Meditation and Mindfulness

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

We have changed our offering and from April 2022 Angie will begin offering Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction courses.  Whilst we wait for our website to be updated please feel free to register your interest via the link or contact me: angie@ingredientsofwellness.com

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Mindfulness in Education

Mindfulness training for educators, parents, and professionals working with children and adolescents.

Mindfulness in Education (MiE) is a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) developed for parents, carers, educators, counsellors, and therapists who work with children.

Developed by Eline Snel, this is a new offering to complement the Method Eline Snel programs. In this 8-week training the objective is to help you take care of yourself first through the ABC‘s of Mindfulness: Awareness, Be willing to be, Cultivate compassion – and to take this into your relationships with the children, partners, colleagues, and others in your daily life.

In this training you will learn:

• to become aware of your feelings, thoughts and physical sensations as well as those of the children
• to accept these feelings, thoughts and physical sensations
• to be aware of your unique nature, temperament and needs as well as those of the children
• that being more attentive to the present moment, you are able to see what is needed for you and the children
• to embody the qualities of mindfulness in your parenting, teaching, in therapy or play
• that every moment to moment experience offers a new opportunity
• to be able to respond in a kind and compassionate way without judgment toward yourself and the children
• kind conscious awareness, understanding, self-regulation, and compassion

Scroll down for an outline of each weekly session

Mindfulness in Education consists of:

• Intake interview
• 8 weekly group sessions of 2.5 hours each session
• One copy of “Sitting Still Like  Frog” or  “Breath Through This” by Eline Snel
• Mindfulness in Education workbook
• Audio recordings of all guided meditations
• Formal and informal home practice exercises
• Exercises you can do with children
• One day retreat

Training Dates

2019

Group 1: Tuesday’s 7pm to 9pm: January 15, 22, 29 February 19, 26 March 5, 12, 19 (Retreat Day March 30)

Group 2: Friday’s 9.30am to 12 noon: January 18, 25, February 1, 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22 (Retreat Day March 30)

Discovery Bay Group (if you are interested in the Discovery Bay group please refer to dates and times in this google form – required for registration)

Location

Enhale Meditation Studio, 14th Floor, The Plaza, 21 D’Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong
Central, Hong Kong

Investment

EARLY BIRD FEE HK$3,000 (enrollment, intake interview and payment by 31 December 2018)

$3,500 inclusive of all items listed

For enrolment please complete the form at this link:

https://goo.gl/forms/b9rqogJF09kxrnPH3

If you have further inquiries please complete the form below or contact Angie Bucu

The Program

Week 1 – The gentle power of awareness

In this first session, you will receive an overview of the course and the experiential learning model that will be used in the coming weeks. We’ll consider the application of mindfulness in your life and begin by gently introducing present moment awareness of your body and breath through experiential exercises.

Week 2 – The art of observation

In this session, we explore observing versus thinking about what we are observing. Mindfulness asks us to observe our experiences with an open and kind curiosity, and without judgment. How do we observe without the running commentary of thoughts and associations our minds make? We explore this through experiential practices with the senses and the body.

Week 3: Feelings can be felt

In this session, we explore the world of feelings and how we can welcome unpleasant and neutral feelings alongside those we are ok with. We consider the effect our autopilot reactions have on ourselves and others, and learn how it is possible to feel intense emotions without immediately reacting to them. You will practice meditations to observe and help you cultivate an awareness of your tendencies to react to your emotions.

Week 4: Thought are not facts

In this session, we introduce the qualities of mindfulness that are an integral part of a mindfulness practice, and help us to live more present and fulfilling lives. We explore mindful movement and consider our limits as well as our possibilities. Related to the main theme we consider how unhealthy and unhelpful thinking patterns often create difficulties for us, and others we care for. Although you can’t stop thinking you learn practices that can help you to stop reacting in these situations and to bring a present moment awareness to these experiences.

Week 5: Consciously responding to stressful moments

By this stage of the program, you’ve become familiar with any reactionary patterns in thinking and emotions and are able to more readily bring awareness to your present moment experience. In this session, we bring this together to begin the longer sitting meditation practice. We will explore stress, what is it, and how does it affect us and consider a means to stand behind the waterfall of our stressors, be present with them without needing to overreact or becoming attached to these moments. Our meditation practice helps us to interrupt those impulsive reactionary moments to find a better way to respond.

Week 6: The art of communication

The need to be heard is often more important than finding a solution. In this session, we explore the importance of listening and communicating with our senses, our bodies and especially our hearts. Are we stuck in our old patterns of communication? We will jointly explore what it is to communicate and the effect different communication styles have on ourselves and others.

Week 7: Compassion in educating and parenting

In this session, we explore the role of mindfulness with compassion and kindness toward ourselves and others. A kind and caring attitude can begin with self-compassion and having a warm acceptance of our own imperfections. Mindfulness allows us to be aware and present with imperfections in others, finding the kindness and compassion, that is within us, to ease suffering. Through your regular practice, you have the ability to apply the non-judgemental and accepting attitudes of mindfulness to bring more compassion into your life.

Week 8: Trust

In this the final lesson, we will revisit the practices you have experienced throughout the program, and explore how you can carry on with your practice. With your commitment over the duration of the program, having patience and acceptance of the changes that may have occurred in your life in these weeks,  you can trust that this program isn’t ending here, it is simply the beginning to a more fulfilling and mindful approach to your life and in your role as parent, teacher, partner, friend or colleague.