What is Mindfulness?
"Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn |
The nature of the mind is to wander, plan, and analyse, which is good to an extent. The mind helps us remember to buy onions for tonight's dinner, decide the most suitable approach to solving that issue at work, and learn how to drive a car. However, when this gets out of hand and we spend too much time dwelling in the past or worrying about the future, it can lead to depression, anxiety, stress, low self-image, hopelessness.
As the old proverb goes: "The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master." The practice of mindfulness teaches us to harness our wandering mind so we can use it to serve our well-being. Scientific study over the past 40 years has shown time and time again how mindfulness can change the structure of the brain so we can become more receptive to positivity and joy. We can learn to face life's ups and downs in the knowledge we are strong enough to deal with whatever comes. Anyone can practice mindfulness, it doesn't require any fancy equipment or apparatus. Practicing mindfulness allows you to change your relationship with your thoughts and feelings, so you can have more control over your life. |
“The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will. No one is compos sui [master of himself] if he have it not. An education which should improve this faculty would be the education par excellence.” - William James
About Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is an 8-week program developed and researched over 40 years to help people live better, fuller, and happier lives.
Using guided meditations, daily practices, and activities, you can change your relationship to your thoughts and feelings, allowing you to take more control over your own happiness.
The course will take around 30 minutes a day, and if you put in the time, you will reap the rewards.
People who have completed the 8 Week MCBT course have reported an improvement in their self-image, more joy and patience in relationships, a decrease in symptoms of anxiety and depression, more energy, and more calm in their minds.
Using guided meditations, daily practices, and activities, you can change your relationship to your thoughts and feelings, allowing you to take more control over your own happiness.
The course will take around 30 minutes a day, and if you put in the time, you will reap the rewards.
People who have completed the 8 Week MCBT course have reported an improvement in their self-image, more joy and patience in relationships, a decrease in symptoms of anxiety and depression, more energy, and more calm in their minds.
How Will It Help?
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Studies show that Mindfulness training helps with:
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Those completing a mindfulness course report:
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Mindfulness For Life
"It is easier to put on a pair of shoes than to wrap the earth in leather." - Chögyam Trungpa
I love this quote, I feel it describes really well how a regular Mindfulness practice can help.
So often in my therapy practice clients have a list of things that need to change before they can be happy. Perhaps it's their partner, or their bank balance, their job, home, kids, self-image, mood, or all of the above! The trouble here is that we are making our happiness dependant on too many external factors. It's hard (sometimes impossible) to get other people to change their behaviour to suit us. Or it can take years of graft to get the job or home you want. Our self-image and mood can change at the drop of a hat because of how we slept last night, or our hormonal balance, or if the car wouldn't start this morning. Why place such impossible conditions on your own happiness?
Instead of waiting on the circumstances to be just right (or wrapping the earth in leather), we can change ourselves (put on shoes), it's a lot easier, and, it allows us to be happy right now, not when everyone else gets their s#!t together!
So often in my therapy practice clients have a list of things that need to change before they can be happy. Perhaps it's their partner, or their bank balance, their job, home, kids, self-image, mood, or all of the above! The trouble here is that we are making our happiness dependant on too many external factors. It's hard (sometimes impossible) to get other people to change their behaviour to suit us. Or it can take years of graft to get the job or home you want. Our self-image and mood can change at the drop of a hat because of how we slept last night, or our hormonal balance, or if the car wouldn't start this morning. Why place such impossible conditions on your own happiness?
Instead of waiting on the circumstances to be just right (or wrapping the earth in leather), we can change ourselves (put on shoes), it's a lot easier, and, it allows us to be happy right now, not when everyone else gets their s#!t together!
About Your Tutor
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Claire Shannon MA
I am a counselor who has been working in private practice for over a decade. Through my work with clients, and in my own personal experience, I have learned just how important it is to have a regular mindfulness practice. Clients who practice this 8 week course alongside their therapy have seen vast improvements in their quality of life. I have found that I feel more balanced, energetic, optimistic, and peaceful since I began to practice meditation and mindfulness over 25 years ago. If you support your practice (i.e. show up and do it!), you will find that it, in turn, will support you, and provide a sense of strength and peace through the ups and downs of life. I hold a masters in clinical counselling, and a certification in the clinical use of Mindfulness. |
Given the benefits on offer, it's hard to think of any reason not to give mindfulness training a go!
When you click the button below you'll be asked to set up an account, this is just your username and password so keep note of these to access your course.
When you click the button below you'll be asked to set up an account, this is just your username and password so keep note of these to access your course.
"Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it."
- Sharon Salzberg
Frequently Asked Questions:
- The online course curriculum is simple to enroll in. When you click on one of the Enroll buttons, you'll be asked to create an account in my online school (just a name and email address required), then pay for your course. If you have any difficulty with this process, please don't hesitate to contact me.
- Prior experience with meditation or mindfulness is not required.
- The course is for beginners, or those wishing to restart their practice.
- The course is self-study, so you can start at any time. though it is advised to do the course over the 8 week schedule as it is laid out for you. Each week builds on the last and develops or hones a new skill, so it's important to not chop and change practices unless instructed to do so.
Price: €97
When you click the button below you'll be asked to set up an account with a username and password so keep note of these as you'll use them to access your course.
When you click the button below you'll be asked to set up an account with a username and password so keep note of these as you'll use them to access your course.
If you have any questions about the course, please contact me at claireshannontherapy@gmail.com
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