“It changed me in just about every way possible, but what can I do next?“
⬆️ This question isn’t untypical of what people say following a mindfulness course. People often ask: “What happens next?” or “How can I keep up my practice?” And many people who’ve graduated from an 8-week course want to continue what they’ve started.
Our practice tends to ebb and flow and some people discontinue their practice altogether. This course is intended to help you overcome blocks to continuing practise, identify positive reasons to practice, and reinforce what you’ve already learned, further supporting your mental health and well-being.
Especially created for people who’ve previously completed an 8-week mindfulness course such as Mindfulness for Life, MBCT or Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and who’d like to take their practice further, this 12-session course aims to:
- Reinforce and deepen your mindfulness practice
- Deepen and broaden the learning of the key themes from the 8-week course curriculum
- Support you in applying all that is learned to your daily life, in ways that are aligned with your values
- Provide a shared community of practice
- Develop your capacity and confidence to deepen and extend learning independently
It comprises 12 themes including ‘Attention’, ‘Inhabiting our bodies’, ‘Appreciating the life you have’, ‘How can I best take care of myself and others?’, ‘Cool head, warm heart’, ‘The art of balance and equanimity’ and ‘Being the change you’d like to see in the world’.
New practices are introduced (for example to calm agitation, to help with sleep or prepare for a challenging situation) and the place of informal, everyday practice is emphasised and introduced in a way that fits in with the things you’re already doing in your daily life and supports you to do them with increased awareness.
We’re committed to supporting you to live with greater wisdom, balance and responsiveness in the myriad different moments of your real, daily life – this course offers you that guidance and support.
What to expect on this course
It’s a structured course where each session builds upon what’s been introduced before which is why it’s important to attend all the sessions, if possible.
There are 12 sessions lasting 2 hours and 15 minutes.
You’ll be in a group of up to 16 people, led by one of our experienced mindfulness teachers. Each session has guided mindfulness practices and cognitive exercises.
Each practice or exercise is followed by a review of what you and/or other participants experienced or discovered in that practice/exercise.
Each session is followed by suggestions for personal practice of up to 45 minutes per day. This includes both recommended guided practices, and also ways to develop new habits of mindfulness in everyday life.
You’ll have access to guided practices and written materials to support each session.
Full course dates
The dates sessions are running for this course are:
- Session 1: 07 November 2024
- Session 2: 14 November 2024
- Session 3: 21 November 2024
- Session 4: 28 November 2024
- Session 5: 05 December 2024
- Session 6: 12 December 2024
- 3-Week Break over Festive Period
- Session 7: 09 January 2025
- Session 8: 16 January 2025
- Session 9: 23 January 2025
- Session 10: 30 January 2025
- Session 11: 06 February 2025
- Session 12: 13 February 2025
What you can do after this course
Once you’ve completed the Taking it Further course, you might choose to explore mindfulness further through the 8-session Deeper Mindfulness: Exploring feeling tone frame-by-frame course.
You might also want to join our live online meditation sessions to maintain your practice or one of our day retreats (Day of Practice).
Entry criteria – who can apply for this course?
You can apply for this course if you:
- Have completed either a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness for Life (MBCT-L) or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course at some point in the past. Introductory/taster/teacher training courses are not eligible.
- Can commit to attending all 8 sessions of the programme.
- Have both the time and motivation to dedicate up to 45 minutes to personal practice each day.
- Are over 18 years of age.
- Have access to suitable technology (laptop/PC), a strong and stable internet connection, a private space and the technical ability to join an online training programme via Zoom, with your camera on.
- Are able to speak and understand the English language (both spoken and written) to a level where you can fully take part in the course without the need for additional translation support.
