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Evidence based 8 week programs
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‘Mindfulness is a "must-have": a way to keep our brains healthy, to support self-regulation and effective decision-making, and to protect ourselves from toxic stress.’

Your questions, answered.

  • What is an evidence-based mindfulness course?

    Openground has 20 years of experience in helping people with serious mental and physical health challenges. and our programs spring from a long tradition of preventative and behavioural medicine which has been researched over decades. Much of the more recent mindfulness stuff has been watered down:
    - using videos V being supported by a dedicated teacher
    - just using an app, rather than a detailed exploration of your patterns and how to interrupt them
    - focussing on "well-being" rather than acknowledging just how tough mental health problems can be.

  • What do the 8 week evidence based courses involve?

    Our 8 week programs involve a real life interaction with your teacher and the group, lots of practice and applications to you life.
    - an individual phone interview with your teacher
    - a 2.5 hour class, once a week for eight weeks, plus one full retreat day
    - body awareness training
    - an exploration of your own patterns of thinking, feeling and action, and how to transform them
    - brief lectures and discussions
    - individual feedback and support
    - good conversations about things that matter
    - scientific rationale for the practice
    - your commitment to daily homework practice using audio tracks and a course book.

  • Why is it important to practice?

    Mindfulness meditation is not just a good idea – it’s a practice! As with any new skill – like learning to swim, do Pilates or play golf – just hearing or reading about mindfulness can only take you so far. Experience and practice are the two things that will lead to lasting and profound changes.

    For the meditation training to make a real difference to your mental health, ask yourself if you are willing to make a commitment to undertake some formal meditation practice each day over the eight weeks of your course. This will make all the difference to your satisfaction with the course, the benefits you experience, and your life.

    Training in mindfulness will equip you with a very portable set of skills that you can practice anywhere, anytime. Give it a go and let's see what happens!

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