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Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living (MBCL)
Free online session with Dominic Cogan
Wednesday August 6th 7:30- 8:30pm on Zoom
This one hour session will be an opportunity for experiencing directly a couple of the compassion based meditation practices featured in the 8 week MBCL course. In addition, some of the key themes will be introduced which include learning why offering both ourselves and others compassion can be more complicated than we might realise. You can attend this session as a stand-alone mini-workshop without any obligation to sign up for the full course which starts on August 18th.
You can also attend this session to learn more about the course and to decide whether it is something that might be of benefit to you. Some of the benefits of attending the course and engaging actively with the daily practices include:
Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living (MBCL)
Free online session with Dominic Cogan
Wednesday August 6th 7:30- 8:30pm on Zoom
This one hour session will be an opportunity for experiencing directly a couple of the compassion based meditation practices featured in the 8 week MBCL course. In addition, some of the key themes will be introduced which include learning why offering both ourselves and others compassion can be more complicated than we might realise. You can attend this session as a stand-alone mini-workshop without any obligation to sign up for the full course which starts on August 18th.
You can also attend this session to learn more about the course and to decide whether it is something that might be of benefit to you. Some of the benefits of attending the course and engaging actively with the daily practices include:
B.A. (Hons), M.A., Certified to teach MBSR, Certified to teach MBCL, Dip. Soul Empowerment/Life Coaching, Dip. Inter-Spiritual Mindfulness Facilitation, Dip. Spiritual Guidance, Certified in Mindfulness Based Supervision.
Dominic has been involved in education as both a teacher, and teacher trainer in Ireland, Ghana, Japan, Oman and Nicaragua over many years. He began practising mindfulness in 2003. He has supported the wellbeing of both students and staff in schools through the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) suite of mindfulness courses known as Paws b, .b and .b Foundations. Dominic spent three years as a Board Member of the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI) and was responsible for setting up its Mindfulness in Education sub-committee.
Dominic teaches MBSR and MBCL (Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living) courses to the general public and organises mindfulness workshops in Dublin and the surrounding counties. In addition, he offers introductory courses in mindfulness to community groups, businesses and public sector organisations and offers one-to-one mindfulness training on request. Dominic has had a long association with The Sanctuary where he has devised and taught many courses and workshops related to mindfulness and wellbeing.
As well as teaching secular mindfulness and wellbeing programmes, he also has a particular interest in meditation as a spiritual practice and teaches courses and workshops that address the inter-spiritual dimensions across different contemplative traditions.
Dominic has worked as a Mindfulness Based Supervisor and Assessor for both the UCD Masters in Mindfulness Based Interventions and The Mindfulness Centre for Professional Training, Teacher Training Diploma Course. He is also worked on the Irish Teacher Trainer Panel for the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP). Dominic provides supervision and mentoring to qualified and trainee MBSR teachers. In addition, he offers one-to-one spiritual guidance sessions within an inter-spiritual framework.
He continues to upgrade his professional training through attendance at workshops, retreats and conferences as well as maintaining a daily mindfulness practice. Dominic adheres to the Good Practice Guidelines set out by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland.
