Learn to pay attention with kindness and curiousity and the skill to choose your behavior. Mindfulness helps to reduce stress and to be less occupied by thinking & the mind. It helps to relate differently to burn out, sleeping problems, anxiety, low mood and other physical and psychological problems. It can make you feel more calm, joyful and alive. Join this 8 week evidence based training, to learn the skills mentioned above. Scroll down for info on weekly topics, content, costs, dates etc. Or look at www.dyota.com. The training will be given in English. References from ex-participants ’Mr. W – ‘I would recommend this course to anyone seriously looking for tools to help reduce day to day stress and increase wellbeing’ Mrs. M – ‘The best present I could give myself’ Mr. A – ‘Carefully planned syllabus. Careful, professional trainer who takes time and cares’ Mr. A – ‘Anyone who has experienced difficulty with meditation could benefit from the mindfulness approach’ Mrs. I – ‘To be mindful helps a lot to live in a meaningful way! Mrs. M. – “Loved the MBSR training from Liz! The training was for me an excellent way to learn to integrate mindfulness into my daily life. It has provided me with very practical tools and throughout the training Liz finds way to give you these ‘Aha!” moments that can really change the way you react and act in life. It’s certainly something everyone would benefit from!" The 8 weekly sessions focus every week on another topic: Week 1: The automatic pilot In the first session we will discover and investigate our automatic pilot & habitual patterns in different ways. Week 2: Dealing with annoyances and obstacles The second sessions will cover annoyances and obstacles that hinder us in our exercises. We look into ways of dealing with this. Week 3: Awareness of the breath The third session will focus on the breath as anchor and aid for our practice Week 4: Remaining present In the fourth session we will practice with difficult and unpleasant experiences. Week 5: Allowing and accepting In the fifth session we deepen ourselves in accepting things that we can’t change. Opening up to a deep understanding of how things really are. Week 6: Thoughts are no facts The sixth session will cover our ‘thinking’. Discovering deeply how we are led by our thoughts and how we can find space and freedom. Week 7: How can I take care of myself kindly? The seventh session will focus on caring for ourselves. We look into what is nourishing for us and what is not. Week 8: And now…? In the last and eight session, we look into integrating mindfulness in our daily life and being. During the full 8 week training there are a few theme’s that will return in every session. These theme’s are: * Opening up to what is, seeing what is really there, even if this is difficult * Creating a kind & curious attitude towards everything you experience * Connection to your inner power & wisdom What does the training look like? The training is an evidence based training, based on the 8-week MBSR/MBCT training developed by Jon Kabat Zinn. The training consists out of: 8 sessions of 2,5 hours * Awareness exercises * Mindful exercises * Mindful movements * Cognitive exercises * +/- 45 min. daily home exercises * Workbook & audio with exercises What is needed to follow a Mindfulness training? The setup of this 8 week training is to learn by experience. We don’t just assume for things to be as they are, or adopt a theory. We learn by experience and practice. There will be enough space for sharing your experiences. This way we learn and discover what is ‘true’ for us. A mindfulness training is a deep discovery and research. We expect of you that most of this is done at home with the support of the workbook and exercises audio. This will ask about 45 minutes per day, 6 days per week for the duration of the training. Almost everybody finds it extremely difficult to make time for these practices in our often busy lives. But, your practice at home is an essential part of the training. If you think this is not possible for you at this moment in your life, we advise you to start the training at another time. As the training follows a set up program, it is advisable to not miss more than two sessions max. If you miss a session you will a receive an email with an update of the session and the possibility to share with personal (phone) contact. It helps when you start the training without any expectations or ideas. You probably wish and hope the training will support you in situations that you are dealing with in your life. Maybe you can agree with yourself that at the end of the mindfulness training you will evaluate what it has brought you. Until that time have an open mind in following the training. Costs We need a minimum of 4 persons to start the training. The total cost of the 8 week training is €200,- Price includes: Eight 2,5 hours sessions, workbook + audio with exercises. If you are an ex-participant I can offer you to refresh, deepen and reconnect by following the whole 8 week training again for a 50% discount. (A minimum of 4 full paying participants needed) Please respect a down payment of 50 euro’s after signing up. If the costs are bringing up difficulties, please let me know. I’m open for exchange possibilities or we can try and find another solution. Dates Spring 2018 Wednesday evening from 19.00 – 21.30 @ Moagem in Aljezur (Rua Joa Dias Mendes 13-14 – moagem.pt) May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 June 6 June 13 June 20 June 27 Please sign up by sending me an email, or use the form on dyota.com. After signing up you will receive a intake questionnaire, and we will have a personal intake over the phone before starting the course. Host I am (Elisabeth Tiesinga, 1977) born in the Netherlands, and currently living in Portugal. I am a certified Mindfulness trainer since 2012. Since then I host the 8 week MBSR course and different Mindfulness workshops and activites in the Netherlands and Portugal. I received certificates for the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Trainer course, Mindfulness & Pregnancy trainer course, Mindfulness with kids & teens course and several advanced teacher trainings. I am commited to the Advanced Mindfulness TeacherTraining in the Netherlands. Besides my personal mindfulness practice, I have followed several intense meditation & mindfulness retreats over the years, like 10 day silence Vipassana retreats in Holland and England and a several 6 day Mindfulness retreats with Thich Nhat Hahn in Germany. I am very grateful that I can share and offer the possibility for people to learn about mindfulness and what it can bring to your lives. If you like to read more about me and my personal story, see my website www.dyota.com Please contact me with any questions or other information you might need. Warm greetings,
