The present is the only time that any of us has to be alive - to know anything - to perceive, to learn, to act, to change, to heal - Jon Kabat-Zinn
We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now. - Jon Kabat-Zinn
The quieter you become the more you can hear - Baba Ram Dass
The past has no power over the present moment - Eckhart Tolle
Your mind is your instrument. Learn to be its master and not its slave. - Remez Sasson
Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves - Thich Nhat Hanh
You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf - Jon Kabat-Zinn
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves - Dalai Lama
Your task is not to seek for love but to find within yourself all the barriers you have built against it - Rumi
We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realise - Thich Nhat Hanh
Happiness is not in another place but this place..not for another hour but for this hour - Walt Whitman
We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now - Jon Kabat-Zinn
My life has been filled with terrible misfortunes-most of which have never happened - Mark Twain
Its not the stress but how you handle it that affects your health - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind - Willaim James
"Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it." - Eckhart Tolle
Happiness is not in another place but this place..not for another hour but for this hour - Walt Whitman
Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity - Remez Sasson
The fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Take a rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop - Ovid
Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what's going on - Thich Nhat Hanh
The mind is everything. What you think you become - Buddha

Events

- Wednesday 23 Oct
  Eight Week Mindfulness Based Living Course
- Wednesday 30 Oct
  Eight Week Mindfulness Based Living Course
- Monday 4 Nov
  Drop In Southside Mindfulness Practice Group
- Monday 2 Dec
  Drop In Southside Mindfulness Practice Group

Testimonials

"The course has made a tremendously positive impact on my life – on me personally, with my relationships and others, my approach at work, and the way I handle problem situations"

"I feel 100% more positive and able to cope with life’s stresses and strains”

“A lovely balance of practice and discussion and a lovely supportive group.”

“Chloe created a warm, open environment very quickly which resulted in a very cohesive and supportive group”

“Excellent teaching, presented in a very knowledgable insightful and thought provoking manner.”

Useful Websites

www.bemindful.co.uk

Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School (www.umassmed.edu/cfm)

Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, University of Wales, Bangor, UK (www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness)

Mindfulness Association: (www.mindfulnessassociation.org)

www.mindful.org

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Developments (www.mbct.com; www.mbct.co.uk)

Jon Kabat Zinn guided meditations on CD: (www.mindfulnesscds.com)

Christopher Germer guided meditations, free download: (www.mindfulselfcompassion.org)

Paul Gilbert and the Compassionate Mind Foundation: (www.compassionatemind.co.uk)