WHAT IS MINDFULNESS MEDITATION?
Mindfulness meditation means paying attention – deliberately paying attention to the present moment without judging it.
How can paying attention be helpful?
Most of us spend the majority of time either stuck in the past with events that can’t be changed, or thinking about the future – caught up in the dream tangle of ‘If only...’
When we are stuck in the past or caught up in the possibilities of the future we are not present and we miss so many of the moments that make up our life.
We can learn to cultivate awareness of the present moment by practising mindfulness – through formal and informal meditation practices. You can learn how to practise mindfulness meditation on a secular 8-week course held in central London.
Who is this course for?
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to be helpful for all of us – whether we are suffering from physical or emotional pain or simply the ‘full catastrophe’ of life, that is, the joys and sorrows of being human.
We all suffer from stress at some point in our lives and learning to be present can make our lives feel richer and more fulfilling and help us manage the ups ands downs of everyday life.
New material is being added to this site all the time so visit often to explore and find out more as I add material about:
Courses
- Dates, times and prices for the ‘Stress Reduction through Awareness’ Course
- The content of the 8-week ‘Stress Reduction through Awareness’ Course
- Who this course is suitable for
- Dates, times and prices for the ’Meditation Maintenance’ – a follow-on support course for graduates of the 8-week course
What people say
- What participants have learned from taking the 8-week course
- What the media says
Further information on
- The Buddhist origins of the 8-week course
- The development of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) by Jon Kabat-Zinn and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
- The development of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for the prevention of relapse in depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale and Zindel Segal
- Research and the evidence base
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Resources to support your practice
- Recommended books & CDs
- Meditation equipment
- poetry
Learn how to meditate in this 8-week course in central London
A proven secular course to teach you how to meditate. Stress Reduction through Mindfulness can help with a wide range of physical and psychological illnesses and is based on mindfulness-based stress r
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course feedback
Read course feedback from previous participants: what they have thought about the course, how it helped them and what they learned.
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Anna Black: Mindfulness Meditation teacher in central London
Find out more about Anna Black and the 8-week Stress Reduction through Mindfulness course she teaches in central London, often with Catherine Grey.
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Contact
Contact Anna Black to find out more about the 8-week Stress Reduction through Mindfulness courses held in central London
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Meditation Maintenance: Follow-on Classes
A follow-on course for graduates of the Stress Reduction through Mindfulness course (the '8-week course')
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Feedback on the Follow-on Course
Feedback from participants attending the Follow-on Course
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graduate_resources
graduate_resources is a resource centre for those taking the Meditation Maintenance: Follow-On Course
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Living_in_the_Moment
Living_in_the_Moment by Anna Black offers ideas and simple meditations for everyday life
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bookshop
Bookshop for Mindfulness Meditation Now featuring books, cds and other meditation resources
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