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SUMMARY:Live mindfulness session: First Tuesday of the month
DESCRIPTION:Our drop-in live mindfulness sessions are led by experienced teachers and offer an opportunity to refresh and sustain your practice. It’s also hugely beneficial to practice with others. Join us. \n\n\n\nAbout the teacher\n\n\n\nThese sessions are led by Lucy Edwards\, Clinical Psychologist working in secondary care adult mental health services within the Trust since 2003. Lucy’s relationship with mindfulness developed from experiencing its benefits first-hand. She integrates mindfulness into her clinical work and in 2015 completed her mindfulness teacher training at the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. \n\n\n\nWho are these for?\n\n\n\nThese live mindfulness sessions are  are now open to all NHS staff across the UK whether or not you have any experience of mindfulness. The drop-ins are also available to staff of the Sussex Health and Care Partnership and anybody else who has done an eight-week mindfulness course with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. \n\n\n\nNot for clinical or crisis care\n\n\n\nWe offer these drop-in sessions to support your mindfulness practice\, to allow you an opportunity to try out mindfulness and build a sense of community. \n\n\n\nDuring the session\, please be prepared to have your camera on. If you feel distressed or unwell after a practice\, please let the teacher leading the session know and\, if appropriate\, your GP or a clinician working with you. \n\n\n\nIt is not advisable to do these mindfulness practices in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nDo contact smc@spft.nhs.uk if you have questions about the drop-ins but please be aware that we are not a clinical or crisis service\, and it will not be possible to respond urgently or clinically to emails. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book?\n\n\n\nPlease email smc@spft.nhs.uk for a link to join us. 
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-drop-in-first-tuesday-of-the-month-3/2025-06-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Drop-in
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SUMMARY:Live mindfulness session: Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Our live mindfulness sessions are led by experienced teachers and offer an opportunity to refresh and sustain your practice. It’s also hugely beneficial to practice with others. Join us. \n\n\n\nAbout the teacher\n\n\n\nThis mindfulness drop-in session combines elements of both mindfulness and compassion. The teacher\, Annie Akasati McAuley\, will lead a 30-minute guided mindfulness meditation\, followed by an optional 15 minutes for shared reflections and inquiry. Annie is a freelance mindfulness teacher with a background in Buddhist meditation. She draws on four decades of personal practice\, with two decades of meditation teaching experience. Participants at the drop-in appreciate starting their day with the spacious\, grounding quality of mindfulness. They also enjoy the restorative\, nourishing elements of self-compassion\, kindness and care. \n\n\n\nWho are these for?\n\n\n\nThese drop-ins are now open to all NHS staff across the UK whether or not you have any experience of mindfulness. The drop-ins are also available to staff of the Sussex Health and Care Partnership and anybody else who has done an eight-week mindfulness course with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. \n\n\n\nNot for clinical or crisis care\n\n\n\nWe offer these drop-in sessions to support your mindfulness practice\, to allow you an opportunity to try out mindfulness and build a sense of community. \n\n\n\nDuring the session\, please be prepared to have your camera on. If you feel distressed or unwell after a practice\, please let the teacher leading the session know and\, if appropriate\, your GP or a clinician working with you. \n\n\n\nIt is not advisable to do these mindfulness practices in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nDo contact spft.smc@nhs.net if you have questions about the drop-ins but please be aware that we are not a clinical or crisis service\, and it will not be possible to respond urgently or clinically to emails. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book?\n\n\n\nPlease email spft.smc@nhs.net for a link to join us. 
