Mindfulness by Shamash Alidina

Mindfulness

Lecture for London College of Spirituality

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•Why are you here?

•Why are you really here?

•What do you want from today?

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Aims

- To explore together what mindfulness is

- To understand the content and benefits of committing to 8 weeks of mindfulness

- To practice some mindfulness together

What is Mindfulness?

Awareness

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Awake

Awareness Test

Automatic Pilot

Doing

Non-doing

Being 

8 Weeks of Mindfulness

Week 1 - Automatic Pilot

Body Scan Meditation

Week 2 - Dealing With Barriers

Sitting meditation – we’ll do a short one today

Week 3 - Mindfulness of Breath

Mindful Walking

Week 4 - The Present Moment

Week 5 - Allowing & Letting Be

Week 6 – Cultivating Patience and Kindness

Week 7 - Thoughts are not facts

Week 8 – Using what has been learned

5 Top Tips to be Mindful

1. Practice formally daily even if for a short time

2. Attend a regular mindfulness group and do a course if you can

3. Spend time in nature

4. Stop, look and listen in the middle of the day

5. Keep breathing!

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