Stress reduction
Want to incorporate a bit of mindfulness into your life but not sure how to begin? Being Mindful have several locations around London and offer eight-week courses (two hours each week) dedicated to helping you deal with the everyday stresses in your daily life.
Eating
Do you see chopping your vegetables as an opportunity for a bit of reflection? How about waiting for the kettle to boil? If the answer’s no but you want to change this, there are now classes in how to enjoy and savour these mini moments of calm. Sophie Roberts is a registered dietician based in Oxford and one of just a handful of mindul eating coaches in Europe.
Relationships
Anger, irritation and those niggling feelings that your partner is not really "present" some of the time are all common issues in relationships that can drive a couple apart. That’s where mindfulness training can help. Instead of snapping or saying the thing you’ll later regret, those in mindful relationships make an effort to live with their feelings, accept them and examine them without acting on them, which sounds easier said than done! Contact David Gracey at The House Partnership.
Adventures
Whether you fancy a guided walk, mindful camping or a sea kayaking experience, Wilderness Minds aim to help us recognise peacefulness in everyday activity. Their breaks range from one day to longer residential breaks.
Spas
Spend a day at Way of Nature’s Wilderness Spa in Epping Forest silently walking, doing Qi Gong and revelling in the wonders of nature on this one-day retreat that promises to reinvigorate body and soul and reconnect us with the wonders of nature found upon our doortsteps. The day ends with a session about learning to appreciate and recognise the wilderness in our everyday lives. Epping Forest Wilderness Spa days are on 13 September and 4 October 2014.
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