Finding Your Own Steady Heart – How to practise mindfulness begins Tuesday Feb 2nd 2021 10 to12pm

This course is perfect for you if you want to learn about mindfulness, what the benefits are. You will learn in a friendly, informal way  how to practise and  you will be supported in finding your own inner calm, and learning how to practise mindfulness in a way that fits with your everyday life. The course is made up of 4 weekly sessions with some home practice in between sessions. You will have access to Dee via email in between sessions with any questions. The live training is in a small group where you can ask questions as you learn and practice.

Next course begins Tues Feb 2nd  (10 to 12pm )  

From the first session of this course you will begin to:

• Be better able to manage rising anxiety
• Be able less stressed
• Be better able to connect with gratitude and happiness in the course of your day
• Relax more, sleep better
• Communicate with your significant others with more ease/ less angst
• Be less fearful of the future, better able to live in the moment

You will learn:

• How to practice mindfulness
• How to manage stress
• How to develop practical self-care tools
• Healthy boundaries
• Self-compassion

 Sessions are:​

• 2 hours per week over 4 weeks (Tuesday  mornings 10 to 12.00)
• With simple practical tips, strategies and practises such as loving-kindness, body scan, breathwork, walking & eating mediations.
• Supportive – learn by asking Dee and sharing the experience of doing the practices together.
• Practical – from the first session you are practising – learning to find your inner calm
• For everyone no matter how much or little mindfulness knowledge you have.
• Using cutting edge neuroscience and evidence-based mindfulness interventions. 

You will receive:

• 4 live online lessons covering simple, easy to use tools & strategies for dealing with stress, anxiety and overwhelm
• 8 downloadable audio mindfulness meditations for use at home​​
• 4 downloadable PDF summaries
• Additional articles and reading provided along the way

What previous participants on this course said…

‘Dee’s style in handling both the course content and the people is fantastic. I have really appreciated the positive messages and techniques that I got from the course I found the course enormously helpful as the whole theme of befriending yourself will help you to be more at one with yourself and others. And by befriending others you feel better about yourself thus effectively building a circle of positivity.The course was very helpful to me personally and it was delivered by Dee in a very positive and encouraging way. Dee always had a positive comment to add to whatever someone said, helping all to feel comfortable and engaged. Gerard Mc Morrow participant on June 2020 course 

‘ This course was very useful for picking up meditation tips and for applying mindfulness to everyday life. I really enjoyed the course and the fact that it was done online probably contributed to how relaxed and comfortable I was with Dee and the group from the very beginning’ Keith O’Reilly participant on June 2020 course 

‘Thank you for the opportunity to be part of a lovely journey of mindfulness. I really enjoyed and benefitted from your teaching. Hopefully it is just the start……’ Margaret Ryan participant on June 2020 course

‘ I loved the invitational style of leading the group and I really liked the break out rooms. I enjoyed the course very much and I will recommend it to everyone’ Dorothy Thomas participant on June 2020 course.

 Wonderful – if a follow on to this course was available I would love to attend’ Mary Cantwell participant on June 2020 course 

‘ Great course that will benefit me personally and professionally’. Ann Byrne participant on June 2020 course 

‘Very relaxed environment our facilitator Dee  really knew her stuff and was passionate about the content, great group work.’  Joan Murphy participant on June 2020 course 

How is this course different from other Mindfulness courses?

1. You will learn to practise mindfulness form the comfort and safety of your own home.
2. From the very first session you will be practising mindfulness. I believe the right, simple, short practises are the best way to take you from stressed, anxious, unhappy to finding your own calm within you. There is no need for you to believe in anything in particular, to understand the science behind mindfulness or to invest lots of time in learning a new skill. Short , simple practises  will begin to make a difference to how you manage difficulties and appreciate the special moments from the first lesson.
3. Most of my mindfulness practise and teaching comes from nature. Very simply being outside, walking, sitting, noticing nature or sometimes gardening and benefitting from its healing ability. The course will show you too how to slow down and simple be in the ordinary  everyday- discovering the healing power of being in nature.
4. You real learning will happen at home as you begin to bring the short evidence based practises into your every day activities. During each week of the course you can email me your questions and observations as you go along and I will assist you to get the most out of the practises in between ur sessions together.

