When: 5 Feb 2022 - 10 Feb 2022 Who is the retreat for? This retreat is suitable for people who have attended an eight-week MBSR/MBCT (or similar) course and who have a personal practice of mindfulness. It is open to anyone who meets these requirements and is particularly intended for people who teach or are training to teach Mindfulness Based Programmes and others who are integrating mindfulness into their professional work. This retreat will enable mindfulness teachers who wish to be included on the BAMBA Listing of Mindfulness Teachers to fulfill the requirement to attend an annual mindfulness retreat. It also fulfils the TTP retreat requirement at Trained Teacher level. What’s involved? This retreat provides a wonderful opportunity to practice in a supported and sustained way within community. The retreat structure, teaching process and learning community of fellow participants and teachers provide a scaffold to engage in an individual and collective exploration of human experience, supportive of a deepening understanding of mindfulness as a way of being in the world. The retreat will be structured around perspectives on the four ways of establishing mindfulness from Buddhist psychology and an exploration of four heart qualities known as the Brahmaviharas in Buddhist psychology and as the Four Friends for Life in secular mindfulness approaches. These teachings will be offered as a framework to support first-person exploration of experience in formal and informal mindfulness practice – the core curriculum will be the immediacy of personal experience. Whilst having their roots in Buddhist psychology, the themes, teaching, practice guidance and explorations will be presented in terms of their application to secular mindfulness programmes such as MBSR and MBCT. The retreat will include: The teachers will also be available to talk to people individually if necessary. Requirements to attend: Attendance at an 8-week MBSR/MBCT (or similar). In addition, attendance of at least one day of guided silent mindfulness practice is recommended but not required. Please ensure you are able to attend the entire event. If this is not possible, please contact us to discuss before submitting an application. Timings: The retreat will start at 4pm on 5th February and end at 12.00pm on 10th February. All times given are UK, GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). What to bring/wear: Practice equipment is available at Sharpham House but please bring anything that would particularly support you in your personal practice. Location: Grade 1-listed Georgian mansion at the centre of the stunning Sharpham Estate. This Devon retreat centre is set in beautiful Capability Brown gardens offering calming views over the Dart Valley, in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We strongly advise that you visit the venue website to review their Covid-19 policy as the event approaches. You must ensure that you comply with all health and safety, licensing and other rules and regulations of the venue or applicable to the venue. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with any rules and regulations that apply. Our full rates have no hidden extras and include deposit, teaching, room and board. Full rate for SINGLE accommodation: £966.00 (includes £100.00 non-refundable deposit). Employer's rate - Recognising the large administrative overhead of dealing with employers, we will be adding a £50 surcharge if the employer is paying directly; where possible we would advise applicants to pay themselves and reclaim on expenses to avoid the charge. Please note: The majority of our venues have shared bathrooms, including for SINGLE rooms. Please contact us if you have any specific needs that we need to be aware of. The Application Process: Our application and payment process involves the following steps: Payment and Cancellation Policy: Please note that we are planning for this course to be held in-person, but if this is not possible with regard to Covid-19, we will advise you as early as we can if the course needs to be moved online. More on this can be found in our T&Cs, below. Please read our Terms and Conditions for information regarding payments and cancellations. For more information: Please email us at retreats@mindfulness-network.org.
Where: Sharpham House, Devon
Tutors: Karunavira , Jenny Wilks
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