The work of Friends of Bangor is to support connection. This practice will ground this work of connection in the immediacy of the arising of experience moment-by-moment, somatically, cognitively and affectively. We will come together as a community to draw on the supportive container that community offers to our practice. The guided practices will build our capacities to connect more intimately with ourselves, offering us the ground for our work of authentically connecting with each other. Part of the practice will be in silence as we engage with the core practices that are part of the mindfulness-based programmes. Through the lens of these practices we will have the opportunity to personally investigate experience. There will be time towards the end of the day to engage together in dialogue about our experiences of the day.