Mindfulness
Our next meeting will be on Monday 2nd October 2023 at Kirkheaton Community Centre where we will meet together and have two practices as usual.  Since coming back after the summer break we have remembered how good it is to be together again and how much we enjoy practising together. We start at 7.30pm and will finish by 9pm (but probably before then!)  Hilary will lead one of our practices and the one I lead will be a reflection around the practical use of mindfulness based on my own experience one morning this week.

The practice of pausing comes from Mark Williams' and Danny Penman's book, Deeper Mindfulness.  Here is the link to all the practices - Many thanks to Mark and Danny for being so generous with their work.
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We are a friendly group and you are welcome to come along or if you want to join via Zoom, contact me for the link.  

Here is the gentle mantra  Ian led us in one week - very well-received by us all:
  • Here I am
  • Softening
  • Opening
  • Releasing
  • Letting go
  • Letting be
  • Being at ease with myself
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TBA but due to work commitments I am not sure I will have time to lead one of these in the near future.
​Similarly, I'm not sure when the next course will be but Monday evenings are regular moments of mindfulness and are a permanent part of our routine. 

  Here is the book we base our courses on: Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman.
It really is a very good book giving you all the information you need.  We find that people thoroughly enjoy the courses because it gives them a framework and discipline to practice what keeps them on an even keel.  Get in touch if you want to come on the course or want to know more.




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So, why 'The Blackbird Project'? ​

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​There are a couple of reasons…in the Celtic tradition Kevin (yes, even around 500CE Kevin was a popular name!) stands with his arms outstretched praying and as he does a blackbird makes a nest in his arms. He doesn’t move until the eggs have hatched and the birds flown away. The importance of stillness and Mindfulness is at the heart of what we do.
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​The other reason is the Beatles’ song, Blackbird which captures another part of our hopes…

‘…take these broken wings and learn to fly…’

The project is constantly evolving.  It is based in the Huddersfield area and Tim shares his mindfulness work with a number of different groups.