Dates
6-week course: 8th Feb, 15th Feb, 22nd Feb, 1st Mar, 8th Mar and 15th Mar 2017 (18.00 – 19.30)
& Day Retreat: 19th Mar 2017 (10.00 – 17.00)
Costs
Only for Imperial/RCA/RCM £50 (Staff) and £25 (Student).
* Please email your valid CID number to claim this bursary. You cannot claim/book this place for someone else outside Imperial/RCA/RCM. The place will be rejected.
For general public £295 (course + day retreat)
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Description
- Led by Karuna Priya, Buddhist Chaplain to Imperial College and Nitima Priya, an Integrative Counsellor.
- Inspired by the works of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn of University of Massachusetts Medical School and Dr. Mark Williams of Oxford University with MBSR (Mindfulness based stress reduction) and MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy).
- Even though Mindfulness comes from the major wisdom traditions particularly Buddhism, it is universal and non-religious in nature. It is scientific and research-based and can be practised by all.
- Day Retreat will enable you to deepen your meditation practice – with some guided meditations and silence.
What is Mindfulness
Mindfulness means “paying attention to one’s body, feelings and thoughts non-judgmentally and with interest and care.” It is a simple, drug free and self empowering way for you to improve your health, resolve relationship conflicts and enable yourself to discard limiting beliefs that are holding you back. Mindfulness has been shown to reduce anxiety levels by 58% and stress by 40% (Krusche et al, 2013, Oxford University). It also makes you 10% happier and more.
How Mindfulness can help you
- Foster a feeling of protection and care for individuals
- Prevention, intervention and protection from stress and depression
- Stimulate creative initiatives
- Enhance human potentials
- Better project success rates
- Change negative thought habits and increase concentration levels
Benefits
- Reduce stress and worry
- Be less anxious, angry and frustrated
- Improve focus and decision making
- Sleep better
- Improve relationships at home and work
- And become a happier and better you
What you will receive
- A certificate of attendance from Akanista Mindfulness
- Mindfulness tools to use on yourself
- Tools to use on your friends and family
- Handouts
- Recordings
Things to bring
- An open mind
- Wear comfortable and warm clothes
- Notebook (Optional)
- Blanket (Optional)
- Water bottle
Things to know
How long is the course: 6 weeks + day retreat
How often we meet?: Weekly (18:00 to 19:30)
Who is the course for?: General Public (over 18 years)
Where is the course?: Imperial College London, Chaplaincy Multi-Faith Centre, 10 Prince’s Gardens, London SW7 1NA (10 mins walk from South Kensington Station)
How many people on each course?: Up to 15
How much does the course cost?: £295 (general public)
(concessions available for senior citizens, unemployed and students upto 25%, please ask)
Testimonials
Suzy Greaves, Editor of Psychologies Magazine. “I have been meditating every day since we met Karuna!”
CEO Maia Luxury. “I felt fantastic. So much more grounded and this was a massive lesson in dealing with stressful situations. Karuna has something really special about him.”
Catherine Lambert, Jones Lang LaSalle. “I would highly recommend Karuna and Nitima to people who work with people and in large organizations, dealing with diverse group who are all looking at life from different perspective.”
Nikki Chivers, Choices 4 All. “You provided me with an amazing experience of well-being. The provision of tools enable me to develop a coping strategy. This has been so empowering.”
Natalie Nolte, Sothebys.“Karuna’s teachings were profound and his meditation training was a life changer for me.”
Bhargav Dave, MEC Global. “Akanista mindfulness classes have shown me a simple yet highly effective way of becoming calmer and focused in my day to day life. The recordings that are provided at the end of each class are helping me practise the techniqu es on a daily basis. All in all, very useful class and I strongly recommend it to anyone who wishes to bring more calmness in their lives”