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SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course: Monday evenings
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nMonday evenings from 6 to 8pm. The orientation session is on Monday 28 September and the eight-week course runs from 5 October to 30 November 2026. (No session 26 October.) \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can.     \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nJiva Masheder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJiva has an MSc in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapies from Exeter University and has gone through the strict assessment involved in gaining her Certificate of Competence in Teaching Mindfulness Based Approaches from the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. She has taught the 8-week mindfulness course over 80 times both to groups and 1-1 and worked with a wide variety of people from all ages and backgrounds. Jiva is also a mindfulness supervisor\, both on Exeter University’s MSc programme in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapies\, through the Mindfulness Network CIC and privately. She taught for a research trial at Sussex University and was part of the MYRIAD trial at Oxford Centre for Mindfulness\, as well as mentoring for Bangor University’s Teacher Training Pathway.She has been practising mindfulness since 1997 and has seen herself becoming calmer\, happier and more emotionally stable over that time. \n\n\n\n\nJiva Masheder will be supported by assistant teacher Alex McKenzie. \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form that will be sent to the facilitators. If you haven’t already\, please head here to fill in the form. \n\n\n\nThe cost of the eight-week course is £250. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n\n£275 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income.\n\n\n\n£225 – Supported rate\, if you find yourself on a low income.\n\n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nYou can book here below.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-monday-evenings-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Course,Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course for SPFT staff: Monday evenings
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nMonday evenings from 6 to 8pm. The orientation session is on Monday 28 September and the eight-week course runs from 5 October to 30 November 2026. (No session 26 October.) \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can.     \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nJiva Masheder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJiva has an MSc in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapies from Exeter University and has gone through the strict assessment involved in gaining her Certificate of Competence in Teaching Mindfulness Based Approaches from the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. She has taught the eight-week mindfulness course over 80 times both to groups and 1-1 and worked with a wide variety of people from all ages and backgrounds. Jiva is also a mindfulness supervisor\, both on Exeter University’s MSc programme in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapies\, through the Mindfulness Network CIC and privately. She taught for a research trial at Sussex University and was part of the MYRIAD trial at Oxford Centre for Mindfulness\, as well as mentoring for Bangor University’s Teacher Training Pathway.She has been practising mindfulness since 1997 and has seen herself becoming calmer\, happier and more emotionally stable over that time. \n\n\n\n\nJiva Masheder will be supported by assistant teacher Alex McKenzie. \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease fill in the application form here . We will be in touch once your place is confirmed.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-for-spft-staff-monday-evenings/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:SPFT staff only
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T093000
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course: Thursday mornings
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nThursday mornings from 9.30-11.30pm. The orientation session is on Thursday 1 October and the eight-week course runs from 8 October to 3 December 2026 (no session 26 November). \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can.     \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nBridgette O’Neill\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridgette is a clinical psychologist by professional training and has taught mindfulness-based approaches in NHS mental health services for staff and clients since 2002. She is a senior lecturer\, trainer\, and supervisor with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and the Mindfulness Network as well as a trainer with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. Bridgette has a particular interest in mindfulness and compassion-based approaches in relation to social and environmental challenges and is part of the author group of the paper ‘Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Our Time: A Curriculum that is up to the Task’. \n\n\n\n\nBridgette O’Neill will be supported by assistant teacher Vic Sharma. \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form that will be sent to the facilitators. If you haven’t already\, please head here to fill in the form. \n\n\n\nThe cost of the eight-week course is £250. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n\n£275 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income.\n\n\n\n£225 – Supported rate\, if you find yourself on a low income.\n\n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nYou can book here below.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-tuesday-evenings/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Course,Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T113000
DTSTAMP:20260721T075708Z
CREATED:20260619T094748Z
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course for SPFT staff: Thursday mornings
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nThursday mornings from 9.30-11.30pm. The orientation session is on Thursday 1 October and the eight-week course runs from 8 October to 3 December 2026 (no session 26 November). \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can.     \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nBridgette O’Neill\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridgette is a clinical psychologist by professional training and has taught mindfulness-based approaches in NHS mental health services for staff and clients since 2002. She is a senior lecturer\, trainer\, and supervisor with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and the Mindfulness Network as well as a trainer with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. Bridgette has a particular interest in mindfulness and compassion-based approaches in relation to social and environmental challenges and is part of the author group of the paper ‘Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Our Time: A Curriculum that is up to the Task’. \n\n\n\n\nBridgette O’Neill will be supported by assistant teacher Vic Sharma. \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease fill in the application form here . We will be in touch once your place is confirmed.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-for-spft-staff-thursday-mornings-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:SPFT staff only
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SUMMARY:Interpersonal Mindfulness: Eight-week course
DESCRIPTION:This eight-week Interpersonal Mindfulness programme was developed to support people in integrating their mindfulness practice into their relationships with others. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nRelating to others is a fundamental aspect of our everyday lives\, with family\, friends\, in the workplace and in our wider community. For some of us\, it is at the core of our professional practice. Our relationships can be a source of well-being where we feel connected to others and also a source of stress when miscommunication and disconnection inevitably happens.  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Interpersonal Mindfulness Program (IMP) has been developed by the Centre for Mindfulness and the Metta Foundation in the US. It has been designed to teach those with prior mindfulness/ meditation training to integrate the benefits of their personal meditation practice into the context of their relational lives: deepening presence\, empathy and compassion. Click here for a first feasibility study on IMP. \n\n\n\nWho is this course for?\n\n\n\nThis course is developed for the general public and will be of particular interest to health care professionals wishing to deepen their presence in their working relationships. It also fulfils the pre-requisite for professional teacher training in Interpersonal Mindfulness Programme Teacher Training (IMPTT) offered by the Sussex Mindfulness Centre in October 2027. \n\n\n\nWhen? \n\n\n\nThursday evenings 6.45pm to 9.15pm (GMT). The eight-week course starts on 1 October and runs until 19 November 2026 with a full day (10am-4pm) on 24 October.  \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details when your place is confirmed. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-and-a-half-hour sessions and a full day session where you will learn and practice six relational meditation guidelines. \n\n\n\nWe will work with carefully guided and timed contemplations drawn from Eastern and Western wisdom traditions to support the development of insight and self-understanding. We will do this in pairs or in small groups\, as well as engage in group conversations.\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20-40 minutes.\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator \n\n\n\nRosalie Dores\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRosalie Dores is a mindfulness teacher\, supervisor and trainer. She completed a five-year masters degree in teaching mindfulness at Bangor University\, with distinction as well as holding a Certificate of Teacher Competency. She teaches general and workplace populations\, as well as one-to-one Distance Learning Programmes. She offers supervision and personal practice mentoring for The Mindfulness Network CIC\, as well as conducting MBI-TAC assessments. She has been practicing mindfulness and yoga since 1992. She also teaches Insight Dialogue retreats and Interpersonal Mindfulness courses. Her website is www.optimalliving.co.uk. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form here that will be sent to the facilitators. If you haven’t already\, please head here to the fill in the form. \n\n\n\nThe cost of the eight-week course is £300.  We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n£325 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income. \n\n\n\n£275 – Supported rate\, if you are on a low income and can’t afford the general admission price. \n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you. \n\n\n\nYou can book your place here
