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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 8 week course (MBSR)
Starting 30th September 2020
Where? Rangiora
When ? The course runs on 8 consecutive Wednesday evenings 6pm -8.30/ 9pm, plus one day long retreat on a Sunday (see dates of next course below)
Registration You can find out about the registration/ intake process and read more about this course here, or enquire now to register
Places are limited to 12 only.
The Rangiora course offers a smaller group size, rural setting and ongoing support.
This is the evidence-based “gold standard “of mindfulness courses. It has been taught around the world for 40 years and is extensively researched.
Who is it for? MBSR is the comprehensive mindfulness training course for those who want to make mindfulness a life long practice.
The course is also for anyone who wants to reduce work, family or health-related stress and to bring a greater sense of balance and meaning to their lives and also to manage challenges more skillfully. The course is for adults and is of benefit for those totally new to mindfulness as well as those with a current practice. Find out more about the proven benefits of this course and what it involves here
There are some situations when it is not the best time to do an MBSR course, to ensure this is the best time for you and meet your needs there is an intake process to the course, see here
To see what people say about the course see here
Are you a health professional or teacher? MBSR is the course to do as CPD for health professionals and teachers.
Dates for September 2020 course in Rangiora
week 1 September 30th 6-9 pm
week 2 October 7th 6-8.30 pm
week 3 October 14th 6-8.30 pm
week 4 October 21st 6-8.30 pm
week 5 October 28th 6-8.30 pm
week 6 November 4th 6-8.30
week 7 November 11th 6-8.30 pm
week 8 November 18th 6-9 pm
Day long/ retreat day Sunday 8th November 10.30 to 16.30 Rossburn Receptions, Rangiora
Mindfulness Practice Group
This practice group is for anyone that has done an intro. course or another mindfulness course and wants to keep their practice alive by joining a community of like minded folks to practice with.
The group will involve some sort of combination of the following:
guided mindfulness practice
some instruction/ teachings
Facilitated exploration of our mindfulness practice, what we are noticing and how we are relating to our experience ( this is called inquiry).
Dates and times:
Email me for more information
Building resilience 5 week course
Rewire your brain to be more resilient
This 5 week course is bursting with cool neuroscience and practical tools that actually make lasting changes to your brain and life.
80 minute sessions with practices to take away to rewire your brain.
Based on the work of Dr Rick Hanson’s positive neuroplasticity training and much much more.
Resilient people make resilient communities: be part of making your community resilient in these uncertain and challenging times.
Some of the themes covered will include:
Mindfulness: the power and pleasure of being present
Working with the puppy mind/ ruminating mind
Re balancing the negativity bias surviving to thriving
Making good experiences stick and become part of us.
Connecting with and cultivating joy, kindness and compassion
Treating ourselves with kindness ( as a friend) when things are difficult
Building connection for resilience
Group is limited to 14 places.
This course is not for profit, any money that is made extra to covering costs will go back into the kete for more subsidized courses.
Cost: choose what you are best able to pay
Benefactor rate (support another person in your community who is not able to pay, to attend the course too) $ 130
Standard rate $ 105
Supported rate (3 places available) $ 50
Inquiries and registration please email me on kate@mindfulnessnc.nz
Next Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation Courses
Rangiora Intro course
Next course starts: August 4th Tuesday evenings
Details and tickets here
Mindful Eating Workshop
Mindful Self Compassion Workshop
Details of this workshop and download registration form here
Dates coming soon for Rangiora workshops part 1 and 2 reserve your place here
Cost: $95.00 (payment options available)
Mindful self compassion workshop for health and caring professional August workshop dates coming soon. Reserve your place or find out more here
Mindfulness Retreats
see details here
Day of mindfulness Rangiora (for those that have done an MBSR course or the like)
8th November Rossburn Receptions Rangiora
Cost: $85
Mindful Yoga workshops
For more information on mindful yoga
If you wish to have a mindful yoga workshop for you and your friends then email me, I can offer these anywhere in North Canterbury.