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindful-compassion-drop-in-first-wednesday-of-the-month/2025-06-04/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Drop-in
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T120000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
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SUMMARY:Mindful Self-Compassion course: eight weeks on Saturday mornings
DESCRIPTION:Our eight-week Mindful Self-Compassion course teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to challenges and difficult emotions with care and understanding. \n\n\n\nOverview​\n\n\n\nResearch has shown that self-compassion greatly enhances emotional wellbeing. It boosts happiness\, reduces anxiety and depression\, and can even help maintain healthy lifestyle habits such as diet and exercise. Being both mindful and compassionate leads to greater ease and wellbeing in our daily lives. Find out more about our Mindful Self-Compassion course here. \n\n\n\nWho is this course for?\n\n\n\nThis course is designed for the general public\, you do not need to have attended a mindfulness course before. Please note\, this courses 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. \n\n\n\nWhen? \n\n\n\nSaturday mornings 09.30 to 12.00. The course starts on 7 June and runs until 2 August 2025 (no session on 5 July). \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 further weekly two and a half hour classes including mindful self-compassion practices\, discussion and exercises.\n\n\n\nThe course follows the programme outlined in the Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff. It is recommended that you buy this book to accompany the course\, but it’s not essential. \n\n\n\nDaily meditation home practice of between 20 to 40 minutes.\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator \n\n\n\nPaul Johanson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Johanson is a social worker\, mindful self-compassion teacher and cognitive analytic therapist in private practice. He has worked in many areas of health and social care\, including criminal justice\, substance misuse\, serious mental illness\, psychological therapies\, cancer and palliative care. \n\n\n\nPaul has worked as a strategic leader for the NHS in implementing national programmes in mental health\, psychological therapies and patient experience. Paul is a long-term Buddhist practitioner\, beginning his journey over 35 years ago in the Rinzai Zen Buddhist tradition\, and has been a student in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism since 1991. He has been the Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Sussex since 2013. \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\nBooking for this course is now closed.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindful-self-compassion-course-saturday-morning/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Course,Mindful Self-Compassion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T140000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
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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.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/moment-to-pause-free-online-lunchtime-mindfulness-session-16/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Beginners,Introduction to mindfulness,Workplace
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T081500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T090000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
CREATED:20231123T155128Z
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SUMMARY:Live mindfulness session: Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Our live mindfulness sessions are led by experienced teachers and offer an opportunity to refresh and sustain your practice. It’s also hugely beneficial to practice with others. Join us. \n\n\n\nAbout the teacher\n\n\n\nThis mindfulness drop-in session combines elements of both mindfulness and compassion. The teacher\, Annie Akasati McAuley\, will lead a 30-minute guided mindfulness meditation\, followed by an optional 15 minutes for shared reflections and inquiry. Annie is a freelance mindfulness teacher with a background in Buddhist meditation. She draws on four decades of personal practice\, with two decades of meditation teaching experience. Participants at the drop-in appreciate starting their day with the spacious\, grounding quality of mindfulness. They also enjoy the restorative\, nourishing elements of self-compassion\, kindness and care. \n\n\n\nWho are these for?\n\n\n\nThese drop-ins are now open to all NHS staff across the UK whether or not you have any experience of mindfulness. The drop-ins are also available to staff of the Sussex Health and Care Partnership and anybody else who has done an eight-week mindfulness course with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. \n\n\n\nNot for clinical or crisis care\n\n\n\nWe offer these drop-in sessions to support your mindfulness practice\, to allow you an opportunity to try out mindfulness and build a sense of community. \n\n\n\nDuring the session\, please be prepared to have your camera on. If you feel distressed or unwell after a practice\, please let the teacher leading the session know and\, if appropriate\, your GP or a clinician working with you. \n\n\n\nIt is not advisable to do these mindfulness practices in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nDo contact spft.smc@nhs.net if you have questions about the drop-ins but please be aware that we are not a clinical or crisis service\, and it will not be possible to respond urgently or clinically to emails. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book?\n\n\n\nPlease email spft.smc@nhs.net for a link to join us. 
