Loving Kindness and Mindfulness

The Course Outline 
This week we learn about the Buddhist Meditation Practices of Loving Kindness and Mindfulness and how they can impact on our lives, our health, and the wellbeing of those around us.

Mindfulness is the Buddhist pathway to insight and wisdom, and with continued practice we become aware of the qualities of compassion, benevolence, goodwill and the active interest in the well being of others. Cultivating Loving Kindness always begins with the self; and so the practice of Loving Kindness is a form of self- healing and once we heal ourself we then in turn heal others. It is recommended by Buddhist teachers as an antidote to insomnia, anger, fear and other strong emotions. The settling of our emotional imbalance leads to a settling of the need to harbor hostility and ill will.

The aims of this course therefore are to develop techniques for self-healing through self-awareness. Participants will be taught how to look at their thoughts and feelings through Mindfulness and Loving Kindness techniques and so experience more balance and harmony in their daily lives.

During the week we will explore:
Meditation - what is it, how to do it, when to do it and why it is an important part of our daily schedule
Mindfulness - how this technique helps us to work with the busy mind in a kindly way
Loving Kindness - experience this simple and powerful meditation to enhance your ability to view yourself and the people in your life unconditionally.
Healing - what does this term really mean? Is it possible to self heal? When and how to invite others to walk with us on our healing journey.

For further information of these topics and how I work please go to www.backtothesource.co.uk

Biography
Anne Simpson is a registered Homoeopath and Healer who has practised meditation for over twenty years and healing for over ten. She runs regular UK based meditation, mindfulness and healing workshops.

Anne came to healing after a varied career in event management, sales, executive assistance, research and writing, and teaching riding to the disabled. Committed to healing on all levels, she understands how the demands of juggling modern living and following a spiritual path impacts us. She has witnessed the power of meditation and mindfulness to facilitate better decision making and time management by providing the opportunity to connect with the intuitive self. The aim of teaching meditation is to help people to learn simple techniques in how to bring balance and harmony into their lives and in so doing develop an ability to heal themselves.

Anne's courses do not follow any particular spiritual or religious path although they resonate harmoniously with Eastern and Western traditions as well as with New Age thinking.

Anne holds a degree in South Asian studies focusing on the Indian sub-continent and its spiritual practices. She has also completed Reiki I and II. Her website is here www.backtothesource.co.uk