The course aims to help you take better care of yourself, assist you in relaxing and get more out of life. Research shows that Mindfulness is enormously empowering for clients with chronic pain, hypertension, heart disease, cancer and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as for psychological problems such as anxiety, panic, stress and relapse prevention for clients in remission from depression or recovery from addiction.
However, Mindfulness Training, may not be considered suitable at this time for those affected with acute depression, active or recent substance alcohol or drug addictions (recommendation two years full sobriety for Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention), PTSD, Bi-polar disorder, current or past psychosis, significant long standing interpersonal difficulties, recent trauma or significant recent or unresolved loss.
· The cost includes 16 hours of tuition, course notes which will be emailed each week and Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World, A book and CD package, developed by Oxford University psychologist Professor Mark Williams and Dr, Danny Penman with colleagues around the world.
