Mindfulness Meditation Courses
Learn Mindfulness Meditation in Little Clacton, Essex or Online
Do you find it difficult to manage your thoughts and emotions? Do you tend to get anxious about the future? Do you find yourself living in the past? Do you have looping thoughts in your mind that causes you to feel depressed? Do you find it difficult to be present? Do you wish you had more confidence? Would you like to connect with the deeper aspect of you?
Mindfulness meditation may address any of these issues and can help you see yourself, your mind and your habitual patterns, clearly. Mindfulness meditation is a skill whereby you learn to live in the reality of life, which is the present moment.
The courses offered at Living in the Light are designed to enable you to increase your awareness of your inner and outer environment, bring about inner growth, help you transform your mind and thus your current reality, expand your perspective and create great inner transformation.
Your happiness depends upon the state of your mind. Take this opportunity to train your mind and gain mindfulness and meditation skills that relate directly to your life. Embark upon a more fulfilling life in the present moment. Read on to find out how.
8 Week mindfulness meditation courses in Little Clacton
Class structure: 2 hours weekly for the duration of 8 weeks. Total of 16 hours.
Course hours: Group course - evening course 19:00 - 21:00. Daytime course (course hours to be agreed by the group). One-to-One course (in person or online): hours to suit both parties.
Cost of course: Option 1 - Group course £195 per person. Option 2 - One-to-One £275.
You will receive a course manual and access to private meditation videos recordings, with both courses. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Groups course participants: Minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 participants.
Course details:
Week 1
Theory: All aspects of meditation for successful practice. Benefits of meditation. Self-awareness. The voice in your head. Learning to observe thoughts.
Practice: Short mindfulness meditation. Guided visualisation meditation.
Week 2
Theory: All aspects of mindfulness for weaving mindfulness in your daily life. Learn to live in the present moment. Benefits of mindfulness. Beginner’s mind.
Practice: Mindfulness exercise. Body awareness meditation.
Week 3
Theory: Awaking to greater awareness. Thoughts are not facts. Learning to manage thoughts. The power of beliefs. Stress and emotions.
Practice: Mindfulness exercise. Mindfulness of breath meditation.
Week 4
Theory: Recognising and interrupting thoughts. Focusing on the good. Learning to manage emotions. Mindful movements.
Practice: Listening meditation.
Week 5
Theory: Dealing with difficult emotions. Mindful walking.
Practice: Walking meditation. Compassion practice.
Week 6
Theory: Wholeness, love, loving kindness and compassion.
Practice: Loving kindness meditation.
Week 7
Theory: You are not what you think you are. Awakening to your true Self.
Practice: Self-enquiry meditation.
Week 8
Theory: Causes of suffering. Letting go. Values.
Practice: Open Awareness - Pure Awareness meditation.
For information about the benefits of mindfulness and research results, please click on the information page on the menu bar at the top of the page.
“The essence of mindfulness meditation, is training your mind to be calm, lucid and aware, in the present moment.” - Katarina
Meditation Classes, in Little Clacton, Essex
These bespoke classes are for those that like to learn one-to-one, at your own pace, need a flexible learning structure and/or prefer the freedom of sharing what is important to you privately.
Meditation classes in Little Clacton.
Meditation classes in Little Clacton
Class structure: 1 hour classes.
Cost of 1 hour classes: £40. Two or more friends £35 each.
Bespoke meditation classes, to suit your needs. You can learn guided meditations, mantra meditations and/or mindfulness meditations, in person or on Zoom.
Take as many or as few classes as you wish, as frequently as you wish; weekly, fortnight or monthly, to suit your needs. The classes can be organised, as daytime classes or evening classes. You can do them as a one-to-one or with a friend or with a group of friends.
I will be delighted to assist you in, leading a more peaceful lifestyle, so that you can gain a greater quality of life. As part of your classes, you will receive access to private video recordings, of the meditations learned.
Meditation Classes, in Little Clacton (near Frinton, Harwich, Colchester, Ipswich and Chelmsford) and in Colchester, Essex.
“Meditation and self-awareness are essential for inner harmony and world harmony.” - Katarina
CMA Accredited Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Courses, in Little Clacton
Become a teacher of mindfulness meditation and share the joy of meditation, as well as the art of mindful living with others. Be a positive force in the world and spread higher awareness, loving kindness and peace. Awaken others to live consciously. This top quality, CMA accredited mindfulness meditation teacher training course, has also a proven track record initiating transformation, in the participants, by way of personal and spiritual growth.
