Weekly Update 1st October 2022

Welcome to this week’s update: a summary of everything we’ve shared on social media throughout the week.

SHARING FROM THE OMF

Our sharing of knowledge from others work in the field this week is a quote is from Joseph Goldstein, co-founder and guiding teacher of Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts.

Sally Bolton, our Communications and Fundraising Officer, read a passage from The Art of Breathing by Danny Penman. You can listen to Sally reading the passage on YouTube by clicking on the image.

With thanks to academics in the field, we are sharing research with the OMF community. You can read more from a 2021 paper – Mindfulness meditation training in an occupational setting: Effects of a 12-weeks mindfulness-based intervention on wellbeing, by clicking on the image below.

KEYNOTE

We offer a keynote on the first Wednesday of the month – our next keynote is on Wednesday 5th October 2022 19:00 – 20:00 UK time.

Tim Dalgleish will be speaking about the findings of the MY Resilience In ADolescence (MYRIAD) project.

Click on the image to register.

SOCIAL EVENINGS WITH THE OMF

On the last Friday of each month from 19:00 – 20:00 (UK time) we will be offering a ‘Social Evening’ with guests from around the world joining our mindfulness community.

These monthly sessions are designed to bring the community together once a month with a range of music, comedy, poetry and other online, free events with a mindfulness theme.

Our first session is on Friday 28th October 2022 from 19:00 – 20:00 (UK time) with Adam Bernstein who writes, produces and performs his own music and is active freelance bassist in New York City. We will gather and explore what kind of music we can make after a short meditation and can chat about quieting the judgmental thoughts that may or may not arise. Active contribution is purely voluntary, feel free to simply come along and listen if you’d prefer!

Find more information here.

LEARN MINDFULNESS

Here are the courses we highlighted this week. Click on the image for more information and to apply.

We have 8 Mindfulness for Life Courses starting on different days and at different times throughout October. For more info and to apply, click on the image.

We have another 3-week Introduction to Mindfulness course starting in October. For more info and to apply, click on the image. These courses are suitable for those who are new to mindfulness and wish to learn more.

We have 3 Mindfulness Frame by Frame Courses starting on different days and at different times throughout October. For more info, and to apply, click on the image. These courses are suitable for those who have already participated in an 8-week mindfulness course such as Mindfulness for Life, Finding Peace in a Frantic World or MBCT and MBSR 8 week-courses.

We have another 12-week Mindfulness Taking It Further course starting in October. For more info and to apply, click on the image. These courses are suitable for those who have completed an 8-week Mindfulness for Life course.

ONGOING DEVELOPMENT

October Online Workshop

Join us for an exciting workshop with Norman Farb. The Art of Sense Foraging will run across 2 days, each session will be 4 hours. For more information and to book, please click on the image.

News Updates

The OMF has recently formed a new partnership with The Mindful Foundation in India. In this blog, founder of The Mindful Foundation, Geetika, writes about her vision for the centre.

Click on the image to read the blog.