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/interpersonal-mindfulness-eight-week-course/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Course,IMP,Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261005T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261005T140000
DTSTAMP:20260820T132543Z
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in offering mindfulness-based interventions in your current work with clients? Or perhaps teaching the eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course? Either way\, this free session will provide all you need to know about the various training options with us. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThe session will be led by Fergal Jones\, Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher trainer convenor. It will include a short overview\, and you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered. \n\n\n\nBook your place\n\n\n\nBook your place by emailing spft.smc@nhs.net and you will be sent a joining link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-teacher-training-information-session-32/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Teacher training,Teacher Training Information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T170000
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course for SPFT staff: Wednesday afternoons
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nWednesday afternoons from 3 to 5pm. The orientation session is on Wednesday 7 October and the eight-week course runs from 14 October to 9 December 2026. (No session 28 October.)  \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can.     \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nClara Strauss\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClara is Co-Lead (Research) for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. She is a consultant clinical psychologist\, mindfulness teacher and clinical researcher. In her research\, Clara is particularly interested in developing and evaluating new forms of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI)\, especially for those people who may not be willing or able to access MBCT. Along with other members of her research team\, Clara has been evaluating MBIs for people experiencing depression\, for people distressed by hearing voices and for people experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This research has also included research with NHS staff\, university students and the wider population. \n\n\n\n\nClara Strauss will be supported by assistant teacher Charlotte Townsend. \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease fill in the application form here . We will be in touch once your place is confirmed.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-for-spft-staff-wednesday-afternoons/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:SPFT staff only
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course: Wednesday afternoons
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nWednesday afternoons from 3 to 5pm. The orientation session is on Wednesday 7 October and the eight-week course runs from 14 October to 9 December 2026. (No session 28 October.)  \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nClara Strauss\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClara is Co-Lead (Research) for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. She is a consultant clinical psychologist\, mindfulness teacher and clinical researcher. In her research\, Clara is particularly interested in developing and evaluating new forms of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI)\, especially for those people who may not be willing or able to access MBCT. Along with other members of her research team\, Clara has been evaluating MBIs for people experiencing depression\, for people distressed by hearing voices and for people experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This research has also included research with NHS staff\, university students and the wider population. \n\n\n\nClara Strauss will be supported by assistant teacher Charlotte Townsend. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form that will be sent to the facilitators. If you haven’t already\, please head here to fill in the form. \n\n\n\nThe cost of the eight-week course is £250. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n\n£275 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income.\n\n\n\n£225 – Supported rate\, if you find yourself on a low income.\n\n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nYou can book here below.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-wednesday-afternoons-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Course,Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T140000
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SUMMARY:Moment to pause - Free lunchtime mindfulness session
DESCRIPTION:Work and life can feel so busy that you don’t have a spare moment to think\, plan or just experience the moment. Join a one-hour lunchtime session to experience how mindfulness can bring space and new perspectives. \n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\nMindfulness offers a chance to pause. It can help you manage stress and difficulties\, reflect on what’s most important to you and learn how to take better care of yourself. \n\n\n\nThis one-hour lunch-time session will give you a pause in the day to experience the benefits of practicing mindfulness. You will be guided through the basic principles of mindfulness and will sample a range of different practices. Over time these practices can help you build the capacity to experience life differently. Mindfulness can work for you as an individual and for your team or service. \n\n\n\nWho is it for?\n\n\n\nThese sessions are for you if you are: \n\n\n\n\nWould like to take a moment to pause in the middle of the day.\n\n\n\nAre returning to mindfulness and want a refresh / reminder about what is involved.\n\n\n\nCompletely new to mindfulness and meditation and want to try it out.\n\n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline on Zoom \n\n\n\nFor all mindfulness work\, the connection between people in the group is central to the discovery and learning process. Please ensure the camera on your device is turned on during the session and try your best to join from a quiet\, private space\, if possible. We’re aware that the session is during lunchtime. Feel free to bring something to eat during the discussion if you’d like. \n\n\n\nIf you attend an evening taster or lunchtime ‘Moment to Pause’ session\, you are entitled to a 25% discount on all our fee-paying eight-week courses and six-week Compassionate Leadership courses\, subject to availability. Attendees will be sent a 25% discount code after the session. Please note\, the discount is eligible for our ‘general admission’ ticket type only.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/moment-to-pause-free-lunchtime-mindfulness-session-12/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Beginners,Introduction to mindfulness,Workplace
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T170000
DTSTAMP:20260708T122634Z
CREATED:20251216T135243Z
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SUMMARY:Compassionate Leadership Training course for health and social care leaders -Thursday afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Compassionate Leadership Training for health and social care leaders. Compassionate leadership is linked with improved learning and innovation\, and reduced staff stress\, injuries and absenteeism\, and even reduced patient mortality. \n\n\n\nSix online weekly two-hour sessions from 8 October until 19 November (no session on 29 October). Following this\, there will be monthly follow-up sessions to review our learning and practice. The dates for these are currently being organised.  \n\n\n\nOverview \n\n\n\nAt the heart of compassion is the notion that everyone experiences difficulty\, and that we can all play a role in alleviating our own difficulties and those of others. Whether this is compassion for ourselves or the people we lead\, people who lead us\, colleagues or service users. We won’t always feel like helping and will sometimes be tired or overwhelmed or unable to connect. \n\n\n\nAlthough it helps to have positive feelings\, we do not have to feel compassion to be compassionate. We can recognise our physical and mental state\, resource ourselves as best we can\, and respond from our firm compassionate intention\, rather than from impulse or intense emotion. \n\n\n\nHow does this translate into compassion in health\, social care and other organisations? How might we think about compassionate leadership\, working with colleagues\, service users and their friends and families? Prof Michael West has spent his career answering this question\, pointing to research that shows how compassionate leadership is linked with improved learning and innovation\, and reduced staff stress\, injuries and absenteeism\, and even reduced patient mortality. In short\, compassion is essential to high quality healthcare. \n\n\n\nWho is the course for?