The Essence of Mindfulness Workshop
with Melanie Pescud

The Essence of Mindfulness: Workshop with Melanie Pescud 

The practice of mindfulness provides a powerful tool for transforming our inner lives and, thus, the way we interact with the outer world.

“In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not an escape; it is a serene encounter with reality.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness is a powerful tool for navigating all of life's seasons. As the months get cooler and the days become shorter, you may find yourself naturally turning inwards as you cosy up inside. This is the perfect time to create the time and space to practice mindfulness and cultivate inner stillness with meditation. 

So what is mindfulness? Mindfulness is about being present in the moment on purpose. It is about viewing what is with wise detachment and it is about the cultivation of loving understanding and non-judgement.

Mindfulness creates positive changes in the brain that:

Like any skill, the more it’s practiced the more proficient you become at it.

 

Melanie is a qualified meditation teacher, vinyasa flow and yin yoga teacher, researcher, and holistic life coach. She is a student of both Buddhist and Esoteric Philosophy and in 2023 completed a two-year mindfulness meditation teacher training course with The Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley. She is passionate about studying and teaching the essence of mindfulness and yoga and creating opportunities to bring these ancient teachings into daily life.