Presenter: Priyanka Sakhavalkar, ITM

10:00 am 18th June, 25th June

In May and June we are offering short interactive sessions on Mindfulness by Priyanka Sakhavalkar, (PGR, TIM) which follow on from her recent workshop on Mindfulness techniques. These sessions are open to all postgraduate researchers at Liverpool and will help you develop a positive mindset and practice meditation to help cope better in this lock-down period.

From July onwards we are looking to arrange more informal monthly sessions with Priyanka to allow partipants to meditate as a group and to share new techniques and experiences.

All sessions will be run in Zoom and include a mixture of relaxation and guided meditation with additional exercises that may include:

Emotional management
Reflections on Positive emotions
Self-compassion, joy , gratitude
Affirmations, visualisations
Mindful writing
Tips for deepening meditation practices

Please note these are student-led supportive sessions, not counselling or coaching sessions. We welcome suggestions for these sessions, especially if you have specific requirements.

'Great experience - helpful to learn more and have a structure to encourage me to do it regularly''This workshop connected me with myself. So refreshing and souful. The way Priyanka (Host) interacted seemed personal, not to an audience. So I felt connected with the content throughout.'

Registration: To receive email reminders and information on how to join the session, please sign up to this form.

Preparation: To make the most of this online workshop, we recommend the following:

1. Use headphones rather than speakers, which will help you to focus better while following instructions for meditation.

2. Please select a quiet room with little or no distractions.

3. If possible, ensure an optimum room temperature and that your stomach is not too full or empty.

4. Use a comfortable, steady chair or a yoga mat and wear loose comfortable clothes

5. You may need a pen and paper ready for an improvisation exercise.

Reminder: You are recommended to use your University of Liverpool email to register on Eventbrite and then the calendar invitation will be added to your University calendar. We reserve the right to remove registrations of attendees who do not appear to be members of this University.

Interactive Mindfulness workshops for May and June 2020 (Online workshops)