\n\n\n\nThe course is for anyone in a leadership role within Health and Social Care and will combine experiential practice and reflection\, as well as home practice to help cultivate compassion for ourselves and the people we lead. \n\n\n\nWhat is the format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course combines in-session mindfulness and compassion practice with reflection and discussion\, as well as an invitation for home mindfulness and compassion practice to help cultivate compassion for ourselves and the people we lead and work with. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nRobert Marx \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert is Co-Lead (Training) for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. He is a consultant clinical psychologist and has been involved in running mindfulness groups for staff and patients since 2006. He also trains and supervises others doing mindfulness work. He is interested in relational mindfulness and in adaptations of Mindfulness-based Interventions using compassion practices. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJulia Powell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulia is a mindfulness teacher and coach. She leads mindfulness courses to help people find more balance in their lives\, improve their wellbeing and flourish. While caring for her mother who lived with dementia\, Julia used her mindfulness practice to help navigate the challenging times. She now draws on that experience in the training she offers to both carers of people living with dementia and people with mild to moderate dementia. Having trained to teach with Oxford Mindfulness Centre\, and taught with Sussex Mindfulness Centre\, Julia is registered with the British Association of Mindfulness Based Approaches. Julia runs three mindfulness courses for the general population: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy\, Mindfulness for Life and Finding Peace in a Frantic World. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nThis event is now fully booked. If you are interested in this course\, you can find the next dates here.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/compassionate-leadership-training-course-for-health-and-social-care-leaders-wednesday-afternoon/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Compassion,Workplace
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261009T163000
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores the Buddhist origins and intentions of mindfulness practice. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat is covered?\n\n\n\nEven though it is common to deliver secular mindfulness-based programmes\, many of the ideas in these programmes make more sense when we understand their origins and intentions. \n\n\n\nJohn Peacock is one of the few people who can expertly make this bridge and we are delighted to welcome him back again. \n\n\n\nWho is this for?\n\n\n\nThis masterclass is suitable for anyone involved in teaching\, or training to teach\, mindfulness; or anyone with a particular interest in the Buddhist underpinnings of mindfulness practice.  \n\n\n\nYou can join this online workshop from anywhere\, as long as you have a stable internet connection.   \n\n\n\nPlease note\, current trainees on our teacher training courses (Foundation and Adapted Mindfulness Based Interventions) are automatically on the attendance list for this masterclass\, as it forms part of the syllabus. If this is you\, you do not need to book a place. \n\n\n\nThe facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Peacock\n\n\n\n\nJohn Peacock is an academic and a Buddhist practitioner of nearly fifty years. Trained initially in the Tibetan Gelukpa tradition in India\, he then spent time in Sri Lanka studying Theravāda. Following a doctorate in philosophy\, he taught Buddhist and Western philosophy as well as Buddhist studies at the University of Bristol. He went on to be an Associate Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and co-direct the Master of Studies programme in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy at the University of Oxford. John is now retired from academia and continues to teach meditation and courses on Buddhism and Western philosophy internationally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCertificates\n\n\n\nThis is valid for ongoing personal development in mindfulness or as part of the Sussex Mindfulness Centre teacher training pathway. Certificates of attendance can be supplied on completion of the day’s training\, if requested. \n\n\n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nThe cost of this masterclass is £75. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n£100 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income. \n\n\n\n£50 – Supported rate\, if you are on a low income and can’t afford the general admission price. \n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.  
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/buddhist-foundations-of-mindfulness-4/
CATEGORIES:Masterclass,Teacher training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T110000
DTSTAMP:20260717T093159Z
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SUMMARY:Teaching Presence in Relationship; taster and teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in teaching the eight-week Interpersonal Mindfulness Programme? This programme offers participants a systematic method for cultivating mindfulness within the context of their relational lives. Join this free session to find out what’s involved. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThis session will include a taster of interpersonal mindfulness\, and provide all you need to know about the steps to becoming a teacher of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Programme. Rosalie Dores and Kevin Fong\, trainers on the teacher training course\, will be leading the session. The session will provide an comprehensive overview\, after which there will be an opportunity to ask questions. \n\n\n\nBook your place\n\n\n\nBook your place by emailing spft.smc@nhs.net and you will be sent a joining link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/teaching-presence-in-relationship-taster-and-teacher-training-information-session/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:IMP TT information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T170000
DTSTAMP:20260401T081816Z
CREATED:20260218T103043Z
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SUMMARY:Mindful creative all-day retreat
DESCRIPTION:A one-day mindfulness retreat\, including meditation practices\, creative expression and journaling\, that will be held mostly in silence. Experience of creative expression is not necessary. \n\n\n\nBackground to the day\n\n\n\nThis day builds on the positive responses from offering a similar event last year.  We realised from last year’s experience that there was a real hunger\, both for connecting with our creativity and also for engaging with mindfulness and compassion practices in ways that keep us freshly discovering ourselves. We found last time that for some people\, creative practices really deepened places inside that they could access in a way that was both different from\, and also complementary to\, the mindfulness practice.  \n\n\n\nChögyam Trungpa Rinpoche\, the great Tibetan meditation teacher\, saw art as a direct extension of meditation practice. He believed that art naturally arises from the clarity of the settled mind. Trungpa emphasized a “Dharma art” that was simple\, immediate and unembellished\, not an ego-based\, “self-expression”:  “Dharma art is simply the activity of nonaggression. It is the expression of basic sanity. When you are free from aggression\, your perception becomes clear and precise. Then whatever you do – whether arranging flowers\, painting\, writing poetry\, or making a cup of tea – can become an expression of that sanity.” \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContent of the day\n\n\n\nThis day will be held as a mostly silent retreat day with mindfulness practices interspersed with creativity\, using clay\, drawing/painting and journaling. Some meditation experience (such as having done an 8 week course) is required but no experience of artistic work is needed. Materials will be supplied. The day will be held at the Sussex Education Centre on the Millview hospital site. \n\n\n\nWhy a one-day retreat?\n\n\n\nA one-day mindfulness retreat is an important part of the eight-week mindfulness course. It also offers an opportunity to extend your practice within a supportive environment. For people who meditate regularly the retreat offers a great way to deepen and refresh your practice. Read more about the benefits of a day long retreat. \n\n\n\nThis day retreat counts towards the requirement to attend silent retreats as part your BAMBA registration as a mindfulness teacher. \n\n\n\nWho is it for?\n\n\n\nThis day is right for you if you have attended an eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy\, Mindfulness for Life or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course\, or have an established mindfulness practice. No artistic experience is required. Please note\, this is not a clinical intervention and it is not advisable to do this day in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nRetreat leaders\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Marx\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Marx is Co-Lead for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. He is a consultant clinical psychologist and Cognitive-Analytic psychotherapist\, mindfulness (MBCT) and compassion-based (MSC) teacher.  He has been co-running day retreats in Sussex Partnership twice a year for around 15 years and more recently\, five-day residential mindfulness retreats. Painting and writing have also been important to him and he has incorporated both into his own personal retreats. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSarah Marx\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Marx has been working therapeutically with adults\, children and families for the past 20 years. Originally trained as an adult therapist and then as a Child and Adolescent psychotherapist\, Sarah has worked in the NHS\, university counselling services\, schools\, colleges and private practice. She has trained in multiple therapy modalities\, including psychodynamic\, Cognitive-Analytic and mindfulness (MBCT)\, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)\, EMDR and Theraplay.  Wanting to incorporate the transformative nature of creativity into her clinical work\, Sarah qualified at the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE) where she went on to teach.  She has worked as a trainer for Trauma Informed Schools UK and is part of the leadership team at Beacon House.   She is also a ceramicist and has exhibited locally. \n\n\n\n\n\nCertificate of attendance\n\n\n\nCertificates of attendance can be supplied on completion of the day\, if requested. Please note\, you’ll need to attend for the whole day. It’s not possible to only come for a portion of the day. The retreats run from 10am to 5pm\, and we ask people to join from 9.45am to ensure a prompt start. \n\n\n\nTicket price\n\n\n\nThe cost for the day is £75. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n£100 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income. \n\n\n\n£50 – Supported rate\, if you are on a low income and can’t afford the general admission price. \n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nYou can secure your place using the form below. Should you have any question\, please email us at spft.smc@nhs.net.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindful-creative-all-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Sussex Education Centre\, Hove\, West Sussex\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261012T190000
