Mindfulness Champions Training - Online, May 2021

On the Mindfulness Champions Training you will learn to lead simple mindfulness meditation practices with competence and confidence, and to apply mindfulness in your work.

It isn’t a formal mindfulness teacher training, but it’s aimed at anyone who wants to draw on mindfulness practices in their work, for example as a health professional, mental health professional, in 1:1 work with clients, or to introduce mindfulness to others in their workplace.

You’ll get clear guidance in leading simple mindfulness practices, encouragement, and a chance to practice in a supportive environment. 

We'll also explore how you can work more mindfully and bring mindfulness into your workplace.

The focus is understanding the qualities that are encouraged through mindfulness practice, and learning to lead techniques and practices that support this.

The course will be led by Vishvapani Blomfield. He’s an author, broadcaster and advocate for mindfulness who has taught over 130 mindfulness courses and developed the Mindfulness Champions Training.

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Who Is Champions Training For? 

• Workplace Mindfulness Champions - for those who wish to confidently introduce the practice and many benefits of mindfulness with clear guidance, utilising an effective framework for sharing concepts and practices with others.
  
  
• Professionals wanting to use mindfulness within their work e.g. counsellors and healthcare workers, who are professionally qualified and have appropriate training and supervision.
  
  
• Peer-support group leaders in the community e.g. mental health support groups, drug rehab support groups who work within an established framework of peer support training and supervision.
  
  
• Those who want to provide an introduction to mindfulness and/or ongoing support to others in their workplace.

Participants need to have taken a mindfulness based course lasting 6 weeks or longer, or have been meditating regularly for at least a year using a practice that's compatible with mindfulness-based approaches

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About the Course

	Session One - Induction Introducing the Mindfulness Champions Course, and personal introductions.
	Session Two - From Thinking to Sensing Understanding how mindfulness practices work; moving from thinking mode to sensing mode; learning to lead a short Finger Breathing practice in pairs.
	Session Three - What Calms the Mind? The language of meditation; leading a short Mindful Breathing practice; the Three Emotional Systems (a model drawing on neuroscience that explains what happens when we calm ourselves); encouraging safety, contentment and connection.
	Session Four - Mindfulness in Action Leading a short Mindful Movement session; exploring how to work mindfully and bring mindfulness into your workplace or work with clients.
	Session Five - Looking Ahead Adapting learning for your setting; leading a practice of your choosing; recap and consolidation

 

By the end of the course you will know how to bring mindfulness practice to your work, and will have started seeing the clear benefits of doing so. You will know how to lead simple mindfulness exercises for colleagues, customers, clients, or anybody else, and you will have practised these enough to get started right away.

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When

This course will be held online over 5 weeks:

Session	Date & Time
Session 1 - Induction	6-7pm,  Thursday May 27th
Session 2 – From Thinking to Sensing	6-8.15pm,  Thursday June 3rd
Session 3 – What Calms the Mind?	6-8.15pm,  Thursday June 10th
Session 4 – Mindfulness in Action	6-8.15pm,  Thursday June 17th
Session 5 – Looking Ahead	6-8.15pm,  Thursday June 24th

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Costs

Ticket	Cost
Organisation	£350
Individual or SME/Third Sector Organisation	£250
Concession (3 tickets available)	£180

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Feedback from Previous Participants

- Annette, NHS Consultant

- Jess

"When I became a Reflexologist, I noticed how many clients describe physical symptoms of stress and feel consumed with anxious thoughts. I was delighted to see Vishvapani offered a course aimed at exactly this.  I highly recommend the course to any complimentary therapists who want to gain confidence in sharing mindfulness with their clients."

- Jane

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