Wednesday 19 January 2022 - Wednesday 9 March 2022.

There will also be a 1-hour group-introduction on Wednesday 12 January.

The class each week will be two and a half hours long. The course will run in the evening time from 7pm to 9:30pm. There is also 45 minutes of home practice every day in between classes.

It will take place online via Zoom.

No prior mindfulness experience is necessary.

The course will be ran by Aoife Fitzgerald ( MA Social Work) who is currently completing a Masters in Mindfulness-based Interventions with UCD.

The Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was first developed in the US in the early 1980's at the University of Massachusetts Medical School by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Since this time, the evidence of the effectiveness of this Mindfulness based program as a therapeutic intervention for a number of physical and psychological related health conditions has grown significantly.

During each week of the Minfulness-based Stress Reduction program, participants will be introduced to a number of formal meditation and movement practices and learn more about the principles of mindfulness, and how to integrate some of these ideas and practices into day to day life. Further detail on the 8 week program is provided below.

• become familiar with the workings of the mind, including the ways we avoid or get caught up in difficulties.
• notice the times when we are at risk of getting caught in old habits of mind that re-activate downward mood spirals or heighten anxiety levels.
• explore ways of releasing ourselves from those old habits and enter a different way of being.
• get in touch with a different way of knowing ourselves and the world.
• notice small beauties and pleasures in the world around us instead of living in our heads.
• be kind to ourselves instead of wishing things were different all the time, or driving ourselves to meet impossible goals.
• accept ourselves as we are, rather than judging ourselves all the time.
• be able to exercise greater choice in life.

*Source: (opens in a new window)www.mindfulness.ie.

(opens in a new window)A short video on Mindfulness

(opens in a new window)Jon Kabat-Zinn talking a little about Mindfulness

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in taking part, or would like to find out more, please contact:

(opens in a new window)Aoife.fitzgerald@ucd.ie