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in offering mindfulness-based interventions in your current work with clients? Or perhaps teaching the eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course? Either way\, this free session will provide all you need to know about the various training options with us. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThe session will be led by Fergal Jones\, Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher trainer convenor. It will include a short overview\, and you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered. \n\n\n\nBook your place\n\n\n\nBook your place by emailing spft.smc@nhs.net and you will be sent a joining link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-teacher-training-information-session-29/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Teacher training,Teacher Training Information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260702T103912Z
CREATED:20260619T103330Z
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UID:10003072-1791914400-1791921600@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course for SPFT staff: Tuesday evenings
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nTuesday evenings from 6 to 8pm. The orientation session is on Tuesday 13 October and the eight-week course runs from 20 October to 8 December 2026\, with no break. \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can.     \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira is as senior trainer\, supervisor and mindfulness teacher for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. She is also a psychological therapist and the Mindfulness and Compassion Training and Retreat Lead at the Mindfulness Network. Ruth has a history of working in mental health services and until recently worked as a clinical lead in the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Sussex. Ruth has a longstanding interest in mindfulness\, meditation and movement\, and is passionate about increasing access to mindfulness courses in different populations. \n\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira will be supported by assistant teacher Jude Toasland. \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease fill in the application form here . We will be in touch once your place is confirmed.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-for-spft-staff-tuesday-evenings-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:SPFT staff only
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260702T104713Z
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UID:10003074-1791914400-1791921600@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Mindfulness eight-week course: Tuesday evenings
DESCRIPTION:This course will help improve wellbeing and give you tools to respond to the stresses and strains of everyday life. It has been developed for the general population\, and is based on the original Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course helps participants develop greater awareness of their thoughts\, emotions\, and experiences which in turn helps cultivate resilience and reduce low-mood and anxiety. It combines mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioural techniques. There is increasing evidence that shows mindfulness is effective for reducing low-mood\, and helping to improve wellbeing and resilience. \n\n\n\nWho is it for? \n\n\n\nThis course has been adapted for members of the general public who are looking to improve their wellbeing and discover tools to help with the general stresses and strains of everyday life. Taking this course also counts as one of the requirements for joining our mindfulness teacher training\, if this is something you may be interested in. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, this course may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. Many NHS services now provide MBCT free of charge for people with mental health difficulties. You can find details on referrals and self-referral here. \n\n\n\nWhen?\n\n\n\nTuesday evenings from 6 to 8pm. The orientation session is on Tuesday 13 October and the eight-week course runs from 20 October to 8 December 2026\, with no break. \n\n\n\nTo get the benefits of this course it is helpful if you can attend all the sessions. If you cannot attend all the sessions (see above dates) then it may be better for you to wait for another course when you can. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. You will get Zoom log-in details approximately one week before the start date. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course will involve: \n\n\n\n\nTwo-hour orientation session at the start to find out what to expect during the course and ask any questions you may have\n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes\n\n\n\nEight weekly two-hour classes including mindfulness practices\, discussion and exercises\n\n\n\nAn optional one-day online retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe course involves mindfulness meditation practices of up to 30 minutes in each group session\, and recommended daily home practice of between 20-40 minutes. These will be guided by the mindfulness teacher in each session\, and via audio recordings for the home practice. Everything is optional\, and you are encouraged only to do what feels safe and comfortable for you.  The practices may involve lying down\, sitting\, walking and other forms of movement.  \n\n\n\nIn the sessions\, the mindfulness teacher will invite group members to share their experiences of practice. Again this is completely optional\, and you are encouraged to share only what you are comfortable with.  The sessions will include smaller-group discussions\, typically with two  to four people. If the class is online these discussions will be via break out rooms. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira is as senior trainer\, supervisor and mindfulness teacher for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. She is also a psychological therapist and the Mindfulness and Compassion Training and Retreat Lead at the Mindfulness Network. Ruth has a history of working in mental health services and until recently worked as a clinical lead in the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Sussex. Ruth has a longstanding interest in mindfulness\, meditation and movement\, and is passionate about increasing access to mindfulness courses in different populations. \n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira will be supported by assistant teacher Jude Toasland. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form that will be sent to the facilitators. If you haven’t already\, please head here to fill in the form. \n\n\n\nThe cost of the eight-week course is £250. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n\n£275 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income.\n\n\n\n£225 – Supported rate\, if you find yourself on a low income.\n\n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nYou can book here below.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-eight-week-course-tuesday-evenings-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Course,Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T190000
DTSTAMP:20260728T085054Z
CREATED:20260728T085051Z
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UID:10003078-1793210400-1793214000@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Free mindfulness taster
DESCRIPTION:Are you considering whether mindfulness is for you? Join our free online taster session. This one-hour taster session will introduce you to the benefits of mindfulness. Benefits include improved wellbeing and ability to manage stress.  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIs your mind over active? Do you find you can’t turn off? Are you running on empty\, unable to appreciate things that previously made you happy? Are relationships more fraught than they were? \n\n\n\nPerhaps it’s time to try mindfulness. \n\n\n\n\nBrief overview\n\n\n\nIn this informative one-hour online session\, you will: \n\n\n\n\nLearn what mindfulness is\n\n\n\nMeet one of our teachers\n\n\n\nTry short-guided meditations\n\n\n\nDiscover the benefits of mindfulness\n\n\n\nFind out about our short introductory mindfulness and beginner courses\n\n\n\nAsk any questions about mindfulness and what your next step might be\n\n\n\n\nThis session is for you if: \n\n\n\n\nYou are completely new to mindfulness and meditation and want to try it out.\n\n\n\nAre returning to mindfulness and want a refresh / reminder about what is involved.\n\n\n\nAre wondering how mindfulness might help your team and colleagues at work.\n\n\n\nAre familiar with mindfulness but keen to know what the Sussex Mindfulness Centre can offer.\n\n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline on Zoom \n\n\n\nFor all mindfulness work\, the connection between people in the group is central to the discovery and learning process. Please ensure the camera on your device is turned on during the session and try your best to join from a quiet\, private space. Thank you. \n\n\n\nIf you attend an evening taster or lunchtime ‘Moment to Pause’ session\, you are entitled to a 25% discount on all our fee-paying eight-week courses and six-week Compassionate Leadership courses\, subject to availability. Attendees will be send a 25% discount code after the session. Please note\, the discount is eligible for our ‘general admission’ ticket type only.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/free-mindfulness-taster-32/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Beginners,Introduction to mindfulness,Workplace
