The second half of the programme focusses on expanding awareness and applying the learning to daily life, life challenges and interactions with others. Through mindfulness meditation practices and mindful movement such as yoga and qi gong, we can learn to pay attention to our experience of the present moment and cultivate our awareness of the mind and body and living in here and now.

An important part of this course is our commitment to home practice as most learning happens through applying mindfulness to our day to day life and by trying to follow the formal practices on a daily basis.

To get most out of the course, it is important to attend all the sessions or miss no more than one or two. It is also important to be able to commit to regular formal practice of at least 30 minutes at home 6 out of 7 days in the week.

The course is led by Petra Elsmore and Ruth Stock who both follow Personal and Professional Training Programme in teaching mindfulness through Bangor University. They both have long standing interest and experience in meditation practice and contemplative prayer.

There will be a charge for this course of £56 to cover the cost of producing course materials and purchasing equipment. We ask for a non-refundable deposit of £10 to book a place on the course.

Where: St Bride’s Church, Percy Street, Liverpool When: Monday evenings, from 15th September till 3rd November 2014 Orientation Session: Monday 8th September 2014 Time: 7.30 -9.30 pm Silent Day: Saturday 25th October 2014, 10am-4 pm *Booking is vital for this popular course.   To book your place or find out more, please contact Petra on 07557 045703 or via email: petra.elsmore@yahoo.co.uk