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindful-compassion-drop-in-first-wednesday-of-the-month/2025-06-11/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Drop-in
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T183000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
CREATED:20250429T084316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T191501Z
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness teacher training information session
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in teaching Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction? Or perhaps you would like to include mindfulness-based interventions in your current work with clients? Either way\, this session will provide all you need to know about various training options with us. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\n\n\nThe session will be led by Ruth Sequeira\, Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s teacher. It will include a short presentation\, 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-14/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Teacher training,Teacher Training Information
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T081500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T090000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
CREATED:20231123T155128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T160640Z
UID:10002361-1750234500-1750237200@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Live mindfulness session: Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Our live mindfulness sessions are led by experienced teachers and offer an opportunity to refresh and sustain your practice. It’s also hugely beneficial to practice with others. Join us. \n\n\n\nAbout the teacher\n\n\n\nThis mindfulness drop-in session combines elements of both mindfulness and compassion. The teacher\, Annie Akasati McAuley\, will lead a 30-minute guided mindfulness meditation\, followed by an optional 15 minutes for shared reflections and inquiry. Annie is a freelance mindfulness teacher with a background in Buddhist meditation. She draws on four decades of personal practice\, with two decades of meditation teaching experience. Participants at the drop-in appreciate starting their day with the spacious\, grounding quality of mindfulness. They also enjoy the restorative\, nourishing elements of self-compassion\, kindness and care. \n\n\n\nWho are these for?\n\n\n\nThese drop-ins are now open to all NHS staff across the UK whether or not you have any experience of mindfulness. The drop-ins are also available to staff of the Sussex Health and Care Partnership and anybody else who has done an eight-week mindfulness course with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. \n\n\n\nNot for clinical or crisis care\n\n\n\nWe offer these drop-in sessions to support your mindfulness practice\, to allow you an opportunity to try out mindfulness and build a sense of community. \n\n\n\nDuring the session\, please be prepared to have your camera on. If you feel distressed or unwell after a practice\, please let the teacher leading the session know and\, if appropriate\, your GP or a clinician working with you. \n\n\n\nIt is not advisable to do these mindfulness practices in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nDo contact spft.smc@nhs.net if you have questions about the drop-ins but please be aware that we are not a clinical or crisis service\, and it will not be possible to respond urgently or clinically to emails. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book?\n\n\n\nPlease email spft.smc@nhs.net for a link to join us. 
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindful-compassion-drop-in-first-wednesday-of-the-month/2025-06-18/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Drop-in
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T081500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T090000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
CREATED:20230904T085539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T155831Z
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SUMMARY:Live mindfulness session: Third Thursday of the month
DESCRIPTION:Our live mindfulness sessions are led by experienced teachers\, and offer an opportunity to refresh and sustain your practice. It’s also hugely beneficial to practice with others. Join us. \n\n\n\nAbout the teacher\n\n\n\nThese sessions are led by David Ward. David has a keen interest in mindfulness and compassion-based approaches for supporting wellbeing\, and draws on 30 years of practising mindfulness meditation. \n\n\n\nWho are these for?\n\n\n\nThis live mindfulness session is now open to: \n\n\n\n\nAll NHS staff across the UK whether or not you have any experience of mindfulness.\n\n\n\nStaff of the Sussex Health and Care Partnership\n\n\n\nAnyone who has done an eight-week mindfulness course with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre.\n\n\n\nService users of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who have completed our eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course.\n\n\n\n\nNot for clinical or crisis care\n\n\n\nWe offer these drop-in sessions to support your mindfulness practice\, to allow you an opportunity to try out mindfulness and build a sense of community. \n\n\n\nDuring the session\, please be prepared to have your camera on. If you feel distressed or unwell after a practice\, please let the teacher leading the session know and\, if appropriate\, your GP or a clinician working with you. \n\n\n\nIt is not advisable to do these mindfulness practices in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nDo contact smc@spft.nhs.uk if you have questions about the drop-ins but please be aware that we are not a clinical or crisis service\, and it will not be possible to respond urgently or clinically to emails. \n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book?\n\n\n\nPlease email spft.smc@nhs.net for a link to join us.  
