

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: “Being Where You Are”: Reclaiming Your Attention — with Vassilis Xypolias
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The English Language Café and Multi Kulti Collective invite you to Part 1 of ELC’s interactive seminar series focused on mindfulness:
“Being Where You Are”: Reclaiming Your Attention — with Vassilis Xypolias

? Why join us?
This is the first seminar in the “Skills for Better Life” series and a natural place to begin. It also sets the foundation for the sessions that follow. What we experience and how we relate to life is largely shaped by where our attention goes. Reclaiming your attention is an invitation to pause, notice, and gently guide your attention back to where you are.

? What to expect?
This session offers an introduction to mindfulness as our capacity to “pay attention to what is happening, as it is happening.” Through a better understanding of how attention works, along with short practices and reflection, we’ll explore how attention often drifts into mind wandering and what it’s like to gently come back to direct experience, here and now.

 After Vassilis’ presentation (approx. 75 minutes), we’ll enjoy ELC’s signature non-alcoholic drinks (crafted by our expert bartender, Hristo!) and gather in small groups to reflect on how our attention shapes our present-moment experience. Vassilis will be at hand for questions and shared reflection during the group conversations.

? Who is your “guide”?
Vassilis Xypolias is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher and mindfulness coach at @Mindfulness360. His journey in mindfulness began in 2009 and includes professional training, international workshops, and formal studies in Buddhist Psychology at Kathmandu University. He is certified to teach the MBSR program through the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In 2015, he founded Mindfulness 360 with the intention of supporting people in cultivating and integrating mindfulness for healing, personal growth and overall wellbeing.

? Web: mindfulness360.net/en
? IG: https://bit.ly/3onortY

? Join us for an evening of connection, purpose, and reflection that stays with you long after the lights dim.

⏰ When: February 4, 2025, 7–9 pm
? Where: Salted Café Sofia, 38 Bratya Miladinovi Str.

⚠️ 5-euro entrance fee, cash only (includes a non-alcoholic beverage with complimentary refills)

?️ The event will be held entirely in English.

ℹ️ With the financial support of the Bulgarian Fund for Women and the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bulgarian Fund for Women, the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency. Neither BFW, nor the EU or EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 44

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Sofia
- **state**: SF
- **country**: Bulgaria
- **location**: 38 Bratia Miladinovi Street, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- **long**: 23.31761
- **full address**: 38 Bratia Miladinovi Street, Sofia, Bulgaria

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: English Language Café  (https://allevents.in/org/english-language-café/24099901)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 38 Bratia Miladinovi Street, Sofia, Bulgaria
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** English Language Café
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about “Being Where You Are”: Reclaiming Your Attention — with Vassilis Xypolias ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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