MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness meditation is the most scientifically researched form of meditation. Research has shown that mindfulness can alter the actual structure and neural connections in the brain which lead to long-term positive physical as well as emotioneel effects. This is the foremost reason that mindfulness has won so much in popularity over the past decade. It is worldwide increasing integrated in main-stream health care, psychotherapy and stress reduction treatments. 

Mindfulness is the deliberate attention to a focus object with an open and non-judgemental awareness. It is the awareness of the experience of the moment in full acceptance. Mindfulness is a fresh look, observing from moment to moment without expectation or judgement. It takes the experience exactly as it is experienced. This way life becomes a more fluid and flexible experience and less solid or conceptual. Experience is free of the fear, hope and worry that only take us away from the naked experience of what is actually going on right now. It is about what is truly going on and being experience here and now in body, mind and feelings. Mindfulness contributes to resilience, general wellbeing and happiness. 

The 8-week Basic Mindfulness Program (MBSR)
As a certified and VMBN-registered mindfulness trainer, I offer the classic 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) trainings. These trainings are given in sessions of 2,5 hours with an additional full practice day. There are also courses available online. If you are interested, please check out the calendar for the upcoming trainings or feel free to contact me. 

The 8-week Intermediate Mindfulness Program (MBIL)
This training is for you once you have completed an MBSR or MBCT training and you have gotten a taste of how mindfulness can transform your experience and you have become curious to discover more. I have developed this Mindfulness-Based Intentional Living (MBIL) program from my own experience of Mindfulness. The themes that we discuss include "the bright side of impermanence", "self-compassion", "pain versus suffering", "gratitude", "meaning and intention" and more. For starting dates, check the in the upcoming events or contact me for more information. 
 
Weekly Meditation Session
On Tuesday evenings from 7:30 pm to 9:15pm, you can join the weekly meditation group. No meditation experience required. This meditation session is designed to nourish body, mind, and heart. In a warm, welcoming atmosphere and a small group setting, you are guided with care and attention. You will leave this session more calm, grounded, and decompressed than when you arrived. Read more >>

Silent Retreat Day
This retreat day lasts for 6 hours. In 5 of these hours the participants are not speaking. You will be  guided in mindfulness meditations in a variety of forms: sitting, standing, moving, walking, lying down. In between there will be breaks to relax, reflect in silence, to write, to stare out of the window. There is a tasty and healthy lunch that is enjoyed together in silence. It is like spending a day in a monastery. A short urban retreat to quiet the senses. This day held monthly and is popular in demand, booking ahead is recommended.