This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Many people find practising Mindfulness helps their mental health.
One of our members, Yvette Sargood, is running a free four week online Mindfulness course. Yvette is a qualified mindfulness teacher with a MSc in Mindfulness from the University of Exeter. Having MS herself means she understands what it’s like living with the unpredictability and challenges MS can bring.
The course will run Wednesday 12th, 19th and 26th June and 3rd July 5.30pm to 7pm via Zoom. The course will be offered free of charge, but if you are able, a donation to BMSTC would be appreciated
Interested? Join an introductory session on Wednesday 29th May at 5.30pm – 6.30pm to learn more. You’ll talk about what mindfulness is, the researched benefits for people with MS, experience a short guided practice and provide more information about the course.
Please email Yvonne direct at yvette@develop2lead.com if you’d like to join this session.
Focus of the course
Participants will learn the essential skills of mindfulness over four weeks in a small group, exploring together and individually, how mindfulness may help them to live to more easily with their MS.
You will start to learn how to:
- Relate to yourself and your MS in a more kind and compassionate way
- Use your breath and body to help reduce the harmful effects of stress on MS
- React less emotionally and respond more skilfully to the challenges of living with MS
You will need to commit to:
- Attend each of the four 90-minute Zoom sessions including practice, group discussion and teaching
- Personal practice (approximately two times ten minute practices) each day over the four weeks – the more you can do, the more you will learn
- Just give it a go!
How to sign up
Please email Yvonne direct at yvette@develop2lead.com if you’d like to join this session or if you have any questions.
