What we’re about
We're a friendly, local group for anyone interested in Mindfulness, either as a form of personal spiritual practice or as a practical technique for living a better, calmer, more focussed and more productive life.
We hold regular meetups every week which offer (in a friendly, relaxed and informal atmosphere) the opportunity to:
• learn more about Mindfulness
• try-out some Mindfulness techniques and methods of Mindfulness meditation
• meet and get to know other people who are interested in Mindfulness, or in meditation in general.
Our weekly meetings include occasional talks by guest speakers, periods of guided Mindfulness meditation, regular film and video presentations about Mindfulness, information about any Mindfulness-related events, classes and courses that are happening locally, plus the opportunity to chat and get to know the other group members socially over refreshments. All are welcome and membership is free.
Our open weekly meetings are relaxed, casual and "open", and they provide an opportunity to encounter Mindfulness in an easy and straightforward way. We meet every week (except the two weeks containing Christmas Day and New Year's Day, when we take a break). Our regular, weekly meetings take place each Thursday evening from 7pm through to approximately 9pm - we meet in-person once-a-month (at Cafe Sobar just off the Old Market Square in the Nottingham city centre, close to easy parking and full public transport links) with our other regular weekly meetings all happening online via Zoom.
You can find out more by visiting our website:
www.NottinghamMindfulnessGroup.co.uk
or by exploring our pages here on MeetUp.
For more about Mindfulness, scroll down and see below...
About Mindfulness
Mindfulness is an ancient form of meditation practice that is today widely recognised as being a highly effective approach for managing stress, pain and illness, increasing general health and well-being, improving our quality of life, enhancing our relationships... and simply becoming better at whatever we choose to do in life. By becoming more mindful we can create the conditions that give us greater choice in how we respond to our experiences - thereby enabling us to have a rich and fulfilling life, even when we're confronted by difficult or challenging circumstances.
Also, Mindfulness is simple and is for everyone. Whether you want to reduce stress, improve your performance, become a better leader, experience greater well-being, manage pain, or change habits that are difficult to break, mindfulness training and a regular mindfulness practice (even as little as 10 minutes a day) will help.
Our group uses Mindfulness techniques drawn from many different, respected sources and it is aligned to no one school or tradition, however a key inspiration and reference point for our activities is the teaching and work of Thích Nhất Hạnh and the Plumb Village Mindfulness Community.
Please Note: Our open, drop-in meetings are designed to share information about Mindfulness and to offer the opportunity for people to experience and practice Mindful meditation in the company of others. These meetings are not structured to form a progressive course or formal training in Mindfulness, and they do not, in and of themselves, constitute a "Mindfulness-Based" therapy (such as MBSR or MBCT). Our Group publishes and promotes full details of the formal, structured classes and courses in Mindfulness and "Mindfulness-Based" therapies that are available in Nottingham and the wider East Midlands - please ask us for a free copy of this information if it would be of interest to you.
Mindfulness and other forms of meditation are safe and appropriate practices for the vast majority of people and they are proven to offer a wide range of benefits, including the lowering of stress and deep levels of relaxation. Current research indicates that all forms of meditation (including Mindfulness) may be unwise for people with bipolar vulnerability or those who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) unless it is undertaken with medical supervision. If you are currently receiving treatment for any form of mental health issue (or have received such treatment in the recent past, or have reason to believe that you might need such treatment), you should consult your doctor or health care professional before engaging with Mindfulness or any form of meditation.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Weekly Meeting: 'Beat Depression, Anger & Negative Thinking - Here's How'Link visible for attendees
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This Thursday evening in our weekly online Mindfulness Meeting we'll be exploring how Mindfulness can help us to loosen the grip of depression, anger, resentment, and negative thinking - and so move us forward into a happier life.
We'll be doing this with the help of THREE of the world's greatest figures rom the modern Mindfulness movement - Tara Brach (who is also a leading psychotherapist), Sam Harris (who is an internationally respected neuroscientist as well as being an acclaimed Mindfulness teacher and practitioner), and Thich Nhat Hanh (a world famous Zen Buddhist monk and Mindfulness advocate).
During the meeting we'll look at the highly effective ways in which Mindfulness enables us to gently (but surprisingly quickly) escape from our entrenched patterns of getting caught-up in anger and dark thinking, to instead move forward into an entirely new way of being in our day-yo-day lives.
In the course of the evening we will look at the powerful ways in which Mindfulness training equips us to deal better with the challenges of our lives and our emotions, and how it can empower us to overcome the damaging and often life-limiting effects of un-controlled depression, anger and negative thinking.
In the course of the meeting Tara, Sam and Thich will give us their guidance and the benefit of their wisdom and insight in short but deeply inspiring video lessons - plus we'll share in a blissful guided meditation guided by Tara Brach that gives us direct experience of the Mindfulness techniques that can bring about profound personal change. And, in addition, there'll be several other periods of guided meditation during the night.
Join us LIVE on Zoom for a great evening of mindfulness - or register and get the video recording of the event afterwards to watch anytime!...
To get the Zoom link (or to register for the recording) just click on the PayPal link below and pay £3 online admission:
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xclick&hosted_button_id=LRZSY4GWFJCH6Please note that a confirmation email will be sent to the email inbox that's attached to your PayPal transaction, and this will contain the Zoom link you need to join the meeting. (Please allow a little time for this to happen, as we're a tiny organisation and this process is not automated!)
