Meg's Mindful Movement

7.30pm Gentle Yoga at @ Dores join the Swimming Ladies at the Coos Bench 6.15pm
Saturday 10.30am Total Relaxation Day Retreat - one space available - £35 please get in touch for details # mindfulness

Retreat with and at .retreats this November.
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Do you have a Monkey Mind?
Someone who does not practise mindfulness can be liken to a monkey aimlessly swinging along from branch to branch. Their mind is Monkey Mind, lost in thoughts, in the past, in the future, getting pulled from thought to thought, in a state of continual stress, anxiety and tension. Monkey Mind is described as ‘Auto-Pilot’ – just bumbling your way through life, unaware, not noticing this present moment that we are living in. Listening but not hearing, eating but not tasting and seeing without really seeing.
When we begin to practise mindfulness, working with a sense of patience, non-judging, non-striving, acceptance and letting go, seeing each experience as if it were the first time we had experienced it. (Beginners Mind). We can step out of Auto-pilot and begin to notice the wanderings of the mind, we notice how we are feeling (emotions) and how we are holding our bodies (tense).
The main benefits of mindfulness are a reduction in anxiety, stress and tension in the mind and body.
Here’s a quote from Jon Kabat Zinn who created the MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course)Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgementally.
Come to our Retreat and learn a mindful approach to your life – last few spaces remaining – book now at www.highlandretreats.co.uk

7.30pm gentle yoga, breath-work & relaxation at Dores. Why not join the Ladies who swim at the Coo Bench, Loch Ness at 6.15pm prior to class for a dip.

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Still a few FREE places available on our STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP
Wednesday 21st August from 12 noon to 3pm on Zoom

Delivered by our mindfulness facilitators Liz Newstead and Allan Pettie, this workshop will be free thanks to a small pot of funding we received through the Co-op Community Fund.

The aim is to enable participants to explore the concept of stress, relate this to themselves, discuss various ways to lessen the impact of stress, have an appreciation of how mindfulness may help and develop their own action plan to reduce stress.
There will be some group discussions, as well as some short guided mindfulness practices.

Please contact Daniel (admin) on [email protected] for a registration form to book your free place.

Mikeysline Menopause Peer Support Groups will held on Tuesday 20th August (face to face at The Rose Street Foundry, Inverness) and Thursday 22nd August (online with Zoom)

Please let us know that you wish to join by filling in the details on this link: https://forms.office.com/e/1JzHBVRw6i

Anyone experiencing menopause related symptoms is welcome to join either or indeed both, according to what suits you best, and both groups are 6.30pm to 8pm. Joining is free of charge and offers evidence based, person centered peer support.
If you wish further information about any aspect, or to chat through anything about the group, please feel free to contact [email protected]

Remember if you or someone else is in need of immediate help please contact your own GP, or NHS 24 on 111, or emergency services on 999, and you can contact Mikeysline for support at: https://www.mikeysline.co.uk/

Every Monday night - Relaxation for Carers Connecting Carers ❤️

FREE STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP on ZOOM
Wednesday 21st August from 12 noon to 3pm.

Delivered by our mindfulness facilitators Liz Newstead and Allan Pettie, this workshop will be free thanks to a small pot of funding we received through the Co-op Community Fund.
The aim is to enable participants to explore the concept of stress, relate this to themselves, discuss various ways to lessen the impact of stress, have an appreciation of how mindfulness may help and develop their own action plan to reduce stress.

Please contact Daniel (admin) on [email protected] for a registration form to book your free place.

7.30pm Gentle yoga, breathing & relaxation at Dores, join the Swimmers in Loch Ness before the class at the Bench

Tonight

So excited to be back this weekend 10am for gentle yoga to ease you into your day at DubNess - Gathering of the vans with the lovely Lindsey of Libra Holistic's who will be holding soundbaths after yoga who Im running Highland Retreats with in November

Tonight 7.30pm Gentle Yoga at Dores. 10.30am Thursday Online Chair Yoga. 10am Morning Yoga Saturday & Sunday at VW van Festival at Dores to ease you into the day at this amazing festival

Free Mindfulness Based Living Course for people living with Long COVID

This 8-week beginners course is being offered to people with symptoms of Long COVID by the Highland Mindfulness Group free of charge thanks to funding from the Everyone Project.

The 8 sessions for the course will be on Zoom from 11am to 12.30pm on the following days:
Thursdays 5th, 12th, 19th September, Friday 27th September
then a break with the second half of the course on Thursday 24th October, Thursday 31th October, Wednesday 6th November & Thursday 14th November 2024.

The course will be delivered on Zoom in a small group of 10 - 14 people by 2 experienced facilitators from our charity - Catherine Lavelle and Val Gale.

With its compassionate framework, the Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC) offers a variety of tools for coping with long term health conditions. Mindfulness can support participants to manage both unpleasant physical and emotional aspects of their condition for more functional living over the longer term and getting their lives back on track. This is supported by peer review scientific research in that mindfulness based approaches can support and compliment self management strategies such as enhanced sleep, pain management, pacing and resting alongside clinical input.

All participants will be given the course handbook (audio book and PDF format), as well as audio recordings of the guided meditations to practice at home.

For a registration form to join this free course, please email Daniel (admin) at [email protected]

👉More info: https://highlandmindfulness.co.uk/mblc-covid/

Monday: Chair Yoga 11.30am and 7.30pm Online Relaxation with

Our upcoming FREE mindfulness sessions....
MORNINGS on ZOOM from 8.30am
Monday 5th August - Elke
Tuesday 6th - Stephen
Wednesday 7th - Meg
Thursday 8th - Peter
Friday 9th - Catherine

TUESDAY EVENINGS on ZOOM from 7pm - 7.30pm
A guided meditation with Diana

SUNDAY AFTERNOONS on ZOOM from 4pm - 4.30pm
A guided meditation with Val

If you have any queries or need the Zoom link, please email us on [email protected]

All our regular sessions are free but as a small charity, we welcome any donations
https://highlandmindfulness.co.uk/donations/

So excited to be teaching very gentle morning yoga at this amazing event - nearly sold out so get your ticket today - amazing fundraising event - see full details on DubNess - Gathering Of The Vans page ❤️

Huge thank you to everyone who donated and made this annual event a Huge success fundraising for the

10.30am Online Chair Yoga and

7.30pm gentle yoga at Dores tonight

So excited to be teaching gentle yoga, breathing & relaxation at this amazing event very soon - get your ticket now - it’s almost sold out
! - for another weekend of fun x