Course Information

Donation Event: Exploring how Mindfulness can Support People Living with Parkinson’s Disease

When: 25 Jun 2024
Where: Online Event
Tutors: Rebecca Crane, Teresa Gane

About the event:

 

Join us for an event exploring how mindfulness can benefit people living with Parkinson’s Disease.  You will have an opportunity to hear from those living with Parkinson’s about how mindfulness has helped with emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of the condition, as well as those teaching the courses.

 

There will be ample opportunity for people to ask questions or offer reflections as well as a chance to practice a short meditation. All are welcome, with screens off or on as you prefer, and the event will be recorded if you are unable to attend.

 

The event will be facilitated by Rebecca Crane and Teresa Gane. Rebecca, who until recently was Director of the Centre for Mindfulness, Research and Practice (CMRP) at Bangor University, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2020.  She will be speaking about how her practice has supported her personally as well as those in groups she has taught.

 

Teresa works for the Mindfulness Network as Supervision Coordinator and is also a freelance Mindfulness Trainer and will outline the impact of courses she has taught over the past six years.  You will also hear from at least one participant from these courses who share their experience and the reason they still practice!

 
This event is offered in collaboration with the Mindfulness Network Community Friends (MNCF) - an initiative to engage the wider mindfulness community and reach new audiences. Led by a Committee of Volunteers, supported by the Mindfulness Network, we work together to run a programme of donation-based events and inspiring content. You are welcome to visit the Community Friends area of our Community site, which is open to all, for more opportunities to practice and learn together.
 
The workshop will take place online using Zoom from 7 – 8.30 pm UK time

Who is the event for:

Anyone who has an interest in mindfulness and/or Parkinson’s Disease is welcome.


Preparation for the event and what you will need:

To participate in the workshop, you will need:

  • A room where you can close the door and engage in the workshop away from family distractions. Confidentiality must be maintained by ensuring that those who are not at the event cannot see your screen or hear the audio. It may be helpful to use headphones.
  • Log in via a computer that is resting on a hard surface and which has audio and a webcam. Please don’t use handheld devices. 
  • A space for practice, a mat, cushion, and blanket may be helpful for your comfort.  

The Facilitators:

Please see the trainers' biographies via the links at the top of this page for more information. 


Online information:

The workshop will take place via Zoom - a weblink and joining instructions will be sent to you before the workshop takes place.

Please add mindfulness-network.org to your safe senders list and check your spam/junk folder for communication from us. 


Timings:

Please login via Zoom 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm (UK time) 

All times are UK. If you are attending from a different time zone, please check equivalent timings in your time zone.


 Donations:

This event is free to attend. We welcome all donations via the application form and encourage you to consider a contribution, large or small, which will make a big difference in helping us widen access to mindfulness-based approaches. 
 
Donations raised from this event will help to fund our bursaries, which enable us to remove financial barriers for those wishing to use our charity's services. As a charity we want to continue to provide free events and opportunities for everyone to access high-quality, mindfulness-based training, supervision, and retreats; donating today will support someone else to have these same opportunities and allow us to continue offering events of this nature.
 

The application and donation process:

Our application and donation process involves the following steps:

  1. Please complete the application form and you will be given the option to donate via PayPal or card at this stage should you choose to do so.
  2. Application is received and you will be booked into the event.
  3. We will email you the Zoom link and joining instructions in advance of the event. 

Please add mindfulness-network.org to your safe senders list and check your spam/junk folder for communication from us. 


Payment and cancellation policy:

Please let us know if you are unable to attend so that we can unsubscribe you from further emails about this event.


Contact us:

Please feel free to email us at events@mindfulness-network.org to discuss any questions you may have about the event.  


Click here to sign up to our waiting list - unfortunately this event is now full.