"Thanks to the MBCT course, I now have a good relationship with my mother-in-law! It takes time, patience, consistent effort, and mindfulness to get to where we are now. I am very grateful!" - Carmen Sep-Oct 2021 course
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was designed in Oxford University to help people who suffer repeated bouts of depression and chronic unhappiness. It combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterise mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them. MBCT was developed by Dr. Zindel Segal, Dr. Mark Williams and Dr. John Teasdale.
What are some of the benefits of this course?
In this course, we will investigate the following themes:
Session 1:Waking up from autopilot
Session 2: Another way of being
Session 3: Gathering the scattered mind
Session 4: Recognising reactivity
Session 5: Allowing and letting be
Session 6: Responding skilfully : thoughts are not facts
Session 7: How can I best take care of myself
Session 8: Mindfulness for life
What will this course include?
Suitable for adults and teenagers 16 and above.
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 16 October - 3.30pm-6pm
Wednesday, 23 October - 3.30pm-6pm
Wednesday, 30 October - 3.30pm-6pm
Wednesday, 6 November - 3.30pm-6pm
Wednesday, 13 November - 3.30pm-6pm
Wednesday, 20 November - 3.30pm-6pm
Wednesday, 4 December - 3.30pm-6pm
Wednesday, 11 December - 3.30pm-6pm
*No Class on 27 November.
VENUE
Brahm Centre @ MacPherson
1-DAY RETREAT: Sunday, 1 Dec - 9am-5pm Brahm Centre @ Tampines
Total:
All sessions and retreat must be attended to receive a completion certificate
Course fee:
$550 | $110 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy*
*NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.
In addition to the NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).
Payment Procedure:
1) Upon registration, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre’s Eventbrite page. If you choose to use your SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) for this course, this payment will be considered your deposit to reserve aplace in this course.
2) Participants have to claim with SFC before the course start date through the SkillsFuture portal, index.html
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3) Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claimed upon receipt of the funds from SFC. This procedure can take up to 12 weeks from the course end date.
Notes:
Trainer Bio:
Lily Gan is a senior Mindfulness Trainer in Brahm Centre since 2018. She has been a mindfulness practitioner from 2015 and has been teaching the Mindfulness Foundation Course in both English and Chinese languages. In Mar 2022, she completed her 1 year teacher training on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT-L) at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, UK.
Lily is also a senior counsellor at Brahm Centre, having graduated with a Masters of Social Science (Counselling & Psychotherapy) from Edith Cowen University, Australia in 2011. She applies mindfulness as an essential modality in her counselling sessions. She has many years of experience counselling clients, especially those experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms.