of carrying mindful movement on to new heights is the regular practice of a discipline like hatha yoga. Kevin Glaister runs courses in Mindful Yoga in Stroud/Gloucester/Stonehouse and offers one-to-one sessions http://www.yogastroud.co.uk/
Some Reading:
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. An excellent and very readable introduction to the world of Mindfulness practice.
Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the present Moment - and your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn A series of short essays by the pioneer of the modern, secular Mindfulness system of therapies.
Full Catastrophe Living also by Jon Kabat-Zinn,
Mindfulness in Eight Weeks by Michael Chaskalson: A very accessible recap of the eight-week course
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn -- more from the team who developed the Mindfulness-based approach to depression (MBCT).
The Mindful Workplace by Michael Chaskalson
Mindfulness for Health: A practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring well-being by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman
One way of carrying mindful movement on to new heights is the regular practice of a discipline like hatha yoga. Kevin Glaister runs courses in Mindful Yoga in Stroud/Gloucester/Stonehouse and offers one-to-one sessions http://www.yogastroud.co.uk/
Some Reading:
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. An excellent and very readable introduction to the world of Mindfulness practice.
Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the present Moment - and your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn A series of short essays by the pioneer of the modern, secular Mindfulness system of therapies.
Full Catastrophe Living also by Jon Kabat-Zinn,
Mindfulness in Eight Weeks by Michael Chaskalson: A very accessible recap of the eight-week course
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn -- more from the team who developed the Mindfulness-based approach to depression (MBCT).
The Mindful Workplace by Michael Chaskalson
Mindfulness for Health: A practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring well-being by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman
Video:
Here is a moving introduction to Mindfulness and Pain management, with Jon Kabat-Zinn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEJGPuPFIvc
Here is a moving introduction to Mindfulness and Pain management, with Jon Kabat-Zinn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEJGPuPFIvc
