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Stress is mind-cholesterol – it affects our performance without us being able to see it. Left unchecked, work-related stress can cause debilitating damage. But the power to reduce your stress levels is in your hands, and this transformative course can show you how. Mindfulness coach Maria Larrain presents an easy-to-follow introduction to mindfulness-based stress reduction – the rapidly developing field championed by psychologists and increasingly popular with business, media, government and legal professionals.
This interactive evening course is specially tailored for the urban professional who has to negotiate their commute to work daily (whether on bike or public transport); who spends their working life dealing with office politics; who struggles to deal with real or imaginary deadlines – and who often feels preoccupied with all of the above during the time they should be sleeping or relaxing with family and friends.
Maria will teach you to better understand what stress does and how it works, arming you with the knowledge to manage it more easily. Through a series of practical exercises, you'll learn meditation and breathing techniques to ensure you live in the present, rather than obsess over the past or future. You'll also find out how to put the brakes on your knee-jerk reactions to challenging situations at work, and handle experiences with a composed mind. It's a great value introduction to the field of mindfulness, which will help you to open up an express lane to reducing the harmful consequences of stress.
This course is for you if...
- You find it hard to make space for relaxation within your hectic routine
- You are a professional who wants to learn how to 'switch off' after work
- You have a high-stress lifestyle and would like to learn techniques to reduce your stress-load during and after work
- You want to discover ways to free yourself from negative patterns of thought and/or behaviour
Course description
This course is designed to help professionals understand what stress is, what it does and how to use mindfulness techniques to improve resilience and relaxation. Attendees will get involved in group discussions and exercises, including informal meditation techniques. Topics covered include:
- What mindfulness is – and what it isn't
- How to act mindfully: learn about our automatic reactions to situations and how slowing down can introduce new ways of experiencing things
- Understanding what stress is: what stress does to your mind and body, and how it affects your work and family life
- A practical guide to key meditation practices, including the body scan technique
- The essential attitudes when learning to meditate
- Thoughts are not facts: how we create unnecessary stress scenarios in our minds through habitual thought patterns
- Using your breath as a stress detector, and breathing techniques to anchor you to the moment
- Applying mindfulness: how to incorporate mindfulness practice into your daily activities
- How to stop yourself from reacting to stress in three minutes
Tutor profile
Maria Larrain is a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher and registered osteopath. Maria had a previous career in television but decided on a career change after discovering mindfulness when her life was turned upside down by her baby son's serious illness. Trained in MBSR by Shamash Alidina, acclaimed author of Mindfulness for Dummies, Maria now teaches MBSR in her practice to the general public. She also weaves mindfulness into her osteopathic practice to help patients overcome pain and stress.
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Details
Date: Monday 19 January 2015
Times: 6.30pm-9.30pm. Check-in begins 30 minutes before the start time.
Location: The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Price: £99 (includes VAT, booking fee and drinks)
Event capacity: 24
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