FEEL GROUNDED AND RE-CONNECT.
"A human being is a part of the whole called by us the universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is itself a part of the liberation, and a foundation for inner security".
Albert Einstein. ‘Mindfulness, a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world’, by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. 2011, p. 209.
What Mindfulness bee offers:
Eight- week intensive course (Online). 60 to 80 minutes a session. One-to-one and group options.
This course is a clinical- based eight weeks program that will help you re-wire some paths in your brain that might have become neglected if you feel that you are often living with stress and on autopilot. Throughout the sessions you will be learning about the practice of mindfulness and you will engage with formal mindfulness practices such as the raisin meditation practice, breathing exercises, body scan meditation practice, mindfulness of movement, breathing space meditation, exploring difficulties meditation practice, mountain and lake meditation practices, etc.
Drop- in weekly sessions (Online). 60 minutes a session. One-to-one and group options.
These sessions will allow you to engage with the pillars of mindfulness (mindfulness attitudes) and implement them in your daily life. Mindfulness attitudes are life changing tools and we will be using them in our formal practice, giving you the opportunity to familiarise with them and find the best approach for you.
Midweek half an hour sessions (Online). One-to-one and group options.
These sessions consist of two formal guided practices. They will allow you to re-connect to your body and mind, and remind yourself why practicing mindfulness is important before we get trapped in a negative spiral of habits and reactions; a common product of our busy lives.
There is scientific evidence of people benefiting from mindfulness practice and this is due to the neuroplasticity of the brain: “What you practice becomes stronger” (Shauna Shapiro, Greater Good, 2013).
Scientific research using brain imaging (fMRI) has shown that the insula in our brain becomes energized when practicing mindfulness meditation, which is integral to our sense of human connectedness. This has been found to have huge beneficial effects on health and wellbeing. (Mark Williams and Danny Penman, Mindfulness, a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, 2011, p. 49).
Want to know more about mindfulness attitudes?
Watch this video.
"There is not getting away from the fact that a brain that is not looked after can run riot, and lead to many detrimental consequences. Care of our minds and compassion to ourselves change everything beyond measure".
Owen O’Kane, Ten to Zen, 2018, p. 35.