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T140000
DTSTAMP:20260820T132639Z
CREATED:20260820T132636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T132639Z
UID:10003090-1793710800-1793714400@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Mindfulness teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in offering mindfulness-based interventions in your current work with clients? Or perhaps teaching the eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course? Either way\, this free session will provide all you need to know about the various training options with us. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThe session will be led by Fergal Jones\, Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher trainer convenor. It will include a short overview\, and you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered. \n\n\n\nBook your place\n\n\n\nBook your place by emailing spft.smc@nhs.net and you will be sent a joining link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-teacher-training-information-session-33/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Teacher training,Teacher Training Information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261106T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T110958Z
CREATED:20260305T100330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T110958Z
UID:10002990-1793955600-1793984400@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Can we heal healthcare? Caring for doctors with evidence-based practice
DESCRIPTION:Medical mindfulness conference\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA one‑day conference bringing doctors together to explore wellbeing\, leadership\, and evidence‑based mindfulness in healthcare in Brighton. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nKeynote speaker: Professor Gwen Adshead (BBC Reith Lecturer)\n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\nThe event will explore how evidence‑based mindfulness and compassion can support doctors working under increasing pressure in healthcare systems. \n\n\n\nHosted by the Sussex Mindfulness Centre\, the programme brings together doctors\, medical leaders\, and educators to reflect on individual and systemic approaches to wellbeing. \n\n\n\nKeynote speaker Dr Gwen Adshead\, forensic psychiatrist and former BBC Reith Lecturer\, will share reflections from over 30 years of clinical practice\, including her experience of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. She is joined by national and international leaders in medical wellbeing\, mindfulness\, and system‑level change. \n\n\n\nThe day combines keynote talks\, personal perspectives\, and experiential workshops\, offering space for reflection\, learning\, and connection with colleagues. \n\n\n\nHeld at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton\, the conference offers a supportive environment to pause\, think\, and engage with others committed to caring for those who care for patients. \n\n\n\nWho is this for?\n\n\n\nThis conference is for doctors and managers working in the NHS\, whether you have an interest in improving wellbeing for your organisation\, team or for yourself it promises to be an inspiring\, informative and nourishing day. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nKeynote speakers include Dr Gwen Adshead who will discuss her experience of training as a therapist and what she has learned about changing minds after thirty years of working as a therapist. She will focus especially on her experience of training in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy\, and what she has learned and is still learning from patients and colleagues.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGwen is a consultant forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist with over 30 years’ experience in offender rehabilitation and therapy with people who have committed serious violence. She has published widely on ethics\, trauma\, and personal change\, co-authoring The Devil You Know and Unspeakable. Her work emphasises compassion\, reflection\, and lasting change. \n\n\n\nOther speakers include international and national leaders in medical wellbeing\, mindfulness and system level change: Dr Umakant Dave MBE\, Consultant Gastroenterologist\, Swansea; Dr Florian Ruths\, Consultant Psychiatrist\, Clinical Lead\, Maudsley Medical Psychotherapy Service; Dr Manuel Villareal\, GP\, Chipping Campden\, Gloucestershire/Director Centre Mindfulness Univ. Albert Einstein Mexico; Dr Carter Lebares\, Associate Professor of Surgery University of California\, San Francisco; Director\, UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery\, Co-Founder/-Director UCSF UCLA Wellbeing In Surgery (WISe) Collaborative. \n\n\n\n\nRead keynote speaker\, Umakant Dave’s blog post to see his reasons for inspiring this conference. From Burnout to Resilience: How mindfulness restored a doctor’s wellbeing at work. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can download the full programme with all the talks and workshops. It includes the names and biographies of all the national and international speakers. Download your programme here. \n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nEarly Bird tickets are £80 and available for a limited time. Once these are sold out\, the standard ticket price of £99 will apply. You can book your tickets by clicking on this link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/can-we-heal-healthcare-conference/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, Ship Street\, Brighton\, Sussex\, BN1 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261106T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T130000
DTSTAMP:20260626T094540Z
CREATED:20250930T143008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T094540Z
UID:10002869-1793989800-1794142800@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Resourcing ourselves in uncertain times: Online weekend retreat
DESCRIPTION:A weekend retreat from your own home. Within the current uncertainty and challenges in our world\, this retreat will explore how our mindfulness practice can resource us\, supporting steadiness\, openness\, joy\, compassion and nourishment. \n\n\n\n\n\nBrief overview\n\n\n\nThe retreat will offer mindfulness and compassion practices designed to deepen self-care and our capacities to be open and available to others in these uncertain times.  With the scaffolding of the four foundations of mindfulness\, we will explore together how we can resource ourselves in our practice\, building stability and fostering qualities of the heart\, such as tenderness\, courage\, kindness and joy.  \n\n\n\nWe will offer a mix of guided and unguided practices including periods of stillness\, movement\, rest and unstructured silent time. \n\n\n\n\n\nWe are committed to ensuring that our retreats are accessible and inclusive to diverse communities and are keen to support participants who may have specific needs related to disability\, health or other conditions.  Please feel welcome to contact us if it would be helpful to discuss any support needs prior to the retreat. \n\n\n\nMost of the retreat will be held in silence\, though there is the possibility to talk to either of the teachers individually if needed. \n\n\n\nStructured sessions \n\n\n\nThe programme will run from Friday evening until Sunday morning with the following timings for structured sessions: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 6 November: 6.30 – 8.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 7 November: 7.15 – 8am; 9.30am – 12.30pm; 2.30pm – 5.30pm; 7.30 – 8.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday 8 November: 7.15 – 8am; 9.30 – 1pm\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe encourage participants to consider the whole weekend as an opportunity for an extended period of practice\, rest and silence\, as far as this is possible and compassionate given your life situation. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhere is it?  \n\n\n\nOnline. You can attend from your own home whether or not you live with others. You will be given guidance on how to prepare for the retreat.  \n\n\n\nWho is the retreat for? \n\n\n\nThe retreat is designed for people with some experience of mindfulness and/or compassion practice who want to deepen their practice in a supportive\, safe environment. As a minimum\, participants should have a regular practice of their own and should have done an eight-week mindfulness-based or compassion-based course. It is helpful to have attended at least a one-day\, silent retreat. \n\n\n\nThe retreat is a valuable opportunity for mindfulness and compassion-based teachers to further deepen their practice in community with others. The retreat will count towards the annual retreat requirement for teachers and supervisors on the BAMBA Register. \n\n\n\nRetreat leaders\n\n\n\nBridgette O’Neill\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridgette is a clinical psychologist by professional training and has taught mindfulness-based approaches in NHS mental health services for staff and clients since 2002. She is a senior lecturer\, trainer\, and supervisor with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and the Mindfulness Network as well as a trainer with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. Bridgette has a particular interest in mindfulness and compassion-based approaches in relation to social and environmental challenges and is part of the author group of the paper ‘Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Our Time: A Curriculum that is up to the Task’. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira is as senior trainer\, supervisor and mindfulness teacher for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. She is also a psychological therapist and the Mindfulness and Compassion Training and Retreat Lead at the Mindfulness Network. Ruth has a history of working in mental health services and until recently worked as a clinical lead in the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Sussex. Ruth has a longstanding interest in mindfulness\, meditation and movement\, and is passionate about increasing access to mindfulness courses in different populations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form that will be sent to the facilitators. If you haven’t already\, please head here to fill in the form. \n\n\n\nThe cost of this retreat is £200. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n\n£250 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income.\n\n\n\n£150 – Supported rate\, if you are on a low income and can’t afford the general admission price.\n\n\n\n\n  As part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nYou can book here
