The Sydni Centre

This is a structured group program that teaches you the principles of mindfulness and provides practical and theoretical, secular learning experience for personal development. Space is strictly limited and advance booking is required. Each class is two hours and includes all materials including handbook and guided meditation audio mp3s for home practice. Cost: Early bird £200.00 (ends 28/02/2014) Full price £250.00 - some concessionary places available for those on low income and benefits (contact to discuss). Booking: http://mymindfulnesspractice.com/book_mindfulness_course/ About the MBCT course: Objective is to teach mindfulness based principles and to help participants develop their practice and a different way of relating to sensations, thoughts, feelings specifically, mindful acceptance and acknowledgement of unwanted feelings and thoughts rather thank habitual, automatic, pre-programmed routines that tend to perpetuate difficulties. This will help participants to choose the most skillful response to any unpleasant thoughts, feelings or situation that they meet. Each week has a theme based on the MBCT curriculum content, including: What is autopilot and how to switch to being mode, dealing with barriers, the problem with problem solving, staying present, allowing / letting be, thoughts are not facts, how to best take care of yourself and using what has been learned to deal with future moods. About the teacher: Brenda Bentley is a certified to teach Mindfulness Based courses and is a therapist in private practice specializing in overcoming anxiety disorders. She has been practicing mindfulness for over seven years both personally and in one to one treatment with clients. mindfulness, mindfulness based stress reduction, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, mbsr, mbct, solihull, birmingham, leamington spa, bemindfuluk, stratford upon avon