Monday Evening Mindful Self Compassion Drop In

Start
4
Nov
End
4
Nov
November
Date
4
Nov
Time
7:00 pm
 - 
8:30 pm
Duration
Facilitator
Barry Lee
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Facilitator
Josephine Lynch
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Location
Online
Cost
By donation (Registration Required)

A monthly drop in session for those who have completed the Mindful Self Compassion Course with the Mindfulness Centre.

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This is a monthly drop-in for people who have completed the 8 week course in Mindful Self Compassion. At the end of every MSC course one of the most frequent observations we hear from participants is how supportive it felt to be part of a group. For some reason most of us find it much harder to keep the practice going after the course has ended and we are on our own. In this drop-in we will revisit some of the practices from the MSC course and there will also be some optional space to share in small groups.

Practicing self-compassion is quite simple but as we know, it isn't always easy. It means turning towards the difficult. This takes courage and a willingness to be open to suffering. We are learning to be a true friend to ourselves and to respond to whatever arises with kindness and equanimity. In this month's session there will be an emphasis on self-compassion in the context of relationships.

This session is offered on a donation basis. If you value the sessions and you would like to make a donation to support the teachers you may do so here:

Testimonials

Facilitator

Barry Lee

MBSR Teacher (Institute For Mindfulness Based Approaches); MSC Teacher (Centre for Mindful Self Compassion); Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living teacher; Yoga teacher (2000 hours Yoga Alliance)

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Barry Lee

Barry has trained in a variety of complementary techniques – Mindfulness and Compassion (MBSR, MBCL, MSC and Awakening Joy), Psychotherapy and Yoga 

He works with groups and with people on a one to one basis.

He has practiced meditation for over fifteen years. He is a member and former chairperson of the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland and currently sits on the supervision subcommittee. He has trained as a mindfulness supervisor and in the use of MBI:TAC with the Mindfulness Network (University of Bangor).

Barry worked for over ten years as a corporate lawyer and has significant experience facilitating mindfulness and compassion training for organisations in a variety of contexts. 

In 2017, he founded Mindfulness for Law (www.mindfulnessforlaw.ie) with the intention of bringing the benefits of mindfulness training to the legal profession. He has facilitated workshops and courses in many law firms and he works as a facilitator and student counsellor with the Law Society of Ireland.

In 2016, he co-founded Nature in Mind (natureinmind.ie), an educational organisation which aims to help people improve their health and well-being through mindfully connecting with the natural world.

Director

Josephine Lynch

M.A. in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches, Bangor University, Wales

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Josephine Lynch

Josephine Lynch, M.A. Mindfulness-based Approaches (Bangor University), Lic. Ac., Dip. Herbal Medicine, has also gained the Certificate of Competence to Teach Mindfulness-Based Courses from the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. She completed a two year programme with the Bodhi College in early Buddhist Psychology and its influence on contemporary practice.  She is also a qualified to offer supervision to mindfulness teachers.

Josephine was among the first people to bring the teaching of mindfulness in the tradition of Jon Kabat-Zinn to Ireland and has been teaching MBSR/MBCT since 2005. She also teaches Mindful Self-Compassion and, having undergone a period of intensive supervision, and has completed all requirements to become a fully certified teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion program as outlined by the Center for Mindful Self Compassion.  Josephine was part of the team that brought the world renowned Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh to Ireland in 2012.

Josephine is one of the core team of teachers on the M.Sc. in Mindfulness-Based Interventions in UCD and had been involved in programme development and delivery since its inception in 2014.  

Josephine’s background is in Mind / Body Medicine and she has worked most of her life using acupuncture, shiatsu and herbal medicine to foster mind / body wellbeing. She was involved in developing and working with Sláinte Pobal in Dublin in the 1990’s,  an initiative to bring courses in health education into areas of socio economic disadvantage.

Josephine was one of the founder members of the professional body, the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI.ie) which represents mindfulness teachers in Ireland and was its first chairperson from February 2018 until October 2020. She has been organizing CPD for mindfulness teachers and teacher trainees since 2008, fostering and supporting the development of a strong community of mindfulness teachers in Ireland.

Josephine is one of the founders of The Mindfulness Centre (mindfulness.ie, 2008), and she is co-director of the 18-month Professional Mindfulness Teacher Training programme which the Centre has been running since 2015.