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/resourcing-ourselves-in-uncertain-times-retreat/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advanced,Compassion,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261109T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261109T190000
DTSTAMP:20260820T132321Z
CREATED:20260820T132319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T132321Z
UID:10003087-1794247200-1794250800@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Mindfulness teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in offering mindfulness-based interventions in your current work with clients? Or perhaps teaching the eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course? Either way\, this free session will provide all you need to know about the various training options with us. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThe session will be led by Fergal Jones\, Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher trainer convenor. It will include a short overview\, and you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered. \n\n\n\nBook your place\n\n\n\nBook your place by emailing spft.smc@nhs.net and you will be sent a joining link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-teacher-training-information-session-30/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Teacher training,Teacher Training Information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261113T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260728T085547Z
CREATED:20260728T085545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T085547Z
UID:10003080-1794574800-1794578400@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Moment to pause - Free lunchtime mindfulness session
DESCRIPTION:Work and life can feel so busy that you don’t have a spare moment to think\, plan or just experience the moment. Join a one-hour lunchtime session to experience how mindfulness can bring space and new perspectives. \n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\nMindfulness offers a chance to pause. It can help you manage stress and difficulties\, reflect on what’s most important to you and learn how to take better care of yourself. \n\n\n\nThis one-hour lunch-time session will give you a pause in the day to experience the benefits of practicing mindfulness. You will be guided through the basic principles of mindfulness and will sample a range of different practices. Over time these practices can help you build the capacity to experience life differently. Mindfulness can work for you as an individual and for your team or service. \n\n\n\nWho is it for?\n\n\n\nThese sessions are for you if you are: \n\n\n\n\nWould like to take a moment to pause in the middle of the day.\n\n\n\nAre returning to mindfulness and want a refresh / reminder about what is involved.\n\n\n\nCompletely new to mindfulness and meditation and want to try it out.\n\n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline on Zoom \n\n\n\nFor all mindfulness work\, the connection between people in the group is central to the discovery and learning process. Please ensure the camera on your device is turned on during the session and try your best to join from a quiet\, private space\, if possible. We’re aware that the session is during lunchtime. Feel free to bring something to eat during the discussion if you’d like. \n\n\n\nIf you attend an evening taster or lunchtime ‘Moment to Pause’ session\, you are entitled to a 25% discount on all our fee-paying eight-week courses and six-week Compassionate Leadership courses\, subject to availability. Attendees will be sent a 25% discount code after the session. Please note\, the discount is eligible for our ‘general admission’ ticket type only.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/moment-to-pause-free-lunchtime-mindfulness-session-13/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Beginners,Introduction to mindfulness,Workplace
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261116T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261116T140000
DTSTAMP:20260820T132724Z
CREATED:20260820T132722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T132724Z
UID:10003091-1794834000-1794837600@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Mindfulness teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in offering mindfulness-based interventions in your current work with clients? Or perhaps teaching the eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course? Either way\, this free session will provide all you need to know about the various training options with us. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThe session will be led by Fergal Jones\, Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher trainer convenor. It will include a short overview\, and you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered. \n\n\n\nBook your place\n\n\n\nBook your place by emailing spft.smc@nhs.net and you will be sent a joining link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-teacher-training-information-session-34/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Teacher training,Teacher Training Information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T163000
DTSTAMP:20260514T095053Z
CREATED:20260217T171322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T095053Z
UID:10002984-1795167000-1795192200@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: The evolving story
DESCRIPTION:This masterclass will explore the story behind Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy\, its research and practice\, as well as dilemmas that practitioners may face today. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat is covered?\n\n\n\nThe day will chart the unfolding of the story of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) research and practice\, interweaving presentations with practice and dialogue. \n\n\n\nParticipants will be supported to situate themselves within the evolving story and invited to inquire into the role we are all playing – how is our MBCT practice situated? What are the questions and dilemmas we are experiencing? \n\n\n\nWho is this for?\n\n\n\nThis workshop is suitable for anyone involved in teaching\, or training to teach\, mindfulness. \n\n\n\nYou can join this online workshop from anywhere\, as long as you have a stable internet connection.   \n\n\n\nPlease note\, current trainees on our teacher training courses (Foundation and Adapted Mindfulness Based Interventions) are automatically on the attendance list for this masterclass\, as it forms part of the syllabus. If this is you\, you do not need to book a place. \n\n\n\nThe facilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Clara Strauss\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Clara Strauss\n\n\n\nClara Strauss is a consultant clinical psychologist\, mindfulness teacher and clinical researcher. In her research\, Clara is particularly interested in developing and evaluating new forms of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI)\, especially for those people who may not be willing or able to access MBCT. Along with other members of her research team\, Clara has been evaluating MBIs for people experiencing depression\, for people distressed by hearing voices and for people experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder. This research has also included research with NHS staff\, university students and the wider population. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaravajra\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaravajra\n\n\n\nTaravajra has been teaching mindfulness in Sussex since 2005 to community groups\, carers\, teachers and NHS staff. Taravajra gained a Masters degree in mindfulness-based approaches in 2010 at Bangor University. Since 2011\, he has been part of the core training team at Bangor\, teaching on the Masters programme and teacher training pathway in the English and Spanish speaking worlds. \n\n\n\nSince 2011 he has been one of the main trainers on the Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher training programme. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCertificates\n\n\n\nThis masterclass is valid for ongoing personal development in mindfulness or as part of the Sussex Mindfulness Centre teacher training pathway. Certificates of attendance can be supplied on completion of the day’s training\, if requested. \n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nThe cost of the eight-week course is £75. We also offer a choice of two other options: \n\n\n\n£100 – Supporting rate. You can support other participants to attend who are on a low income. \n\n\n\n£50 – Supported rate\, if you are on a low income and can’t afford the basic rate. \n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.  
