Sprouting Mindfulness has now been in operation since 2017. We have successfully delivered Mindfulness sessions to over a 1000 children in BWD and Lancashire. We are currently prepping for next years school based sessions, which are going to be just beautiful.
Adult sessions have been delivered to school staff, council staff and we have run community based classes.
We have now partnered with Fusion Well-Being Services and Shone Coaching to reach a higher percentage of individuals from the local area.
Mindfulness is way of living, that when adopted can free your mind form the clutches of habitual responses and reactions in day to day life. Mindfulness is a way of seeing that is done in a way that is awake and alive to this precious moment. We often become lost in our thoughts and judgements which then create feelings of dislike and aversion. Or we can become so lost in wanting things to be a certain way, our striving for certain ideals, makes us sick and stressed from wishing and wanting. But when we take the time to be still, when we are able to observe our thoughts, feelings and emotions as an onlooker, rather than being attached to the moment of experience as it being solid and true. We can set ourselves free.
This freedom is a life long process and this is why Mindfulness is a practice. We take the time daily to sit and be still. To practice again and again coming back to our breath. You wouldn’t leave the house without cleaning your teeth, so why would you not clear your mind?
SLOWING DOWN TO SPEED UP
I have heard may people explain ‘I don’t have time to sit and be still’, but actually in my experience in we slow down we speed up. By clearing the mind we are effective creating space. Space, which provides us with the clarity and vision to make informed and clear decisions. When have lot’s of things swirling round our mind, it becomes too busy and we end up attempting to multi-task. Multi-Tasking, for me usually means I have a deadline, or I am rushing to get things done. This in itself turns into a moment, day or week of stress and rushing.
Mindfulness supports relationships and while it may seem selfish to sit and take care of your self, in actually impacts everyone you come into contact with.
Children I have taught, love learning and being Mindful, adults embrace the courses and I have even changed the minds of many sceptics.
Mindfulness has concepts and theory. but the real learning comes from the experience. The doing of being! After all we are human beings, not human doings!
May you be Happy, May you be Well and May you leave with Ease
Debbie
Sprouting Mindfulness x