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindfulness-drop-in-third-thursday-of-the-month-2/2025-06-19/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Drop-in
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250624T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250624T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
CREATED:20250325T122444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T085752Z
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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\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\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.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/free-mindfulness-taster-12/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Beginners,Introduction to mindfulness,Workplace
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250625T081500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250625T090000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
CREATED:20231123T155128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T160640Z
UID:10002362-1750839300-1750842000@sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Live mindfulness session: Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Our live mindfulness sessions are led by experienced teachers and offer an opportunity to refresh and sustain your practice. It’s also hugely beneficial to practice with others. Join us. \n\n\n\nAbout the teacher\n\n\n\nThis mindfulness drop-in session combines elements of both mindfulness and compassion. The teacher\, Annie Akasati McAuley\, will lead a 30-minute guided mindfulness meditation\, followed by an optional 15 minutes for shared reflections and inquiry. Annie is a freelance mindfulness teacher with a background in Buddhist meditation. She draws on four decades of personal practice\, with two decades of meditation teaching experience. Participants at the drop-in appreciate starting their day with the spacious\, grounding quality of mindfulness. They also enjoy the restorative\, nourishing elements of self-compassion\, kindness and care. \n\n\n\nWho are these for?\n\n\n\nThese drop-ins are now open to all NHS staff across the UK whether or not you have any experience of mindfulness. The drop-ins are also available to staff of the Sussex Health and Care Partnership and anybody else who has done an eight-week mindfulness course with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. \n\n\n\nNot for clinical or crisis care\n\n\n\nWe offer these drop-in sessions to support your mindfulness practice\, to allow you an opportunity to try out mindfulness and build a sense of community. \n\n\n\nDuring the session\, please be prepared to have your camera on. If you feel distressed or unwell after a practice\, please let the teacher leading the session know and\, if appropriate\, your GP or a clinician working with you. \n\n\n\nIt is not advisable to do these mindfulness practices in the heat of a crisis\, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician. \n\n\n\nDo contact spft.smc@nhs.net if you have questions about the drop-ins but please be aware that we are not a clinical or crisis service\, and it will not be possible to respond urgently or clinically to emails. \n\n\n\nWhere?\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to book?\n\n\n\nPlease email spft.smc@nhs.net for a link to join us. 
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/mindful-compassion-drop-in-first-wednesday-of-the-month/2025-06-25/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Drop-in
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250628T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250628T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T123446
CREATED:20241105T102609Z
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SUMMARY:One-day mindfulness retreat
DESCRIPTION:A one-day mindfulness retreat is an important part of the eight-week mindfulness course. It offers an opportunity to extend your practice\, within a supportive environment.  \n\n\n\nNB: This was previously advertised for 21 June. If you registered for that (you will be notified of the change of date) and your place is reserved until you confirm if you’d still like to attend.  \n\n\n\nContent of the day\n\n\n\nThe day will be facilitated by the Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s 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. We will aim to provide tea and coffee\, but please bring your own food for lunch. There will be chairs and maybe some cushions\, but please bring what you need to be comfortable\, if you can. \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 day is right for you if you have attended an eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy\, Mindfulness for Life\, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction or Finding Peace course and are: \n\n\n\n\na current or previous Sussex Partnership service user\,\n\n\n\na current staff member\,\n\n\n\na current participant of an eight-week mindfulness course provided by the Sussex Health and Care Partnership or are a nurse advocate\,\n\n\n\nan alumni of an eight-week mindfulness course run by the Sussex Mindfulness Centre.\n\n\n\na current Sussex Mindfulness Centre or MBCT in NHS Talking Therapies trainee\, or\n\n\n\nan alumni of a Sussex Mindfulness Centre training or of the MBCT in NHS Talking Therapies services training.\n\n\n\n\nHow to book?\n\n\n\nNo payment is required. Book your place and find out venue details by sending an email to spft.smc@nhs.net. Please note\, you’ll need to attend for the whole day. It’s not possible to only come for a portion of the day. \n\n\n\nThe retreats run from 10am to 4pm\, and we ask people to join from 9.45am to ensure a prompt start.  \n\n\n\nCertificate of attendance\n\n\n\nThis all-day retreat counts towards the requirement to attend silent retreats as part your BAMBA registration as a mindfulness teacher. Certificates of attendance can be supplied on completion of the day’s training\, if requested.
URL:https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/event/one-day-mindfulness-retreat-brighton/
LOCATION:Sussex Education Centre\, Hove\, West Sussex\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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