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapy-the-evolving-story-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advanced,Masterclass
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UID:10003088-1795456800-1795460400@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Mindfulness teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in offering mindfulness-based interventions in your current work with clients? Or perhaps teaching the eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course? Either way\, this free session will provide all you need to know about the various training options with us. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThe session will be led by Fergal Jones\, Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher trainer convenor. It will include a short overview\, and you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered. \n\n\n\nBook your place\n\n\n\nBook your place by emailing spft.smc@nhs.net and you will be sent a joining link.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-teacher-training-information-session-31/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Teacher training,Teacher Training Information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260728T090018Z
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UID:10003081-1795716000-1795719600@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Free mindfulness taster
DESCRIPTION:Are you considering whether mindfulness is for you? Join our free online taster session. This one-hour taster session will introduce you to the benefits of mindfulness. Benefits include improved wellbeing and ability to manage stress.  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIs your mind over active? Do you find you can’t turn off? Are you running on empty\, unable to appreciate things that previously made you happy? Are relationships more fraught than they were? \n\n\n\nPerhaps it’s time to try mindfulness. \n\n\n\n\nBrief overview\n\n\n\nIn this informative one-hour online session\, you will: \n\n\n\n\nLearn what mindfulness is\n\n\n\nMeet one of our teachers\n\n\n\nTry short-guided meditations\n\n\n\nDiscover the benefits of mindfulness\n\n\n\nFind out about our short introductory mindfulness and beginner courses\n\n\n\nAsk any questions about mindfulness and what your next step might be\n\n\n\n\nThis session is for you if: \n\n\n\n\nYou are completely new to mindfulness and meditation and want to try it out.\n\n\n\nAre returning to mindfulness and want a refresh / reminder about what is involved.\n\n\n\nAre wondering how mindfulness might help your team and colleagues at work.\n\n\n\nAre familiar with mindfulness but keen to know what the Sussex Mindfulness Centre can offer.\n\n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline on Zoom \n\n\n\nFor all mindfulness work\, the connection between people in the group is central to the discovery and learning process. Please ensure the camera on your device is turned on during the session and try your best to join from a quiet\, private space. Thank you. \n\n\n\nIf you attend an evening taster or lunchtime ‘Moment to Pause’ session\, you are entitled to a 25% discount on all our fee-paying eight-week courses and six-week Compassionate Leadership courses\, subject to availability. Attendees will be send a 25% discount code after the session. Please note\, the discount is eligible for our ‘general admission’ ticket type only.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/free-mindfulness-taster-33/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Beginners,Introduction to mindfulness,Workplace
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SUMMARY:One-day online mindfulness retreat
DESCRIPTION:This one-day online mindfulness retreat offers an opportunity to extend and deepen your mindfulness practice\, within a supportive environment. \n\n\n\nContent of the day\n\n\n\nThis day will be facilitated by our experienced teachers and will include a series of different mindfulness and compassion practices. It will be held mostly in silence as a way of supporting your practice. As this retreat is online you will be given guidance about how to create retreat like conditions at home. \n\n\n\nWhy a one-day retreat?\n\n\n\nA one-day mindfulness retreat is an important part of the eight-week mindfulness course. It also offers an opportunity to extend your practice within a supportive environment. For people who meditate regularly the retreat offers a great way to deepen and refresh your practice. Read more about the benefits of a day long retreat. \n\n\n\nWho’s it for?\n\n\n\nThis online retreat is right for you if: \n\n\n\n\nyou are currently attending one of our eight-week mindfulness courses;\n\n\n\nyou have completed an eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy\, Mindfulness for Life\, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction or Finding Peace course with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre or elsewhere\, or have an established mindfulness practice.\n\n\n\n\nPlease note\, this is not a clinical intervention and it is not advisable to do this day in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nReserving your place\n\n\n\nThis retreat is free to attend. When you sign up\, you’ll have the option to make a donation if you would like to and feel able. A suggested donation of £20 (or any amount you can afford) helps us offer mindfulness courses to communities who otherwise face barriers to taking part. \n\n\n\nAttendance certificates\n\n\n\nThis all-day retreat counts towards the requirements to attend silent retreats as part of your BAMBA registration as a mindfulness teacher. Certificates of attendance can be supplied on completion of the day’s training\, if requested. \n\n\n\nFor all enquiries\, please email us at spft.smc@nhs.uk
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/one-day-online-mindfulness-retreat-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Deeper Mindfulness: Frame by Frame
DESCRIPTION:‘Deeper Mindfulness: exploring feeling tone Frame by Frame‘ is a new eight-week course developed for people who want to explore mindfulness more deeply. The online course runs on Tuesday evenings from 19 January 2027 and includes an optional one-day retreat in 2027. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis course allows people to explore an aspect of mindfulness that isn’t covered explicitly in other courses: ‘feeling tone.’ Feeling tone is a sense of the positive or negative that every human experiences and is the tipping point for our mood.  \n\n\n\nDeeper Mindfulness is informed by recent psychological findings that reveal that every waking moment\, our understanding of the world is dominated by imagining how we can take action within it\, coloured by what is called ‘feeling tone.’ Feeling tone is the moment-by-moment ‘read-out’ of how much a sensation\, thought\, or emotion feels pleasant\, unpleasant\, or neither. Based on this moment-by-moment ‘read out\,’ the body allocates its resources as it gears up for real or imagined action. This can prepare us well for action\, but it can also put us at risk of becoming exhausted without our realising it.  \n\n\n\nDuring the eight weekly sessions\, you will learn meditations that help you tune into feeling tone moment by moment\, frame by frame. This provides an opportunity to see more clearly both the tipping points for distress and exhaustion\, and also how to flourish by freeing yourself to appreciate life again\, even in the midst of difficulty. \n\n\n\nWho is the course for?\n\n\n\nThis course is designed for those who have already completed an eight-week mindfulness-based programme and want to explore mindfulness more deeply. Please note\, this courses is designed for the general population and may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing significant mental health issues\, you should talk to your GP about being referred to the appropriate clinical service. \n\n\n\nWhen? \n\n\n\nTuesdays\, 5.30pm to 7.30pm\, starting 19 January and running until 16 March 2027 (no session on 16 February). \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. The zoom link will be sent closer to the time of the course. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course\n\n\n\nThe course is delivered over eight weekly sessions\, each lasting two hours. Each session builds on what’s been introduced before\, so it’s important to attend all the sessions if possible. (If you know you’re going to miss a session\, please let your teacher know). You’ll be in a group of up to 16 people. \n\n\n\nEach session begins with a short\, guided meditation\, then (with the exception of the first session) there’s a review and inquiry into the past week. The second half of the session introduces the theme for the week and includes a meditation. There’ll be space to review what you and others experienced or discovered during the practice. The sessions are followed by suggestions for home-based personal practice of around 20 minutes per day. This includes both recommended guided practices for the week\, and also ways to cultivate mindfulness in everyday life. \n\n\n\nYou’ll have access to guided practices and written materials to support each session. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to find out more\, you can watch the short video in which Taravajra talks about this course. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nWe have two experienced teachers leading this course. Apart from being experienced in many aspect of teaching mindfulness\, Taravajra and Bridgette O’Neill are supervisors and are key members of our team of teacher trainers\, leading courses for others who want to become teachers themselves. \n\n\n\n\n\nTaravajra\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaravajra has been teaching mindfulness in Sussex since 2005 to community groups\, carers\, teachers and NHS staff. Taravajra gained a Masters degree in mindfulness-based approaches in 2010 at Bangor University. Since 2011\, he has been part of the core training team at Bangor\, teaching on the Masters programme and teacher training pathway in the English and Spanish speaking worlds. He holds a British Wheel of Yoga teaching diploma and is a Focusing practitioner. Since 2011 he has been one of the main trainers on the Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher training programme. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridgette O’Neill\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridgette is a clinical psychologist by professional training and has taught mindfulness-based approaches in NHS mental health services for staff and clients since 2002. She is a senior lecturer\, trainer\, and supervisor with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and the Mindfulness Network as well as a trainer with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. Bridgette has a particular interest in mindfulness and compassion-based approaches in relation to social and environmental challenges and is part of the author group of the paper ‘Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Our Time: A Curriculum that is up to the Task’. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form here that will be sent to the facilitator. If you haven’t already\, please head here to the fill in the form. \n\n\n\nThe eight-week course is £250\, with options of supporting and supported tickets. \n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.  \n\n\n\nYou can book your place below.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/deeper-mindfulness-frame-by-frame-2/
