MINDFULNESS TOE DIPPERS
ATTEND OUR DROP IN GROUPSDROP-IN FRIDAYS
This is a regular mindfulness drop-in session for newcomers as well as for those who have been meditating for some time. Regardless of what your knowledge or experience is of mindfulness, you can drop in to meet others who practice mindfulness and meditation. These Friday evening meetings are a great way to reset your mind from working-week mode to a slower weekend gear.
Each session starts with an introduction to the theme for the session. We then watch or listen to a 30 minute recording from an internationally recognised mindfulness teacher, have a discussion on the key learning, and then have a guided meditation practice (20 to 30 minutes). You do not need to know anything about mindfulness or meditation. All you need is a willingness to find out more, give it a go and an openness to listen to other people’s experiences of the practice.
Research shows that regular meditation improves physical and emotional health and wellbeing. The man most credited with bringing secular mindfulness to the west, Jon Kabat-Zinn, defines mindfulness as: “paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment to moment”.
In this video, you can hear Professor Kabat-Zinn describing what mindfulness is. Why not give yourself the opportunity to experience some of these basic mindful skills?
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A TYPICAL SESSION
MEET & GREET
Meet the others and welcome newcomers.
SHORT MEDITATION
Short ‘pause’ and ‘arrive’ meditation.
WATCH 30-MINUTE VIDEO
The mindfulness video will be on the theme for that week and teach a different facet of mindfulness.
DISCUSSION
Discuss your impressions, responses and learnings from the video and hear from others.
20-MINUTE MEDITATION
The guided meditation will have a subtle theme of the session.
PRACTICE DICUSSION
Discuss the meditation practice and any questions you might have.
UPCOMING THEMES
UPCOMING IN 2018
Keep an eye out for the new schedule in 2018. Sign up for our news (scroll to the bottom of the page) for updates.
DROP-IN SESSIONS
Our drop-in sessions cost only £5. While the schedule is the same each session, the theme is different so you will learn something new each time you come along.
DROP-IN DETAILS
DATES
Keep an eye out for the new schedule in 2018. Sign up for our news (scroll to the bottom of the page) for updates.
TIMES
6:15pm until 8pm.
FEE
Only £5.
VENUE
Unit 69 Cannon Workshops, Cannon Drive, London, E14 4AS
TEACHER
Why not join our Meetup Group? This is a forum where you can link up with past and future drop-in participants to develop an East London community of people interested in mindfulness and meditation. If you’d like to join, click on the Meetup logo below to sign-up and become a member.
