I am thrilled to have been invited to co-teach the upcoming 'Level 2' Compassion course with the Mindfulness Association, at the beautiful Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monsatery in Scotland where I completed much of my training.
The course comprises three seperate weekends: 13-15 June, 29-31 August and 14-16 November 2025. Each weekend begins at 19.00pm-20.30pm on Friday evening, runs between 8.00am and 20.00pm on Saturday and will finish at 15.00pm on Sunday afternoon.
I will be supporting the lead tutor, Choden, who is one of the co-founders of the Mindfulness Association and a monk within the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Choden co-authored "Mindful Compassion" with Paul Gilbert in 2012, "The Mindfulness Based Living Course" with Heather Regan-Addis in 2018 and "From Mindfulness to Insight" with Rob Nairn & Heather Regan-Addis in 2019.
This course starts with building self-compassion into basic mindfulness practice. Through compassionate imagery and mindful self-compassion, we cultivate positive emotions as a way of building up an inner resource, from which we can approach the difficulties that are part and parcel of being alive. We then approach the self-critic: that persistent inner voice that is harsh and condemning, and always finding fault in what we do. What it would be like to cultivate an inner voice that is kind and supportive, and to live life from this place, rather than from a place of destructive self-criticism?
In the course of the journey we move from self-compassion towards compassion for others, exploring practices which help us find balance and perspective beyond our narrow preferences, generating love and friendliness to our inner and outer worlds, responding appropriately to pain and suffering while also appreciating the good things in our lives, integrating compassion into all that we do. As there is a strong emphasis on the experiential nature of the course, there are home practice suggestions between the sessions that include regular compassion practice and daily life exercises.
The course is open to anyone who has already completed an 8 week Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC) or the Mindfulness Association's "Level 1: Mindfulness" course. If you have not been on either of these, please get in touch, as I may be teaching an MBLC prior to the start of the compassion course which you could join.
More details, including how to book, can be found here:
https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/course/mindfulness-level-2-compassion/
The course costs £165 per weekend excluding accomodation costs.
Please drop me a line if you would like any further information - it would be fantastic to see some of you there in person!
Warm regards,
Ellie
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