“Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.” The weekend will incorporate visualisation, breathing methods and meditation exercises. These exercises will help us accept inevitable pain and challenge our resistances, which cause us unnecessary sufferings. Meditation can help us both care for our health and improve our quality of life.

One secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment; wisely and earnestly. So, we will learn how to " bring a kind and precise attention to all of our experiences.” We will learn skills on how to respond directly to our inner and outer “weather.” We can liberate ourselves from being slaves to moods or feelings that come and go like clouds and can damage our health. Cultivating such awareness could have a direct benefit to our well-being.

Simple instructions on Self-compassion will be given which can help us overcome shame and low self-esteem.

About Clive Holmes

Clive Holmes has been teaching meditation for the last twenty five years all over the UK, as well as in Samye Dzong centres overseas. He has completed over a year in intensive retreat and has studied in Europe and India with teachers from Burma, South East Asia, Japan and Tibet. He also has a degree in western philosophy. He is co-editor of  the books "Taming the Tiger"and "Restoring the Balance" by Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche.  He also has an honorary appointment as Teaching Fellow in the School of Education at Aberdeen University and is involved in teaching MSc Mindfulness.

The £5 is a non refundable registration fee, not a payment for the course. There is no charge for our courses and teachings, but donations to help cover the costs of running the centre are very welcome.