A four week course which will give you simple accessible tools to begin a regular meditation practice. Explore what meditation is, how it works and why everyone can do it. Build up your meditation practice gradually, to become an easy-to-achieve regular part of your day to day life. You will have the skills to meditate anytime, anywhere by the end of the course.

Next course starts Monday 16th August 2021

Once you have signed up and paid for the course, we will email you with details of how to access the course and closed Facebook group, this will be sent to you on or just before the start day of Monday 16th August.

If you’ve heard lots about meditation – in yoga class, from friends, celebrities and in the media. You have an idea that people do it because it brings them wellbeing and helps their mental health. That it can reduce stress and overwhelm, can help sleep issues and that seems like something you could definitely benefit from.

BUT

You don’t know where to start, you know that your mind can’t stop thinking and you don’t want to sit cross legged on the floor with a group of other people who seem to know what they are doing.

OR

Maybe you’ve had a go at doing some meditation but you’ve no idea if you’ve been doing it right, you’re not sure how or what you should be feeling while you are doing it.

OR

You’ve done meditation before and couldn’t get a regular practice going, or have lost your regular practice. It was really beneficial and you’d like to get back into it again.

OR

Maybe you have been meaning to try meditation for a while and now is the time.

If any of these things seem familiar (or you have other reasons) then this course could be just the thing and I’d love you to join us.

• you will learn to work with the thoughts that are a natural and pretty much constant presence in your mind.

• you can sit on a chair to meditate (my recommendation) , or on the floor cross legged (if you are comfortable), or if you wish lying down (as long as you don’t fall asleep easily)

• I will facilitate a warm, welcoming and safe space for our group to explore meditation together and support each other as we progress

• you will learn what meditation is, how it works, its benefits and how to create a regular practice

• you will meditate – we will explore how this feels, what you should do or not do in meditation by doing it and sharing our experiences – the only way to learn how to meditate confidently is to practice it.

• No yoga or meditation experience required. Suitable for age 16 +

Once you have signed up and paid for the course, we will email you with details of how to access the course and closed Facebook group, this will be sent to you on or just before the start day of Monday 16th August.

Like you, a few years ago I wanted to find out more about meditation. I wanted to dive deep into what meditation is, how it works,what its benefits are and how I could employ them more regularly in my own daily life as a mum, with a busy schedule of teaching yoga, the requirements of running a home with my husband and running my business.

I embarked on a teacher training course with Mick Timpson of beanddo and loved the meditation techniques I learned – simple to follow, accessible for everyone and you really can use them in your day to day life whatever your schedule and commitments.

I am using my learning everyday, my meditation practice has become regular and I have a deep desire everyday to just ‘be’ to sit, meditate and feel spacious, brighter, more connected to the world around me and everything within it, including everything I have to ‘do’. Regular meditation practice is making a huge difference to my life. It is helping me to find the spaces, the brightest moments and the calm that I need as a wife, mum, teacher and lover of life. I have learned to be flexible with my meditation, often sitting but also using the things I need to ‘do’ as meditations in themselves. I work my practice around my family and work life in an easy and effortless way.

Since then I have been teaching meditation in my own location of Northwich and now I am delighted to be offering this course online to anyone no matter their geographical location.

What the course includes:

This four week course costs just £40 and will give you simple tools based on beanddo’s accessible meditation techniques to begin a regular meditation practice. It includes:

• 4 x video tutorials taught by me, exploring what meditation is, how it works and why everyone can do it and explaining techniques of our practice. (these are between 25 and 40 mins long each)

• 8 x downloadable guided meditations to build up your meditation practice gradually week by week so that it becomes an easy-to-achieve regular part of your day to day life. (these are 7 – 20 mins long)

AND

• A space at my September Meditation Circle on zoom at 7pm Tuesday 21st September.

AND

• Access to our Private Meditation Facebook Group* where you can share your experiences with others.

AND

• A discount to continue to your meditation journey with our 8 week online course starting in Autumn 2021

All resources are available to use for 12 weeks, giving you time to embed your practice

*Please note this is the first course that has included a Facebook group. We hope you will find this useful to allow you to connect with others on the course to share your experiences.

Once you have signed up and paid for the course, we will email you with details of how to access the course and closed Facebook group, this will be sent to you on or just before the start day of Monday 16th August.

Our meditation sessions are enjoyed sitting comfortably in an upright chair, ideally with eyes closed but this is not essential. No special equipment is required other than your own breath, body and mind. It does not involve any complicated mental techniques, beliefs or changes in life style

Your mind is active in order for you to navigate your daily life safely and productively. But your mind also brings with it a lot of stories, ideas, what if’s and maybe’s. It may be impossible to empty your mind, but you can find some space to step back.

Meditation can help you to discern the important activity of the mind from the less important.

The beanddo meditation techniques are aimed at helping you to equip yourself with the tools to access your inner resources of creativity and resilience to support your daily life. With sustained practice this can transform your life.

We learn to become more connected to our body, breath and mind which allows you to feel more present and know a deeper more profound state of awareness.

Meditation can be described as the conscious, purposeful attention of your mind and body towards the present moment. That’s it. You can read about meditation from a book or download the latest app. The real benefits of meditation are in the doing of it, with other people and with a good and experienced teacher. Meditation has been taught like that for 1000’s of years.

What is the time commitment for the course?

• You will need to allocate an hour a week to watch the video tutorials and practice the guided meditations

• You will also need to commit to at least 5 mins of meditation daily to get the most out of the course, and ideally 10 to 15 mins – this can be any time in your day to suit you.

• Please join the live call on 21st September if you possibly can and engage in the Facebook group. My experience as a student and as a teacher is that sharing experiences and learning from each other are where the jewels of learning lie.

Join us - the time is now!

Don’t allow yourself to continue on the roundabout of life, to dwell in overwhelm of ‘doing’ and stress. If you take the time to invest in meditation practice you you will be able to jump off the roundabout as you need to.

Join us for 4 weeks and learn meditation practices to create the spaces you need for yourself to help you reconnect to your innate happiness, to a peacefulness, a place of ‘being’ that can help you navigate through all the challenges and things you need to ‘do’ in a more responsive and happier way.

I really look forward to welcoming you to the course!

Sarah xx

Once you have signed up and paid for the course, we will email you with details of how to access the course and closed Facebook group, this will be sent to you on or just before the start day of Monday 16th August.