CMA accredited courses.
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training in Little Clacton
Course structure: A five module course, spanning 5 months. Attendance: 1 weekend per month. Total of 60 class hours. 100% attendance required.
Course hours: 09:30 - 17:30
Prerequisite: Having completed the 8 week Mindfulness Meditation Course.
Food and drinks: You will be provided with drinks and snacks during your tea breaks, for the entire duration of your course. Kindly, please bring a lunch for yourself.
Cost of mindfulness meditation teacher training course: £1095 - includes manual and certificate. Deposit £595. Following the payment of the deposit, this course can be paid in 5 monthly instalments of £100, thereafter. The first instalment must be paid by the commencement of the next module. All deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Course participants: Minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 participants.
Course details:
During the course:
You will learn many important teaching skills, including lesson planning, organisation, course delivery, communication and active listening skills, body language and much more.
By participating in this course, you will take an active role and as such, you will receive plenty of opportunities to deliver short meditation sessions to your peers, so that you may gain confidence, in your delivery.
You will write peer reviews and receive peer feedback, as well as feedback on the delivery of your meditations.
You will be asked to deliver a short mindfulness talk and deliver it to your peers, for peer review.
This course is designed to deepen your existing knowledge of meditation and mindfulness.
Various spiritual topics are part of this course.
You will be supported throughout the course, to see the course to its successful completion. The course has built-in short one-to-one sessions, with your teacher, to assist you personally and to keep you on track during the course.
During the course you will engage in group work, pair work and role-play scenarios, give a short talk about your mindfulness teacher training journey and participate in further learning, through article reading. All the means are provided, for your maximum growth.
During your study time, you will be able to join the CMA, as a student member.
As part of your assessment, you will be asked to write a 1000 word essay on your understanding of mindfulness and meditation and explain how you intend to use it in your life and work.
You will also be asked to write a 1500 word essay demonstrating your understanding of the course material, as specified in the assessment criteria. Both these essays have to be passed before a certificate will be issued.
After the course:
After the course you will be asked to deliver a case study course, to a minimum of 3 people, one of which must not be related to you. In this way you will gain valuable experience that will serve you, in preparation for teaching your own courses.
You will meet with your teacher after the completion of the case study to discuss your delivery and participant feedback and more.
When you have passed your essays and successfully delivered your case study and met with your teacher, then a certificate will be issued.
You will receive the initials MMTLITL after your name, upon successful completion of this course.
In addition, you will be able to apply for membership, with the CMA.
You will need to take out a public liability and indemnity insurance, in order to deliver meditation to others professionally. If you are a holistic therapist already then you may just have to inform your insurance company and they may add the new modality to your existing insurance policy.
Mindfulness Retreats, in Colchester
A beautiful day just for you, in which you will be able to get away from the demands and stresses of your daily life and enter into stillness and silence. Mindfulness meditation retreats are helpful for deepening your meditation practice and going deeper within yourself.
Mindfulness Meditation Retreats in the Tree Room, Colchester, Essex
Retreat structure: Silent retreat, led by meditation teacher. You will be practising different mindfulness meditations all through the day, including sitting, walking and other moving meditations.
Retreat hours: 10:00 - 17:00
Cost of mindfulness meditation retreat: £75 special rate for current Living in the Light meditation students (at the time of paying for the retreat). £85 standard price. Light lunch, snacks, herbal tea and water are included. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Stillness and silence are very conducive to the nourishment and regeneration of ourselves.
Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome to attend this one day retreat. We will practice guided sitting meditations, a laying down meditation, mindful walking, an active meditation and mindful eating.
Mindfulness is a way of gaining clarity of mind, insight and understanding into our true nature and become aware of how to gain equilibrium between mind and body, by exploring the inner being and by paying deliberate attention moment to moment, in our daily lives.
On this peaceful day, the focus will be on awareness of the present moment and we will examine what interferes with the establishment of mindful awareness, to enable us to practice mindfulness on an ongoing basis in our daily lives.
Mindful awareness enables us to be present with the things that arise within our moment to moment experience, with acceptance, detachment and calmness.
N.B. Please bring indoor shoes to wear and warm clothes, in case you feel cold, as you will be sitting still for a good part of the day.
Minimum of 4 and maximum of 10 participants.
