MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION ADVANCED: 

A DEEPENING EXPERIENCE IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

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COURSE INFORMATION

THE MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION ADVANCED COURSE is aimed to participants who attended the introductory course previously and all those new participants who are experienced in the practice of meditation. The course is focused on dynamic and practical contents. Once you discover the mindful approach in life and school, you have the chance of deeply settling this mindset in your life thanks to this special course for advanced practitioners. Non-native English trainers expect participants to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.

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Nature will have a crucial relevance in the course. Through TWO WHOLE SESSIONS OF RETREAT IN NATURE, the participants will explore their abilities to self-manage and boost wellbeing in their daily lives. Connecting with Nature, the participants will be able  to nurture themself and discover new ways to meditate like walking meditation. Practicing meditations in motion, regular meditations, mantra meditations and other outdoors activities will allow them to enhance their ability of being fully aware of the present moment.

Besides, QIGONG PRACTICE will be an essential part of each session and through moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement and a deep rhythmic breathing, will help the participant to get a calm meditative state of mind.

During the sessions, the participant will be able to gain knowledge and contents about how to implement a MINDFUL CULTURE in their schools and personal life. Moreover they will PRACTICE NETWORKING with other participants and share experiences with colleagues from other countries.

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METHODOLOGY

The Mindfulness and Meditation advanced course is fundamentally practical. Through different meditation practices, the participants will explore their abilities to implement these techniques in life and school. The course will focus as well in avoiding, thanks to a mentally clear and emotionally calm state, nowadays problems at school such as school violence and bullying, lack of values, lack of motivation and assertiveness, inability to set goals, frustration and emotional distress that affects mood, social behaviour and learning. Positive coexistence and well-being is crucial in school, so each day of the course will work in that way, deepening in meditation and emotional education.
 

Participants will increase their knowledge about QIGONG practice through the daily routines of Ba Duan Jin and others such as mantras and static practices. Practicing meditation in life helps you to improve the relationships in your personal and professional life, fostering self-confidence, resilience and the general ability to face the difficult events in life.

Applied properly in the school environment, Meditation technique will allow us to achieve greater social equality, avoid and prevent conflicts and achieve a better resolution of these. Its use will involve directing learning towards greater creativity which will improve educational innovation. Moreover, it will create a better environment in the school, having a positive impact on the whole school community, increasing their motivation towards studies and improving the abilities of the students.

Increasing your personal tools to deal with change and stress, supporting the teachers in their jobs and teaching them to improve their roles in their organizations are some of the main goals of the course. In addition, the regular practice of meditation increases a better teaching process and an optimal communication with students and families.
 

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The main purpose of this course will be to  is to achieve a calmer state of mind and to gain experience about how to implement the meditation techniques in your daily life: either in the personal dimension and professional one.
In fact, through meditation techniques and practices, Mindfulness course will get, via teachers:
-    To reduce the lack of motivation of students.
-     To reduce the number of students with emotional distress.
-    To promote teachers working on emotions management, empathy and values in school relations and achievement motivation.
-    To promote in students a self-aware, balanced, stronger person who is able to set goals while respecting others.
-    To deal with discrimination, bullying and violence prevention.

Benefits in the Personal Environment:
−    To reduce labour and work stress.
−    To boost the emotional intelligence in the teachers and their pupils.
−    Self-control, respect and love, empathy, equity and care for others.
−    To increase self-esteem and creativity.
−    Adaptation and promoting changes.

Benefits in the Organizational Scope:
−    To create a good environment in the school and develop social, civic, intercultural, critical thinking and emotional competence.
−    To promote peace, mediation, bullying prevention and integration.
−    To stimulate diversity in a positive way and reduce discrimination.
−    To promote social inclusión via better relationships between school communities.
−    To implement emotional education in the school to improve students emotional competence and behavioural skills.
−    To improve communication quality and work as a team.
−    Improvement of the ability to resolve conflicts and decision making.
−    New educational methodologies and improvement of academic results.
 

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DAILY PROGRAMME

The manager of the company usually welcomes participants on Sunday afternoon and gives them all the information about courses and Erasmus week. The main training activities, instruction and practices will take place from Monday to Friday. Moreover, participants will be able to explain their own school and Erasmus project to the rest of participants in the beginning of the week and, after that, work all together to set up future eTwinnings or even Job Shadowing. On another note, participants will be involved in cultural activities held by the company during afternoon time. Finally, there will be a course’ roundup and a final evaluation on Friday or Saturday morning, depending on the participants' departure time, and the delivery of the certificates of attendance. 

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Our experienced trainer will support and stimulate the networking and cooperation among participants. We organise networking and cultural activities in order to give participants the opportunity to exchange best-practices and establish professional cooperation and links. These activities will take part not only participants of the course but also other participants from different courses attended by the company. The expected training activity has been structured so that the participants can transfer know-how and develop needed skills to create and manage a proposal with real success.

 

Some of the topics to develop during the sessions of the course:
A brief reminder about Mindfulness, Meditations and Qigong foundations.
Mindfulness attitude in life.
- Qigong practice.
- Tradicional meditations.
Non-violent communication.
Reframing thoughts.
Emotional agility at work.
Resilience in life.
Meditation and Qigong in Nature.
Outdoors activities.
 

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MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION ADVANCED sessions:

The course will attend editions during 2024 and 2025 in following dates:

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2024:

SPAIN – ALICANTE:

• From Sunday 6th October to Saturday 12th.

SPAIN – TENERIFE:

• From Sunday 20th October to Saturday 26th.

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2025:

SPAIN – ALICANTE:

• From Sunday 6th April to Saturday 12th.

• From Sunday 6th July to Saturday 12th.

• From Sunday 24th August to Saturday 30th.

• From Sunday 5th October to Saturday 11th.

FRANCE – MARTINIQUE:

• From Sunday 20th April to Saturday 26th.

SPAIN – MALAGA:

• From Sunday 20th July to Saturday 26th.

• From Sunday 24th August to Saturday 30th.

SPAIN – TENERIFE:

• From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.

• From Sunday 19th October to Saturday 25th.

FRANCE – TAHITI:

• From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.

PORTUGAL - MADEIRA:

• From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.

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COST AND ERASMUS + FUNDING

The cost of the seven day course is 640€ and includes course fees, free cultural activities in the city during the week and certification of attendance. Organizational costs can be charged if registration comes from an intermediate company. The company offers an Optional cultural package to deepen the relationship between all participants.

 

The training course is tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus + to teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations. Furthermore trainers can help in Key Action 1 Application to ensure that participants can get the grant and could be eligible to receive an Erasmus + grant that covers all the costs of the course.