What will I learn on this course?

I have designed the content, process and take away resources on this course so that having completed the course you will:

• Understand stress and its impact and know how to better manage stressful situations through impactful short mindfulness practises I will teach you
• Understand the ruminating mind and how short evidence based practises can support the daily management of stress, anxiety and depression
• Have a mindfulness practise that you seamlessly for into your every day life that will enhance your wellbeing and build your resilience
• Tune in more to your kind, caring and compassionate side an so become more compassionate towards yourself and others
• Discover the role gratitude plays in our overall wellbeing – building your own daily gratitude practise
• Learn the healing power of nature  how simply being outside through your comfortable way of experiencing nature will greatly enhance your overall well being and resilience.

How is the course structured?

• We will have four weekly two hour sessions together via zoom  -small group to support great interaction, sharing and learning from and supporting each other as we begin to practise mindfulness together
• Session One:        All about the what and why and the benefits
• Session Two:       The fascinating story of the impact of stress on our lives and how we can change                                   that through neuroscience and evidence based mindfulness practises
• Session Three:     Pain and suffering are part of what it is to be human but with mindfulness  we                                        can learn to manage these challenges more skilfully
• Session Four        The power and simplicity of kindness, compassion and gratitude as superpowers                                    in our life.
• In between sessions you will have access to Dee for any questions or  queries via email

What are the take aways from this course ?

• 4 live online lessons covering simple, easy to use tools & strategies for dealing with stress, anxiety and overwhelm
• 8 downloadable audio mindfulness meditations for use at home​​
• 4 downloadable PDF summaries
• Additional articles and reading provided along the way

How can I enrol on this course?

Firstly well done on taking this step for yourself.

To book your place just follow the link to the course on my website. My website is www.mindfulfacilitation.com and the course link is on the resources page and is ….. When you press the buy button for purchasing the course you will be asked to enter your details and email address and to pay for the course with your credit or debit card. You will receive confirmation of your place by email and I will be in touch the week of Sept 7th with your link to join us the 14th.

Who is Dee?

Dee Hennessy Senior Mindfulness teacher has been a mindfulness practitioner since the late eighties, teaching and leading retreats across Ireland, in Wales, Germany, and the USA. She has studied with leading teachers from both Western and Eastern Wisdom traditions, as well as having a full immersion into the neuroscience underpinning current secular mindfulness practice. Dee’s teaching is a distillation of these 25 years. Her philosophy is simple, and underpinned by her three core beliefs:

1) Like the Dali Lama, her religion is kindness.

2) The current wave of interest in forest bathing is a reminder of what we know already – nature heals.

3) Neuroscience allows us to use short mindfulness practices to live happier and less stressed lives

Dee lives in rural north Kilkenny,Ireland and it is from here that she sees some one to one clients and develops and delivers her courses and retreats. Dee is a board member with All Ireland Spiritual Guides Association (AISGA) the professional body for Spiritual Companioning in Ireland, and is a full member of both Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI) and Supervisors Association of Ireland

Note:

• This course will be held on a web-based platform.
• I  and participants will be live and visible at various times. There will be group and one-to-one interaction as you would expect in a traditional learning environment. Do contact us ([email protected]) if you’d like to check out/test the online platform & your internet connection beforehand.
• Once registered you  will receive additional details including zoom link for the sessions the week before the first session.

Zoom/Computer Requirements:

• A PC/Laptop/Macbook or Tablet. You can check the operating requirements of Zoom here, but we can also assist with this if you are unsure or have any questions: Zoom Support 
• A webcam and microphone,
• A stable internet connection, and
• A private space where you can be undisturbed.
• Please note that there is no cost to download Zoom.