Who is the workshop for?
Those who:
• are interested in exploring mindfulness in the contexts of our relationships in our personal and work lives
• work one to one, such as coaches, therapists, yoga teachers, physiotherapists, nurses, complementary therapists, teachers, carers, community health workers, etc.,
• are mindfulness teachers who want to deepen into the relational aspect of mindfulness practice
• have completed an 8-week MBSR, MBCT or similar course and have an established on-going mindfulness practice.
• Are mindfulness practitioners who want to explore the relevance of mindfulness in their personal relationships whether work-related or not.
What does the workshop entail?
This workshop will be taught experientially, with a focus on developing and reflecting on a personal mindfulness meditation practice as the basis for our relationships with others. We will explore the importance of awareness of our internal process in developing awareness of interpersonal process.
The workshop will include:
• Experiential engagement in the core mindfulness practices that are part of MBSR/MBCT: the basis for cultivating the ability to embody mindfulness.
• An overview of the origins and theoretical bases of mindfulness: including the theories and attitudinal foundations behind mindfulness.
• Development of mindful 'presence' in relationship: experiencing and practising how mindful awareness and embodiment can enhance the relationship process and support the ability to be fully present with another.
• Mindfulness and self-care: how mindfulness practice can support us in dealing skilfully with interpersonal challenges.
• Ways to build mindfulness into the process whilst engaging with clients: this course is not about learning how to teach the 8-week course to individuals, but instead exploring the various ways mindfulness skills can be used within the relational aspect of your work
The trainer will integrate relevant theory and context on the use of mindfulness in one-to-one work within an experiential training process. Time will be given to guided meditation practice, interpersonal mindfulness practices, silent reflective time and to exploring together in dialogue in small and large groups as we learn through our individual and collective experience. The intention is to create an open, spacious learning environment, which will encourage and support spontaneity and creativity.