Mindfulness is a particular way of giving our attention to our present moment experience which anyone can practice. It is widely recognised as a powerful tool that can help us enhance appreciation of life and manage stress.

This course is for for parents and anyone who works with children and young people who want to learn how to cope with stress and anxiety, boost their happiness and tap into resources of resilience and create more joy and calm in your life. Please note participants must have completed Part 1 of this course or be regular mindfulness practitioners, or have completed a course at Safety Net and wanting a refresher.

Part 2 of this 8 week course enables participants to continue practising and exploring how mindfulness can open our awareness, learn new ways to relate to, deal with and manage difficulties.

Key learning includes:

• Working with difficult situations, particularly within relationships and communication
• Exploring our responses to suffering: developing a new relationship to pain and chronic health conditions
• Cultivating kindness to ourselves and others
• Looking at self-nourishment and exploring what sustains us
• Integrating mindfulness in daily life in a full and sustainable way

The course comprises of 4 x 2 hour sessions on Wednesdays, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. The group is friendly and relaxed and involves a mixture of teaching, discussions and practice. We offer FREE audible meditations and there will be suggested daily home practice involved. The sessions run from 3rd February to 24th February 2021 inclusive.

Course Facilitator – Wendy Guest

Wendy is a UK Listed Mindfulness Teacher. She runs Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses and works with schools to implement a programme of mindfulness for children and young people. She also includes mindfulness in working with organisations to improve staff well-being and resilience.

If you have any questions please contact the training team on 01273 420973 or email [email protected] 

Invoice Terms

All course places will be invoiced within 14 days of booking. Payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date, or before the course takes place.

Cancellation Policy

Attendee cancellations must be emailed to [email protected]

Places cancelled more than 4 weeks before the course start date will receive a full refund, those cancelled between 2 and 4 weeks will receive  50% refund. Places cancelled with less than two weeks notice will not be refunded, every attempt will be made to transfer the place to another course on a different date.

Cancellation by Safety Net

Safety Net reserves the right to cancel or postpone a course in the event of there being insufficient bookings to make it viable to run the session. In the event of a cancellation or postponement we will endeavour to inform all participants a minimum of a week before the course is due to take place, although please be aware that this is not always possible. All course fees will be reimbursed in full, or if you prefer the payment will be transferred in full to another Safety Net course on a different date. Safety Net shall not accept liability for any consequential loss and will have no liability to reimburse any other costs that may have been incurred such as transport, accommodation etc.