BHCC - Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

At Choose Mindfulness we offer teaching and workshops in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. These are delivered in group classes, on a 1:1 basis and tailored events for staff groups.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is a well evidenced approach to supporting wellbeing and stress management. Mindfulness is based on specific areas of Buddhist practice and was brought into mainstream healthcare in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn at UMass Medical Centre in America. The Stress Reduction courses have since been delivered around the world and have been shown to be effective in supporting people suffering from many kinds of stress - whether emotional or arising from physical illness.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction courses are completely secular with no religous content. The meditations and gentle movement included in the courses are accessible to all with no experience needed.

Companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter have all discovered the benefits of Mindfulness for their staff and now hold an annual conference 'Wisdom 2.0' to support further learning.

The Mindfulness courses we offer include teaching and guidance in:

• How to cultivate awareness of 'the now' and spend less time lost in scattered thoughts, regrets or 'catastrophizing' about the future
• How to recognise stress by listening to the body and paying attention to everyday experience
• Simple meditation and movement practices - the Body Scan, Sitting Meditation, the Breathing Space and Mindful Movement
• Practical techniques for managing stress at work, home or any other environment

Please refer to the company website for more details