This 3-week course will focus on mindful communication - how we can bring a mindfulness focus into our relationships. If we practice mindfulness, what effects might there be on those around us? We look at mindful speech and deep listening, and consider how to bring these into our daily lives.

Our three weeks look like this:

• Week 1 - Communication with Self - learning to listen to ourselves more deeply, which helps us to better connect with others

• Week 2 - Deep Listening - listening is such a fundamental part of our communication with loved ones - but how often are we distracted, or trying to formulate our response? In this session, we learn to truly listen

• Week 3 - Speaking Truly - when we speak from the heart we speak mindfully

The course is £30. There is a reduction of 20% for those in receipt of their pensions / students, or on lower wages. There are also two reduced rate spaces, if attending would otherwise be unaffordable. Please pick the rate that best fits your circumstances. Click here to book in.

This course is suitable both for beginners and experienced practitioners, although having some understanding of mindfulness will be useful.

You may wish to bring your own yoga mat, blanket and cushion for additional comfort, and bring along thicker socks or slippers as we will have our shoes off. People sometimes find a notebook helpful, for personal journaling.

Please feel free to email me with any questions - susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk.

Testimonials:

• It was a gentle and heartfelt exploration of the art of communication

• Some simple ideas which can make a massive difference

• Susie held the space safely and knowledgably for the exploration of mindful communication

• It was good to take the time to myself and learn to express some repressed feelings

Meet Your facilitator:

Susie will be your facilitator for these sessions. Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to have opened The Place to Pause & Breathe in Bonnybridge and The Place for Martial Arts & Wellbeing in Bo'ness - bringing people together in community. Susie is a Mindfulness Coach and a certified Daring to Rest Facilitator. Her approach is trauma-sensitive, and she is an advocate of giving participants choice in everything she offers.