Course Testimonials
“Meditation has totally changed my outlook on life. I enjoy the whole process of being quiet, calm and re-discovering my inner self. Consequently, my relationships are much more relaxed and easy going. ” — Jill
“I thoroughly enjoyed the meditation classes and now look forward to my daily meditation. I feel more peaceful, relaxed and more thoughtful in my relationships.”
“I first met Katarina about 8 years ago. I had been trying to find ways to help manage anxiety. After completing an eight week mindfulness/meditation course I started to experience a new outlook on life. I then started attending regular meditation classes that she used to host and also attended various other “day courses”, which I also found to be very helpful and educational. Katarina is a very caring and genuine person. The kind of person that makes you feel that you can truly trust sharing your fears with. She has helped me change my life radically and I would recommend her to everyone.”
“Although I have dabbled with meditation in the past Katarina taught us a different method of meditation each week and we therefore had an opportunity to try something new. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and now meditate every day as a result.
I feel that this course has had a very positive effect on my life - I now feel much calmer within myself, I am more mindful as I go through my day and am much calmer with my children - and husband!
Katarina is a patient, kind and knowledgeable teacher and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her course to anyone.”
“I first met Katarina about 8 years ago. I had been trying to find ways to help manage anxiety. After completing an eight week mindfulness/meditation course I started to experience a new outlook on life. I then started attending regular meditation classes that she used to host and also attended various other “day courses”, which I also found to be very helpful and educational. Katarina is a very caring and genuine person. The kind of person that makes you feel that you can truly trust sharing your fears with. She has helped me change my life radically and I would recommend her to everyone.”
“I recently completed the mindfulness course and had some individual sessions with Katarina and I instantly felt a connection. She made me feel completely at ease allowing me to be open and honest. The daily practice of being in the present and meditating has had a significant impact on how I think and feel about myself and the world around me. I cannot thank Katarina enough and have recommended her to friends and colleagues so that they can benefit too.”
“I wanted to send you thanks for the last 8 weeks. So much was packed into the sessions, each visit was valuable for me with practises and your presentation and teaching. It’s given me motivation to carry on with learning and daily practice during what has been a difficult year for me mentally. I have a greater sense of hope going forward.”
“I have just finished Katarina’s meditation and mindfulness 8 week course and I’m happy that I found her, from week one I started seeing improvements in my stress levels and over the next few weeks with Katarina’s help, I had my emotions under control. I have become happy and calm and if I start to get problems I know I have the tools to change things around. Thank you Katarina for having so much patience and being so understanding. ”
“I finished the five month teacher training and cannot believe how much this course has changed me. Although I have been on many courses during my adult life I have never found the confidence to deliver my learning to others, as the fear factor came back every time, stopping all of my grand plans of helping others. This course however has changed all of that and I have found a confidence I never knew I had. Katarina has a great skill of recognising your weaker areas and gently and lovingly working through these with you until you recognise the greatness in yourself that has been hidden away. The course is full of information and I came away with so much knowledge and understanding, Katarina is very flexible with her schedule and will spend extra time explaining anything I questioned or struggled with until I had a great understanding of each subject we covered. The course has made me full of enthusiasm and confidence and I cannot recommend it enough, to anybody wanting to teach meditation or just find out what they are capable of. ”
“Firstly, a massive thank you to Katarina for making the course so special and to the others on the course as it ended up shaped in such a beautiful way.
The meditation teacher course seemed like the next step on my path. I had completed the 8-week meditation course and knew that the practice of meditation had already hugely impacted on my life and outlook to being. I thought that the course would help to grasp and strengthen the theory of meditation and how to confidently fine-tune my tones to aid others to meditate.
These ‘objectives’ were not only met very early on, they were built on to a depth that was unimaginable. With the combination of the ‘4’ of us training and Katarina teaching every weekend we met up became an amazing, deep, complex, beautiful and magical experience.
I have now started teaching the 8-week meditation course and have all the tools and ‘SELF’ –assurance to be able to encourage others on their journey.
THANK YOU xxxxx”
“Thank you, Katarina, for your wonderful Mindfulness Teacher Training course.
This course prepared me for teaching the 8 week, Pure Awareness Mindfulness course, and it did so much more.
The five weekends of training went far too quickly. They were filled with joy and laughter, as well as times that were uncomfortable, as we were pushed to challenge ourselves.
