Other forms of meditation include the practice of mindfulness, which involves maintaining attention or awareness on the present moment without making judgments.

Programs that teach meditation or mindfulness may combine the practices with other activities. For example, mindfulness-based stress reduction is a program that teaches mindful meditation, but it also includes discussion sessions and other strategies to help people apply what they have learned to stressful experiences. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy integrates mindfulness practices with aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy, which is what we find here at Integrated Medixine in the Holistic Counseling space.

Basic Meditation is suitable for beginners or people wishing to get back into meditation. During this course students will learn about the cause and effect of stress, basic breathing techniques, meditation for muscle relaxation and guided visualisation meditation. They will also explore affirmations in meditation, Zen Meditation and Mindfulness Meditation. 

At the end of this course your students should:  

• Feel comfortable and confident about practicing meditation.

• Have a good understanding of the fight or flight reaction, understand their own stress responses and be able to disengage from a stress response quickly.

• Have chosen a meditation style they feel best suits them and regularly practice meditation in their own time.

• Be able to report a noticeable improvement in their daily lives through the regular practice of meditation.

• Week 1: History and benefits of meditation

• Week 2: Meditation styles and techniques

• Week 3: Cause and effects of stress

• Week 4: Stress management techniques

• Week 5: Affirmations

• Week 6: Journaling

• This course is divided into 6 x 1.5-hour lessons.

•  It can be run as a workshop over one 6-hour day, or 2 x 4-hour half days.

•  At the end of the course students receive a completion certificate.

Any questions on duration? Contact me so we may discuss options that fit your needs!

Each Basic Meditation class runs for approximately one and a half hours and has the following structure:

•  Introductions (10 minutes)

•  Theory (15 minutes)

•  Stretching and breathing exercises (10 minutes)

•  Guided relaxation (15 minutes)

•  Creative visualisation (15 minutes)

•  Meditation (15 minutes)

•  Lesson close and stretching (10 minutes)

•  Optional - Wind down, social cuppa (teacher to determine time)

*PLEASE NOTE: Format can be customized to complement the vision and needs of your organization!