This course will explore how mindfulness meditation can help counsellors cultivate essential clinical and relational skills.   The programme will integrate elements of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and will explore Cognitive Humanistic approaches.

8 weekly sessions taught in a group over eight 2-hourly sessions, plus an experiential weekend.  

The practice of Mindfulness includes

Body Scan

Mindful Movement

Sitting Meditation

Breath Meditation

Reflective Inquiry

This training will guide participants in developing their own regular mindfulness practice whilst integrating it with their therapeutic work. Learn how to

Prevent Burnout and Manage Self-Care

Enhance Therapeutic Presence and Empathy

Develop skills in guiding clients through mindfulness as a therapeutic intervention

Learn how to extend these skills and relational qualities into the therapeutic relationship and to apply active curiosity and warm self-acceptance to the process of inner inquiry.  

NEXT TRAINING PLEASE CONTACT 087-79 89301 or email: info@deora-project.org

Facilitator: Gerry Cunningham

Further information please email info@deora-project.org or telephone 01-855 0730 or 087-7989 301.

FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS COURSES

"I honestly think this has been one of the most generous, creative and enlightening courses that I've had the fortune to attend.  The change in myself and my client work has been immense.  I looked forward to coming each evening and over the weekend.  I am just sorry it won't be on next week, or the following weeks for that matter!  Thank you so much for your time and presence - better than personal therapy."   Therapist, October 2009

"This course has been a profoundly powerful experience for me.  I have loved being here in a safe sacred space - excellently facilitated.  What I have learnt on this course has infiltrated my life as well as my work."  Counsellor, October 2009

"This is an amazing course. The exercises were very helpful in focusing on mindfulness in a different way.  The facilitation not only presents each week in a mindful way but his presence is amazing.  Thank you, it has helped me more that I can imagine."   Psychotherapist, October 2009

"Excellent - well researched - innovative, modern - more please!  Brings one to the self, the client and to others in a new and informed way.  Helpful, dense at times, extremely professional".   Family Therapist, October 2009

"I became so in tune with my body and more aware in the moment that I came out of my head.  The course gave me such a sense of just being.  The whole experience is powerful."  Counselling Psychologist, October 2009

"Excellent course.  I have gained so much in my client work but more important in my personal life.  I would love to see a follow on course."  Counsellor, October, 2009

"This course was much more than I ever expected… I would rate it as the most enriching, the most educational and the most wholly encompassing of my career in psychology and therapy to date." Counselling Psychologist    

"Exceeded my expectations, Enlightening!   It was a course that has shaped not only my professional life but also my personal life. It facilitates an effective means of self-care."  Psychologist

"The course contained a perfect balance of the experiential and the theoretical. Thank you for delivering a course on something so useful in an accessible way."   Counsellor

"Over the eight weeks I have noticed a big difference in my therapeutic practice. It's a gift for my clients but also for myself."    Counsellor

"This course was excellent. The variety of exercises was brilliant with different activities each week. The weekend was superb. The techniques used on the course for personal use as well as working with clients were all excellent. The whole experience truly was a "Sacred Space" and a wonderful experience. I highly recommend this course." Counselling Psychologist

"The course was very enriching and has brought greater awareness and stability in my life. I find it brings a quietness and stability to my client work. It has thought me to take care of myself and compassion for self, which I can give to clients. It was wonderful."          Addiction Counsellor

Renewed awareness in every aspect of my life, slowing down, experiencing the present moment, power of choice and insight, I feel more grounded, confident. Counsellor                                                

 "This course was truly life enriching. It taught me probably one of the most useful skills I'm ever likely to learn from both my personal and professional life."    PSYCHOLOGIST

 "This is an excellent course.  This training has greatly impacted on my own life - My own pace is slower and I feel this is of great benefit in my work with clients."    COUNSELLOR

"I found the course engaging and personally beneficial in finding the quiet place within and further growth and acceptance.  It has improved my self-care between sessions with clients."  March 2009

"This course was fantastic and provided a parallel process whereby focusing on ourselves and our self-care enables us to develop skills which could be used with clients.   I found it invaluable to bring self-acceptance and non-judgmental regard to myself through focusing on the present moment.   I feel this will enable me to bring an awareness of my own triggers and bring a considered response to thoughts, feelings and behaviors of self with clients.  April 2009  

The course was a gentle and calming aspect of my week. It embodied an ethos which is vitally important in therapeutic work, which is that one must experience mindfulness for self before attempting to teach it to someone else.  Overall the course was very engaging, informative, highly experiential, and empowering.  April 2009