The Centre For Mindfulness Research And Practice

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News and events

Graduate Evening with Ferris Urbanowski

For graduates of any of our 8 week courses, an invitation to an evening meditation with Ferris Urbanowksi, a renowned and popular teacher from America.

Nov 18th 6.30 - 8.30pm, Wheldon Building, Teaching Space 6 (next to Seminar Rm). The evening is free - we are inviting donations to go to Ferris.

New Prospectus for Master's level Programmes in Mindfulness

-Click here to download the Prospectus

Events Calendar 2009

Click here to download a Calandar of Events

Mindful Movement Course Feb 2010

a 2.5 day residential training retreat for mindfulness practitioners offering space for deepening, nourishing and inspiring mindful movement practice N Wales - click here for details

Insight Dialogue Retreat with Gregory Kramer

11/17 June 2010 at Trigonos N Wales. More details by end July 09 under CPD Training Courses

Staying Well After Depression Research

The Centre for Mindfulness, Bangor University are collaborating with Oxford University in research on approaches which help people to stay well after depression. If you are interested in participating in this research, or know or someone who may be, please visit stayingwell.bangor.ac.uk

The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice

The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice is committed to the promotion of wellbeing through the application of mindfulness-based approaches. This is achieved by teaching the general public, training professionals and researching the clinical applications of mindfulness.

The Centre is committed to:

- excellence in teaching and research,

- valuing individual learning and development,

- scientific rigour,

- embodying acceptance and warmth,

- integrity and authenticity.

We are the UK's leading organisation for the delivery of training programmes for professionals wanting to develop skills in delivering and integrating into their work approaches based on mindfulness.

We offer mindfulness - based programmes for the general public, developmental training for professionals and a full postgraduate Master's programme on mindfulness - based approaches.

The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice is a self-funding organisation based in School of Psychology which is part of Bangor University.

Mindfulness

An approach to life based on the understanding that "the present is the only time that any of us have to be alive - to know anything- to perceive- to learn- to act - to change- to heal" (Kabat-Zinn 1990)

Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives, paying attention with intention and without judgement. This accesses our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation and healing.

Scientific research and those who have participated in our programmes report a wealth of physical and psychological benefits.

Training

Ongoing programme of a systematic and developmental process of training for professionals wanting to teach mindfulness-based approaches or to integrate them into their professional work. We deliver trainings in the North Wales area and around the UK.

Research

Engaging in the development and expansion of the evidence base on mindfulness-based approaches.

Information

Offering an information resource on mindfulness-based approaches and a networking facility for professionals in the field in the UK and in Europe.Click here for further background information on the Centre for Mindfulness Research & Practice