CATEGORIES:Course,Teacher training
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SUMMARY:Fierce Self-Compassion teacher training practicum
DESCRIPTION:This teacher training practicum is for Mindful Self-Compassion teachers who want to develop the skills to teach the Fierce Self-Compassion course.  \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nThis six-week online training will deepen your understanding\, familiarity and confidence with the content\, structure\, tone\, and pacing of the Fierce Self-Compassion course. After the successful completion of this training you can teach the Fierce Self-Compassion course to the general public.  \n\n\n\nTraining to teach Fierce Self-Compassion means you can empower others toward taking protective\, action-oriented steps to change harmful situations\, both for themselves and others. You may be a Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher who wants to expand your portfolio of courses to deliver. Or\, as an MSC teacher you may simply want to deepen your own capacity for the parent bear or yang energy that’s needed as part of working with groups or one to one. \n\n\n\nWho is this course for?\n\n\n\nThe course is for Mindful Self-Compassion teachers with either trained teacher or certified teacher status who have also completed an eight-week Fierce Self-Compassion course. Find the next course date here. \n\n\n\n If you are interested in the teacher training you can watch the information session here led by Zoe Shobbrook-Fisher\, the teacher leading the practicum. \n\n\n\nWhen? \n\n\n\nThursday afternoons from 4pm to 7pm. This six-week course starts on Thursday 28 January and runs until 4 March 2027\, without a break. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\nOnline. Once your place is confirmed\, you will get Zoom log-in details\, usually two weeks before the course starts. \n\n\n\nThe format of the course?\n\n\n\nThis is where theory becomes practice. The Fierce Self-Compassion Practicum has been developed and designed by a group of senior Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teachers with the specific intention of providing opportunities to begin to practice the teaching skills required with each other in a safe\, structured environment. Each session will offer opportunities to practice teaching core components of the Fierce Self-Compassion course and to receive feedback from the trainers. \n\n\n\nEach three-hour session will include a fifteen minute break. Between sessions\, you will be expected to prepare\, through meditation and reading\, to teach an allocated part of the curriculum. Additional resources and tips will be sent by email after each class. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Lambie\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Lambie has a Masters degree in teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches from the University of Bangor. Prior to training as a mindfulness teacher she was a counsellor for many years and spent eight years as manager of a counselling service within the NHS. \n\n\n\nAli lives in the south of England and set up Mindfulness Hampshire in 2011. Since that time she has offered regular courses\, workshops and retreats locally and further afield. In 2013\, Ali came across the work of Dr Chris Germer and Dr Kristin Neff in the form of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). This made a huge impact and she immersed herself in this field\, gradually becoming a certified teacher and then teacher trainer of MSC: this work is her passion. These days Ali is fully self-employed teaching MSC and supervising and training others both in the UK and internationally with the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion in the USA. Ali enjoys supporting other teachers in her various roles and often has newer teachers working alongside her too. She has a deep love of the countryside and part of her practice is mindful walking in the woods each day. \n\n\n\n\nZoe Shobbrook-Fisher \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoe has been an MSC teacher trainer since 2019. For the last 16 years\, after a decade working as a student/staff counsellor and group facilitator in higher education\, she set up her own company in southwest London\, offering beginner and deepening practice Mindful Based Stress Reduction and MSC courses\, residential retreats and self-compassion informed therapy. She is a director at The Mindfulness Project and co-founded the thriving In Good Company practice community. She delivers programmes to a wide range of groups\, reflecting her commitment to making these approaches accessible to diverse populations; in the workplace\, charity and clinical settings. A lifelong yoga and meditation practitioner she has always been dedicated to paths of the heart and authenticity. Her practice includes her love of singing and conscious dance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book\n\n\n\n\nThe cost of this six-week Practicum is: \n\n\n\n\nEarly birds £450 (until the limited spaces run out)  \n\n\n\nStandard price £500 \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form here that will be sent to the facilitator.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nYou can book this training here
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/fierce-self-compassion-teacher-training-practicum/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:FSC TT information,MSC TT information,Teacher training
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SUMMARY:Compassionate Leadership Training course for health and social care leaders -Thursday morning
DESCRIPTION:Compassionate Leadership Training for health and social care leaders. Compassionate leadership is linked with improved learning and innovation\, and reduced staff stress\, injuries and absenteeism\, and even reduced patient mortality. \n\n\n\nThere are six online two-hour sessions on Thursdays (9.30-11.30) from 11 February until 18 March.  \n\n\n\nFollowing this\, there will be optional monthly follow-up sessions to review our learning and practice. The dates for these are 21 April 4-5pm\, 11 May 4-5pm\, 10 June 4-5pm\, 14 July 4-5pm\, 15 September 4-5pm\, 19 October 4-5pm\, 15 Nov 4-5pm\, 16 December 4-5pm. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOverview \n\n\n\nAt the heart of compassion is the notion that everyone experiences difficulty\, and that we can all play a role in alleviating our own difficulties and those of others. Whether this is compassion for ourselves or the people we lead\, people who lead us\, colleagues or service users. We won’t always feel like helping and will sometimes be tired or overwhelmed or unable to connect. \n\n\n\nAlthough it helps to have positive feelings\, we do not have to feel compassion to be compassionate. We can recognise our physical and mental state\, resource ourselves as best we can\, and respond from our firm compassionate intention\, rather than from impulse or intense emotion. \n\n\n\nHow does this translate into compassion in health\, social care and other organisations? How might we think about compassionate leadership\, working with colleagues\, service users and their friends and families? Prof Michael West has spent his career answering this question\, pointing to research that shows how compassionate leadership is linked with improved learning and innovation\, and reduced staff stress\, injuries and absenteeism\, and even reduced patient mortality. In short\, compassion is essential to high quality healthcare. \n\n\n\nWho is the course for?\n\n\n\nThe course is for anyone in a leadership role within Health and Social Care and will combine experiential practice and reflection\, as well as home practice to help cultivate compassion for ourselves and the people we lead. \n\n\n\nWhat is the format of the course?\n\n\n\nThe course combines in-session mindfulness and compassion practice with reflection and discussion\, as well as an invitation for home mindfulness and compassion practice to help cultivate compassion for ourselves and the people we lead and work with. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Sequeira is as senior trainer\, supervisor and mindfulness teacher for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. She is also a psychological therapist and the Mindfulness and Compassion Training and Retreat Lead at the Mindfulness Network. Ruth has a history of working in mental health services and until recently worked as a clinical lead in the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Sussex. Ruth has a longstanding interest in mindfulness\, meditation and movement\, and is passionate about increasing access to mindfulness courses in different populations. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicky Mouat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicky is a Registered Nurse and Mental Health Practitioner with more than thirty years of experience working in both mental health and general nursing for the NHS and equivalent\, in the UK and Australia. \n\n\n\nShe completed her mindfulness training at the Sussex Mindfulness Centre in 2015 after finding mindfulness practice transformative in her personal life. She is now a freelance mindfulness practitioner and teaches mindfulness for wellbeing\, depression\, addiction\, and long-term health conditions in the NHS and charity settings. She is also a supervisor\, assessor and trainer of mindfulness teachers. She has a Masters Degree in Medical Anthropology\, and specialised in how experiences of trauma are experienced and communicated across cultures. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nThe cost of this course is £200.  \n\n\n\nPlease note\, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form here that will be sent to the facilitator. \n\n\n\nAs part of our equity\, diversity and inclusion policy\, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come\, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net. \n\n\n\nWe are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles\, please let us know so we can support you.   \n\n\n\nYou can book here
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/compassionate-leadership-training-course-for-health-and-social-care-leaders-thursday-morning/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Compassion,Workplace
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