Learn how being more present can help you to inhabit life more fully and function more skilfully.
What does this course help you with?
Modern ways of working and living are not generally conducive to being present. Our attention can be pulled in many directions. We may rush from one thing to another. We can get caught up in what’s next and lose touch with what’s here now.
We can move through the day on autopilot, making us more likely to run habits that don’t serve us or slip into reactive patterns.
Also, we can get lost in our thinking. We often time travel to the past and the future, perhaps ruminating or worrying. And our interpretations of situations can take us away from seeing what’s actually happening.
When we are less present, we may experience greater stress and become less connected with ourselves and the world around us. It can also be harder to make conscious choices as we move through our day.
Training length – 1 full day
“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.”Jon Kabat-Zinn
How does this course approach cultivating presence?
In this course, you’ll explore the value of being more present in your work and life, and a selection of everyday ways to cultivate presence.
The course provides a comfortable environment for you to reflect and to participate in ways that feel useful for you.
You’ll discover the possibilities contained in a simple pause. It can create space, increase awareness and enable you to consciously choose what comes next. It can also help you to centre yourself and respond rather than react.
We’ll explore a breath meditation and a body scan as ways to practise landing more fully in the present moment. As your presence develops, a range of benefits naturally emerge. With steadier attention, you’ll also gradually become less swept up in thoughts.
The course also helps you slow down and notice yourself and your everyday experience more fully. This can foster a greater sense of aliveness and appreciation in ordinary moments. It also deepens self-awareness, helping you to respond to your needs.
As you become more present, you can live and work with greater calm, focus, awareness and intentionality. At the same time, life can feel richer when you’re more here and more connected.
“Mindfulness allows you to experience the world calmly and non-judgmentally. It gives you tremendous perspective. You can sense what is important and what is not.”Mark Williams
What will you gain?
You’ll become more present for your work, your life and yourself.
- Be better able to centre yourself
- Increase awareness and make choices that serve you
- Direct your attention more skilfully
- Get less caught up in unhelpful thinking
- Feel more connected to yourself and the world around you
- Experience greater ease and aliveness
- Work with greater presence and effectiveness
Group size
Recommended maximum group size is 14.
Feedback
Here’s what some people had to say:
“Very insightful and calming.”
“Excellent introduction to mindfulness, with practical and theoretical teaching. Highly recommend.”
“I left the training feeling in a much better headspace.”
“The training provided a detailed understanding of what mindfulness is and how I can implement mindfulness techniques into my everyday life.”
“This training taught me how to appreciate being in the present. After the session, I felt a great sense of clarity and I felt a lot more alert for the remainder of the day.”
“A fantastic training. Very practical and useful.”
“Enlightening and eye-opening.”
“I’ve been practising meditation every day for 10 mins. I’m feeling less stressed and more relaxed.”
“I have a better perspective of what’s important, and what is not, in relation to work, and better work life balance.”
“I’m sleeping much better.”
“I have noticed myself concentrating more on a specific task. It helps to complete the task in hand a lot faster and properly! In turn, making me more efficient with time.”
“I’ve been feeling more peace, especially following some difficult times.”
“Brilliant tips for grounding oneself and for being grateful for the here and now.”
“I learnt a lot in this session. Rachael was a very encouraging and supportive lead and I found it fascinating learning about the mind and ways in which we can work to improve our mental health. I felt engaged throughout the session.”
“I really enjoyed learning more about what mindfulness means and how meditation can be used to improve my mental health and wellbeing. This was an enlightening session, thank you!”
Want to find out more?
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