Care and well being at the North London Buddhist Centre


				020 7700 1177
				020 7700 1177

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		LIVING WELL
		Care and Well being We offer a range of courses and classes for the development of health and happiness. Our general classes (Find out more) provide a full introduction to two fundamental Buddhist meditation practices: the Mindfulness of Breathing, which enhances our awareness and peace of mind and the Metta Bhavana "the development of loving kindness" which brings about a gentle but radical transformation in our emotional experience. We also offer specialist courses in dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and courses focussing on specific aspects of mindfulness. e mail us:


		MINDFULNESS BASED COURSES for care and well being

		The Mindfulness Based Approach In the 1980’s scientists from the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre in the United States, turned their attention to methods of the East, particularly mindfulness meditation to treat patients suffering from acute stress, pain and depression. They found that this type of meditation [often combined with a psychological approach] is an effective tool to help people explore their condition and become more aware of themselves and the way they think and behave and the choices they can make to have a chance to improve the quality of their lives. Ever since, this approach has gained reputation and is now widely used around the world. Our courses are led by qualified and experienced instructors. All our teachers are also long standing meditation practitioners. MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) MBCT for Stress with Karunagita (Sara Burns) and Dhammagita An intensive 8 week course learning methods to respond to sources of stress in our lives and ways of dealing with anxiety. Includes daily home practice using CDs, workbook and journal and a practice day. £180/140. Booking essential. Wed 17 Sept – 5 Nov 6.45pm – 9pm. Practice day: Sat 25 October 10.30 – 4 Mindfulness for Living Well with Karunagita (Sara Burns) An intensive 8 week course Includes daily home practice using CDs, workbook and journal and a practice day. £tbc. Booking essential. Wed 17 Sept – 5 Nov 2.15pm – 4.30pm. Practice day: Wed 15 October 10.30 – 4 Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy for Depression with Pippa O’Connor Two 8 week courses which aim to prevent further episodes of depression. Includes daily home practice using CDs, workbook and journal and a practice day. Mon 8 Sept – 27 Oct Mon 3 Nov – 22 Dec 7.30 – 9.45pm £tbc per course including materials. Booking essential. NB. The mindfulness-based approach does not make any claims to remove the primary sources of pain, stress or depression. Rather, it offers a range of self-management skills that can be used on a continuing basis to better manage our reactions to daily events – and to alter our relationship to them. FOCUSING Listening to your Heart with Manjudeva Six week course drawing on Focusing skills and Mindfulness to explore inner listening, self-empathy, the body’s knowing, transforming difficult emotions and inner conflict. 15 places only.Who is Manjudeva? 29 Oct - 3 Dec 7.15 – 9.45 £120/80 per course (includes materials) Booking Essential for all the above courses.

		YOGA AND MEDITATION

		Working on both body and mind can have a powerful transformative effect. Suitable for all levels of experience unless otherwise stated. DAY EVENTS Yoga Therapy for Mental Health Tools for managing depression and stress with Amanda Owen and Heather Mason Sat 6 Sept 10am – 4pm £tbc Stress and depression affect the mind and the body so to restore well-being it is important to work with the whole person. Yoga harnesses mental and physical energy in a positive way. This integrative approach to mental health combines yoga postures (asanas), breath work (pranayama) and mindful awareness. Open to beginners and experienced practitioners. You do NOT have to be fit or flexible to join in. We will modify and personalise the yoga according to the needs of each individual. Come along and have fun learning new tools for your life. Yin yoga and Meditation With Amalavajra and Norman Blair Sunday 21 Sept 10am – 5pm. £40/30 Inspired by gentleness, precision and letting go, sitting postures are held for sustained periods of time. This allows us space to explore potential and refine awareness. Buddhist meditation is a natural extension of yoga asana practice. Having become more present to your physical experience, it is natural that your awareness of mind should deepen and clarify. You will learn meditation practices which cultivate a still collected mind and a warmer, more open heart. ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL THESE COURSES AND EVENTS. Tel: 0207 700 1177 or e mail us to book.