Mindfulness 101 Course (online & interactive with Zoom)

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Course Outline

This course runs over 5 weeks on Wednesday evenings or Thursday mornings or Saturday mornings.

(please make sure you register for the correct event on your ticket choice)

Session 1: 

• Intro to Mindfulness. 
• Our state of mind. 
• The mind model. 
• How wisdom can guide us, moment to moment. 
• The hallmarks of wisdom. 
• Learning the 5 senses mindfulness practice.

Session 2: 

• Mindfulness definition & practice. 
• Habits - Breaking and making new habits. 
• Discipline of Mindfulness. 
• Know Thyself. 
• Meaning of self-knowledge. 
• Throughout all the changes – what remains constant? 
• Simple observation through mindfulness opens the door to deeper knowledge.

Session 3: 

• A practical mindfulness exercise. 
• Levels of awareness. 
• Deep Sleep. 
• Dream. 
• Waking sleep. 
• Fully awake. 
• Higher consciousness. 
• How to shift states using mindfulness techniques.

Session 4: 

• Need / Opportunity and Stillness. 
• How being mindful allows us to tap into our Inner Resources, allowing the full potential to manifest. 
• Plato's 'When anger and fear' quotation. Injustice. 
• Fear and overcoming it.

Session 5: 

• A hands-on practical session with various mindfulness exercises: 
• walking, sleeping, eating & breathing.

Course Details:

Cost: R410 for the full 5-week course.

Course format: Sessions are once a week (either mornings or evenings), and last for approximately 2.5 hours. Students follow a set curriculum but there is ample time for questions and lively discussion.