Mindfulness for Pain Management - an 8-week mindfulness program for people living with pain [**bookings currently paused**]

[**bookings currently paused - you can still register interest by contacting hello@mandymercui.com**]

Do you want to:

Understand how the brain processes pain so you can rewire it?

Change your relationship to pain?

Learn evidence-based tools to break the fear-pain cycle?

Re-discover hope, empowerment & take back control of your life?

Mindfulness for Pain Management is an evidence-based program that shows you how to cultivate an observant, accepting and friendly approach to your own experience. The program includes awareness of body sensations, thoughts and emotions and how these all relate to your experience of pain. 

WHAT'S INVOLVED? 

8 x 2 1/2 hour sessions that include opportunities to experience formal meditation, gentle mindful movement and discussion to cultivate your awareness in a supportive group environment.

Day of mindfulness retreat

A full course booklet (including additional pain science information and resources)

Access to meditation app

Your own commitment to daily home practice

The nuts and bolts of the program:

Week 1 – Breaking automatic pilot and recognising the present moment

Thursday 10th October 10.00am to 12.30pm

Week 2 – How we see things – perception and our experience

Thursday 17th October 10.00am to 12.30pm

Week 3 – Being and Doing - Connecting mind and body to the pleasure of the present

Thursday 24th October 10.00am to 12.30pm

Week 4 – Turning towards stress – when things get difficult

Thursday 31st October 10.00am to 12.30pm

Week 5 – Responding to stress –exploring thoughts and emotions

Thursday 7th November 10.00am to 12.30pm

Week 6 – Relating to our world – our relationship with self and others

Thursday 14th November 10.00am to 12.30pm

Full Day of Mindfulness: A full day to explore what you have been learning, to explore silence and the present moment over a longer period of time.

Sunday 17th November 10.00am – 4.00pm

Week 7 – Living with purpose & acting in accordance with our values. 

Thursday 21st November 10.00am to 12.30pm

Week 8 – Bringing it home, mindfulness in daily life

Thursday 28th November 10.00am to 12.30pm

UNSURE if this is for you? You are welcome to attend a free introductory workshop (Thursday 12th September 9.30am-11am) to get a little taste of what this course might be like. See here for more details: coming soon