This course builds on the foundational attitudes in the Mindfulness Foundation Course. It is more experiential and exploratory in nature and helps participants understand the triggers of stress and the unpleasantness experienced in life. Strategies can then be devised to cope and reframe these experiences for better outcomes.

Each session lasts 2 hours, comprising of techniques, practice, group reflection and discussion.

Completion of this course is a pre-requisite for attending the Mindfulness Advance Course.

What are some expected outcomes of the course?

• Achieve greater awareness of our physical and mental pain
• Instil self-love
• Appreciation of what we have
• Letting go of negative perceptions
• Being at peace

Who is this for?

Graduates of the Mindfulness Foundation Course at Brahm Centre who wish to deepen their mindfulness practices and engage in a thematic self-exploration of their lives. Attendance at all 4 sessions is expected, with a recommended duration of at least 30 minutes of daily practice and journalling.

Course Outline:

Session 1: Willingness to be with things as they are

Session 2: Finding Compassion Within

Session 3: Enhancing Resilience

Session 4: Moving Forward with Mindfulness

Schedule:

Date: May 14, 21, 28 & Jun 4 | Fridays

Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

No of Sessions: 4

Course Teacher: Eric Lim

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Course fee:

$160 | $32 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy subsidy*

*NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.

Course fee may be offset by ^SkillsFuture Credit (SFC). First, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre Eventbrite page, followed by claim with SFC. Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claim upon receipt of the funds from SFC. More details on SFC will be provided upon registration.

Notes:

• Please note that payments for courses are non-refundable.
• Do ensure that you are able to attend the first session of the course before registering for the course as you will not be allowed to continue with the course should you miss the first session.
• Request for transfers or make up-classes for selected mindfulness courses are subjected to availability and fees of $30 for transfers and $10 for make-up are applicable.

Research Opportunity

All participants in the MIC course are invited to take part in a collaborative research study between Brahm Centre and Duke-NUS Medical School. We will send you an e-mail within a week with more details of this study, which is questionnaire-based. It will take about 1 hour in your own time and you will be compensated $15 within 3 months of your course ending.

Teacher Bio

Mr Eric Lim spearheads Brahm Centre's curriculum development and research on mindfulness. He has delivered over 200 mindfulness courses, talks and workshops to over 6000 individuals who span across ages (young children, teenagers, young adults, working adults, elderly) and professions from education, government, financial and social service sectors.

He is the second in Singapore to be a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher, conferred by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health, in collaboration with UMASS Memorial Health Care’s Center for Mindfulness. He is also a certified .b and Paws b teacher from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK), and a MOE-registered instructor. In 2017, Mr Lim was awarded the Young Model Caregiver (Merit) Award by AWWA as well as a Social and Health Manpower Development Programme Fellowship by the Ministry of Health.