Day of Mindfulness, Home Retreat with Online Guided Recordings 

Due to current helath concerns all Day Retreats are to be practiced at home, below is a suggested schedule. You might like to try a half day retreat at home there are suggested practices below which you can explore and add to the yoga & mindfulness practices already expleoered in this 8 wk MBSR Course.

• Please arrive by 9:15am to set up your props, for a 9:30am start
• Mobile phones on aeroplane mode please, or leave them in the car to minimise distractions.
• Digital Detox
• There will be silence of the eyes and speech, allowing you the opportunity to deepen your practice
• Please provide your own props for sitting meditation, also perhaps a shawl or small blanket for meditation
• Bring along food and drinks for the day, there is a fridge & microwave
• Bring along your own cup & tea bags if you wnat to access the kettle
• Lunch will be an eating meditation, also in silence
• Wear layers to keep warm/ cool as the weather can be variable
• Bring along a hat, we will be doing some walking meditation outside, or however you move through space
• Remember to leave any reading or writing material at home, as this can also be a distraction from cultivating present moment awareness
• The day is mostly in silence, with guided recordings 
• This day provides time and space for focussed practice
• I look forward to being with you all for this day of practice together
• The day is an exploration of the mindfulness practices we have learnt so far in the MBSR course, in the spirit of self-care
• A place to practice non-doing and stepping out of the busyness of evryday life
• Lisa Pollard 0403 186 146
• lisapollard@mail.com

Yoga & Mindfulness Practices for your home retreat with Lisa Pollard.

Centering & Grounding - 15 min

https://soundcloud.com/lisapollard/centering-grounding

4 Postures Practice - 32 min

https://soundcloud.com/lisapollard/four-postures-practice

Sitting, Walking & Breathing - 31 min

https://soundcloud.com/lisapollard/sitting-walking-breathing-30

Feel free to add together any practices you enjoy, mindful walking, mindfule cup of tea & mindful eating.

Some teachings and guided meditations to deepen your practice.

Mindfulness for Beginners - By Jon Kabat-Zinn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxYFxjZBqHg

Bob Stahl - 30 minute Guided Mindfulness Meditation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyHLlmfZpRA

Jack Kornfield - Joys of the Awakened Heart Pt 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBrJgWJn1kc

Tara Brach - Mindfulness Meditation: Nine Guided Practices (Audio Excerpt)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi7-eS058cg

https://www.tarabrach.com/talks-audio-video/