Tina Abbott Mindfulness

13/06/2025

My next Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment in Adult life experiential -is a residential to be held at Trealy Farm, a wonderful rural retreat centre near Ross on Wye, and will be co-facilitated with my colleague Sharan Collins.

These powerful experientials offer an opportunity to explore one’s own attachment dynamics in the context of a confidential, closed experiential group. Participants find this method of group work quickly provides a very safe environment to be exploratory.

Being residential will allow participants to fully immerse themselves within an environment which will support the work-with fantastic food by award winning chef Emily, a range of comfortable accommodation to choose from, wild swimming in a natural pool -warming up in a wood fired sauna, all set within a peaceful rural retreat.

The experientials use the McCluskey ‘Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment in Adult Life’ model which proposes attachment is a dynamic process and consists of seven goal-corrected systems. These are careseeking, caregiving, sexuality, exploratory interest sharing with peers, the personal system for self-defence, the internal supportive or unsupportive environments and the personally created external supportive environment (home/lifestyle). These systems work together as a single process to contribute to and maintain maximum wellbeing. Each session involves a short didactic input on the attachment system to be explored, followed by experiential groupwork.

Using a group setting offers a collaborative learning opportunity, each person’s exploration offers potential reflection and learning for others as we work alongside each other.

They are suitable for anyone with an interest in reflecting on themselves, and how they relate to others - and will be of particular interest for those involved in the caring and therapy professions. The work can help to increase vitality and creativity and may help in the prevention or recovery from burnout which is so prevalent today.

Early bird discount of £50 if booked and paid for by the end of July.

11/01/2024

My next Experiential is an ‘Intro’ to Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment in Adult Life - details below, we’ll be looking at the care seeking and care giving systems.

11/11/2023

Don’t Hesitate

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.

By Mary Oliver

02/11/2023

2 spaces left on my next experiential ! Email me to book. It will be held at the lovely venue - Little Green Refills in Abergavenny.

11/10/2023

Are you interested in the way you relate to people ? Here’s my next Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment group :

This is a 4-week course for those interested in Attachment Theory- offering an opportunity to explore one’s own relational dynamics

01/09/2023

Please follow the link below for details of my next experiential :

This is a 4-week course for those interested in Attachment Theory- offering an opportunity to explore one’s own attachment dynamics