For effective learning, all attendees should participate actively in the online sessions. Your audio & video must be turned on during class. Please contact us for a trial run if it's your first time getting on a Zoom video conference. We would like to ensure you enjoy the best learning experience with us.

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: Self-compassion

Session 2: Gratitude

Session 3: Forgiveness

Session 4: Patience

Schedule:

Date: Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 Thursdays

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

No of Sessions: 4

How does it work?

Upon successful payment, you shall receive instructions on how to join the online course conducted via Zoom before the date of your first session.

Course fee:

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

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

1. In addition to NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).
2. First, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre Eventbrite page.
3. They should claim with SFC before the course start date through the SkillsFuture portal. Click for steps to submit SFC claim.
4. Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claimed upon receipt of the funds from SFC.

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.