We learned a lot about ourselves and each other, while always feeling safe and secure, knowing that you always want the best for each of us.
The course content, information and manuals are excellent. There are varied activities to suit all learning styles, and each day of the course is planned, while allowing room for whatever the group needs at that time.
I would sum up the experience of this course as fun, challenging, and informative, and a means to personal growth within a supportive environment.
I would recommend anyone, who is considering this course to “Just do it!. ”
“The teaching training course has changed my life. It has opened my heart. I always looked forward to the weekends spent with Katarina and the two other ladies on the course. Together we laughed (a lot!), cried and helped each other along the way.
This course is more than a teaching training course, it is a journey of discovering yourself. Don`t be put off by if you are not sure if you want to hold meditation classes as I was not sure either at first. However I have now learnt one of the biggest ways we teach people is from living from the heart, by the words we speak, the actions we take and the way we live our lives. This is how I reach out to everyone. We are all teachers now, our class is the world.
From the tools that Katarina taught me I feel confident in helping people as I now feel content and have life experience in mindful living. Before I was lost, but now I live in the present moment. Once I learnt how to do this the world become a beautiful place.
This course has put everything together. For me no stone was left unturned and I cant think of anything that could have been added to the course. This is a tall order as I am someone that (used to) continuously seek knowledge. It has been a month now since I finished the last module and I am still left with pure peace and no questions. I now know that living in the mind doesn’t get you anywhere just confused and tired!
I feel lucky to have done the course as it has given me something that I can keep forever and pass on to others. I went through a journey to get to where I am today, I couldn’t recommend enough starting your journey today and signing up on the course. ”
“I met Katarina 6 years ago this week, and it was very definite life changing moment for me, as well as a catalyst for enormous change. We completed a week of training together and then I sought her out months later for Mindfulness during a very challenging time in my life, and the rest really is history.
I did my Mindfulness Teacher training with her, and after the fabulous knowledge and experience gained from that, I was thrilled to be able to complete my Reiki training with her also, culminating in my recently acquired Reiki Masters qualification.
Katarina has an amazing presence about her. This coupled with her immense knowledge, her years of experience and her kind and thoughtful nature, make her an obvious choice for training, retreats and workshops.”
“I found myself on this course as I thought that learning to teach meditation was a sure way to really gain an understanding, provide a framework to explore and promote discipline to practice!
I also wanted to confront some anxieties (challenge myself) about standing in front of others whilst being recorded and in receipt of live group feedback.
The course provided all of these things and much more.
Katarina is a skilled facilitator guiding the four of us on a wonderful -although sometimes rocky journey- of knowledge, insight and experience over the weeks and months of this course.
I felt fully supported and have grown not only in my knowledge and ability to impart this to others but also in myself. It teaches us to experience the calmness that regular meditation can bring.
The course requires gentle and constructive confrontation/reflection, sharing, discussion, homework, essays and practice but therein lies the challenge, growth and sense of having earned a qualification and practice to pass this onto others.”
Retreat Testimonial
“What was I expecting from a day of silence? Escapism? Ways to improve my meditation? Was total silence possible with six other participants, in such close proximity?
The idea of monks and nuns going about their daily routines in silence and thought has always intrigued me - so I gave it a whirl!
I don’t have a problem being silent, having always been happy with my own company - it’s outside factors (i.e. noise) that spoils my serenity.
Katarina’s house is the epitome of calm - as soon as you enter you’ll feel at peace.
The day started with introductions from everyone, each with our own reason for trying meditation and mindfulness. I think that the silent retreat is a must for those that do meditate, giving ideas for different forms of meditating and mindfulness - sitting, standing, lying, walking inside and walking outside (my favourite).
Throughout the day we meditated, ate, drank, walked - all in silence, not even eye contact was permitted (more difficult than you would think when in a house full of strangers).
Towards the end of the day a thought came to me (appropriately): If you’re not thinking about the past and you’re not thinking about the future then there is very little to think about - try mindfulness next time you make a cup of tea - the only thing to think about is what flavour tea you are going to try!
To answer my original questions - It is possible to be a silent order and I got what I expected - and more - deeper insight into my own stress triggers, ideas for more successful meditation and total refreshment of body and mind.
I left Katarina’s house calm and refreshed - it could become an addictive state! - I’ll have to limit myself to this little luxury twice a year!”
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Contact Katarina to book your place or request more details about any of the courses or a mindfulness retreat.