19 Jun 2021: Sarah-Linda Johnson - 'Attending to the Inner as well as the Outer self' — £35.00

This afternoon on-line workshop will run from 1:30pm UK time to 4:30pm with Sarah-Linda Johnson and your hosts, the directors from Hite.

"Mindfulness is a way of attending to the ‘inner’ as well as the ‘outer’ experience with friendliness and compassion. It is a way of gently turning up the volume on noticing – noticing what is happening and how we are reacting to what is happening. In this way, we begin to see that end-gaining happens not just when we are doing, but also when we are thinking and feeling.

This workshop is a chance for us to explore and inquire together. You will be guided through 3 mindfulness practices - bodyscan, sitting and mindful movement (or walking practice), and so seeing how it is to bring a kindly attention to all of our experience. The practices themselves encourage a willingness to notice how things actually are, not just how we think things are. They invite a gentle grounding and steadying of attention and a letting go of the desire to try to fix or change the things we don’t like.

There will also be time for some informal, friendly sharing and discussion around what was noticed and how it was to pay attention in this deliberate yet gentle way. What are we learning? What can we take away? How might mindfulness support us in our daily living or in our teaching?
Practices will include sitting and lying down, so do have whatever you might need nearby in order to be comfortable (some water to drink, a blanket or some layers in case you feel cold, a cushion, yoga mat, some books)."

About Sarah-Linda Johnson

Sarah-Linda has been running a private AT practise since qualifying in 2008 at the CCARE school in Totnes where she also taught for several years. She began training in Mindfulness Based Approaches in 2013 and completed studies with Bangor University, Exeter University and Breathworks. She attends regular silent retreats, is registered on the UK MIndfulness Network and Mental Health Foundation listing of mindfulness teachers and abides by the Good Practice Guidelines

As well as offering private AT lessons, Sarah-Linda teaches mindfulness courses and sessions, including "Teaching From Wholeness: An 8 week course for Alexander Technique teachers"

Participants will receive a record of attendance after the event.
Note: It is HITE’s policy not to record workshops as this helps to provide a ‘safe space’ for workshop attendees. Attendees are also asked not to record sessions.

Please book early to avoid disappointment as places are limited and note that no refunds will be possible after 5th June 2021.

HITE Ltd, 10 Harley Street, London W1G 9PF.
T: 020 7467 8461. E: info@hiteltd.co.uk