Mindfulness teacher training retreat FULLY BOOKED
Date and time
Location
Sunnyside House
12 Groby Lane Newtown Linford Leicester LE6 0HH United KingdomDescription
Train to teach mindfulness with confidence and ease and without cliches, and mindfulness jargon.
THEMES COVERED ON THE TRAINING RETREAT INCLUDE:
- The history and roots of mindfulness
- The art of guiding meditations
- Exploring the inquiry process
- Using metaphor, stories and images in teaching
- Teaching from your own experience
- Teaching mindfulness in different settings
- Using silence and pauses in our own practice and as teaching aids
- Looking at guidelines for living – how we live each day matters
- Holding a group
- What is mindfulness – a look at the subtleties of this ancient practice
- Essential attitudes for a beneficial practice – sensitivity, courage, curiosity, warmth, kindness, receptivity…and lots more
- Why mindfulness works and why it doesn’t
- How to work with the tyranny of thoughts and difficult emotions
- Setting your students home practice
There will be a day of silent meditation practice during the training retreat. We can also show you how to set up and run a morning or day retreat of your own.
The meditations which we will cover on the training retreat include:
- Mindfulness of Breathing
- Body Awareness/Scan
- Compassion Meditation
- Choiceless Awareness/Just Sitting
- Three Step Breathing Space
- Mindful Walking and Movement
- Self-compassion practice – how to be with difficult emotions
Each participant will get the opportunity to guide meditations and to receive helpful feedback about what worked and what didn’t.
Each day will begin at 10.00am and end at around 4.30. There will be breaks and lunch (which is provided) will be at 1.00pm
The 6-day comprehensive train to teach mindfulness retreat will enable you to teach:
• With more confidence
• With a certificate in mindfulness skills from Mindfulness CIC
• With the support and backing of very experienced teachers
You will also be able to:
• “Plug into” our network of mindfulness teachers
• Deepen your practice with our courses for further development
The cost of this option is £650 or £100 deposit. This includes all snacks and lunches. There is local accommodation available for those who will be travelling.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"This has been life changing for me. I will make this a huge part of my life and practice. The teachers and host of been so approachable and knowledgeable. Excellent lunch, perfect venue and thanks for arranging the sunshine too." Janie
“It was a revelation to see how powerful and beautiful can be the use of metaphors and stories to convey meaning. They cut through confusion like lots of words never could.” Dan
“I have no hesitations in recommending any one of the courses at Mindfulness CIC and their brilliantly led retreats. It will be the greatest gift you could give to yourself. It provided me with a safe and supportive environment in which to build my own Daily mindfulness practice. Professionally run and delivered with kindness, I’ve also found being part of their online community a great way to grow and inform my own practice.” Louise Woodgate
“I never realised that keeping teaching simple is what makes it effective. I couldn’t have imagined that the use of pauses and silence could have such an impact.” Ady
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Mindfulness cic was established by Suryacitta Malcolm Smith and Gaynor Quilter in 2012. It is a non-profit, Community Interest Company.
Suryacitta has been practising mindfulness since 1989 and teaching since 1996. He is an ordained Buddhist Minister, but teaches in a secular way. He is author of three books on mindfulness including Happiness and How it Happens - Finding Contentment through Mindfulness published in 2011.
He appears monthly on BBC Radio doing their thought for the day. He runs mindfulness and compassion courses and teacher training retreats in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Gaynor co-founder of Mindfulness CIC has worked in charities for over 30 years, principally with young people including homeless, parenting and mental health. She was CEO of Alone in London and Apex Works. Gaynor’s interests lie in the alignment between values, culture and behaviours.
Gaynor has been practising mindfulness for over 10 years. She came to the practice after the death of her Mum and found that mindfulness allowed her to stay in her body rather then her head. She found it the most helpful way of experiencing pain and loss. Gaynor has a degree from Bradford University and attended mindfulness teacher training at Bangor University.
Together they have taught mindfulness to 1000s of people and taught hundreds how to teach it in the UK, Europe and Australia