Finding Peace in a Frantic World Programme

Joining instructions and the Zoom link will be emailed to you after you have booked your place on the course.   In summary, each session is 7pm til 8.30pm on the following dates:

 

Wk 1   26 Apr  Waking up to the autopilot

Wk 2   03 May   Keeping the body in mind

Wk 3   10 May   Integrating Mindfulness

Wk 4   17 May   The Rumour Mill

Wk 5   24 May   Turning towards difficulties

There is a one week break to accommodate the school half-term and reflection time of the course so far.

Wk 6   07 Jun   Practising kindness?

Wk 7   14 Jun When did you stop dancing?

Wk 8   21 Jun  Your wild and precious life.

During each 90-min session we will explore a different theme, but they will all have a familiar pattern.   We begin with a guided meditation practice followed by reflections of experiences of the practice.  Following that, we will discuss experiences of the home practice but please do not feel any pressure to speak in any of the group discussions, that is entirely your choice.   We conclude the session with another meditation practice and explanation of the home practices for the following week.

Participants will be set different meditation practices to practice daily at home, which will take around 20-mins. Meditation need not become another ‘goal’ to strive towards to perfecting but perhaps a fun, playful, experimental activity to keep it light.  Trying to find 20-mins a day might prove challenging to find the time when you first begin but soon you may find that mindfulness practice helps you to reclaim time rather than depleting it.  You might like to think about how to approach finding this time before you begin the course, perhaps talking it through with family or friends about what is involved might be helpful and diarising the time to make it a priority.  As meditation teacher, Sharon Salzberg wisely says, “mindfulness isn’t difficult but remembering to do it is”.

Tricia Wilkie is trained to teach both Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and the Finding Peace in a Frantic World programme.  Tricia is listed on the British Association of Mindfulness Based Approaches (BAMBA) and meets UK Good Practice Guidelines for Mindfulness-Based Teachers; i.e., she is suitably trained, committed to continuous professional development, holds appropriate insurance, attends yearly mindfulness retreats and receives supervision for her teaching.

Finding Peace in a Frantic World Book. Participants need to purchase the FPFW book prior to the first session.  The book is needed to support learning and for access to the accompanying guided mindfulness audios needed for home practice. 

You can purchase a copy at of "Finding Peace in  Frantic World" here

 

Choose your space. It is not always possible to find a super quiet space but try to identify a space in which to join the sessions where you will feel comfortable speaking in and also for your home practice where you are least likely to be disturbed.

Zoom. You are invited to keep your camera on so we can cultivate a sense of connection as a group, but it is always your choice.  You might like to consider a headset or earphones to respect confidentiality in the group.

 

If you miss a session, it may feel difficult to come back. Come anyway!

 

If you don’t do any home practice, it may feel difficult to come back. Come anyway!

 

Wear comfortable clothes and dress in layers. Sessions may include sitting meditation, lying on the floor (if you choose), simple stretches, and gentle walking.

 

What to bring and what to sit/lie on?  Special meditation cushions and stools are not required; however, you might like to explore those in your own time.  You may like to have a yoga mat or something comfy to lie down on for the lying down practice.  Don’t forget to have a drink/snack handy and for some sessions a pen and notepad might be needed.

 

 

Have fun!

 

The price is £190 per person, to be paid in full at time of booking.  Payment by instalments on request. No cancellations, amendments or refunds.