THE BEINGWELL
MINDFULNESS FOR LIFETHE BEINGWELL
The BeingWell is a not-for-profit mindfulness agency. We deliver mindfulness training in the workplace and share profits with the community. We have an offering for you whether you are looking to learn mindfulness as an individual, run mindfulness training at work, or are just curious to know a bit more.
CANARY WHARF
We work towards our aspirations by using profits from business mindfulness training to bring mindfulness to more people in the neighbourhood.
COMMUNITY
At any one time, around 30,000 people living and working in Tower Hamlets experience common mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression. The BeingWell makeS mindfulness more accessible to help tackle the problem.
PUBLIC COURSES
We run mindfulness courses for everyone. Drop-in to a free Friday group. Or join us for an 8-week course. We can even tailor a 1-2-1 programme for you to suit your schedule and intentions to introduce mindfulness into your life.
QUALITY
Our mindfulness teachers have earned their ‘badges’ in terms of quality and depth of mindfulness training and integration into their own lives.
OUR WORK
MINDFULNESS AT WORK
STAFF WELLNESS & DEVELOPMENT
E14 Mindfulness at Work
WORKPLACE OFFERINGS
From one-day tasters, modules on existing training courses to bespoke longer-term mindfulness courses to meet a business need. Mindfulness has drawn attention at the White House and 10 Downing Street, turned heads at the World Economic Forum and worked its way into the curricula of the world-famous business schools. A growing number of businesses are recognising what mindfulness has to offer and have been early adopters of mindfulness in the workplace.
ABOUT US
NOT-FOR-PROFIT MINDFULNESS ORGANISATION
East London Mindfulness class
ABOUT THE BEINGWELL
The BeingWell is a well of a sort. We offer a wellspring of health. We show you how you can tap into your own inner reserves of resilience, vitality and peace. Mindfulness is a reservoir of resources you already have. Mindfulness is also a set of skills to have you reach your personal well of strength. As a not-for-profit organisation, we use profits to bring mindfulness to economically disadvantaged groups in Tower Hamlets and beyond.
PUBLIC COURSES
GROUP COURSES, PRIVATE TUITION, DROP-IN CLASSES
East London meditation class
COURSES FOR THE PUBLIC
We offer a range of courses, private tuition and drop-in classes for the general public. Our next brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course is on Tuesdays from 7:15pm starting in February 2018. We also run drop-in classes for all levels of meditation experience. If you would prefer to have some one-2-one mindfulness tuition, you can also arrange to have this at a time to suit your schedule, pace and needs.
THE WISHING WELL
A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR SOCIAL WELLNESS
Mindfulness Tower Hamlets social enterprise
A MINDFUL ORGANISATION
The BeingWell is mindful of how we run as an organisation. Compassion is a central component of mindfulness and we live this value in the heart of what we do. We wish our community well. And we use profits to support groups of people who otherwise might never have the opportunity to enjoy mindfulness more fully. By choosing us, you pound goes further. It reaches far into Tower Hamlets and beyond bringing resources to those in need.
POPULAR DEFINITIONS
“The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment.”
JON KABAT-ZINN
“Mindfulness helps you to touch the wonders of life for self-nourishment and healing.”
THICH NHAT HANH
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
The word mindfulness means clear and kind awareness. It is being alive and present to the external and internal world in the moment. Mindfulness is taught through meditation. During the practice, you train the mind to focused and concentrated. After a while, you will notice the habitual patterns of your mind. You will begin to learn to manage your emotions more effectively, rather than resorting to suppression or avoidance.
The above quote from Professor Kabat-Zinn, is the most widely cited definition of secular mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh is a world-renowned and much loved teacher. In the video clip, Professor Mark Williams of Oxford University gives a brief introduction to mindfulness. Sometimes mindfulness is explained through poetry and metaphor (see some examples in the section below). But the best way to understand mindfulness is to give it a go. Why not sign up for a £5 drop-in class?
MINDFULNESS
METAPHORS
OUR COURSES
All of our courses meet the guidelines set by the UK Network for Mindfulness Based Teachers. Our teachers are trained to deliver programmes which have been developed by an international community of academics, researchers and mindfulness practitioners. The courses we teach have an evidence base for effectiveness.
FRIDAY DROP-INS
We run drop-in sessions with lively discussions following a video or audio-recording from an internationally recognised mindfulness teacher We also have a short live guided meditation sitting with an opportunity for you to share your experiences and hear from others.
8-WEEK COURSE: February 2018
This course is a brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) curriculum. MBCT was developed at Oxford University and has won recognition from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the treatment of recurrent depression. The BeingWell prides itself on running quality courses with a maximum of 10 participants and led by highly-qualified chartered psychologists and psychotherapists.
Find out more here.
TRAINING AT WORK
Mindfulness has drawn attention at the White House and 10 Downing Street, turned heads at the World Economic Forum and worked its way into the curricula of the world-famous business schools. A growing number of businesses are recognising what mindfulness has to offer and have been early adopters of mindfulness in the workplace. This includes Google, GlaxoSmithKline, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Transport for London (TfL) and The Cabinet Office.
PRIVATE TUITION
Let us know your availability to attend your own personalised class or programme, whether you would prefer a shorter or longer course and you can also choose to have shorter or longer meditation audio recordings to practice during the week. It is the same fee whether it’s just yourself or whether up to two friends join you.
OUR PEOPLE
The BeingWell’s practitioners all meet and follow the standards, criteria and best practice guidelines set by the UK Network for Mindfulness Based Teachers. In addition, we have attained academic achievement in our own fields spanning psychology, group training and facilitation. You can therefore be confident that you have a teacher with an wider and deeper knowledge of how mindfulness sits within modern theories of human functioning.