NOTE: This is a 5-week course taking place every Saturday from January 11th through February 8th from 11:00am - 1:00pm in Celebration Hall at Unity of Naples. $90 registration covers all five classes.

Do you live in your thoughts about the past or worries about the future? Do your emotions often cause stress and confusion? Do you get carried away by dramas?

This course is designed to support the ongoing practice of mindfulness, helping you to develop the skills and attention to be fully present in your life, and to touch each moment deeply. It is intended for those new to the practice, as well as for those who want to review the basics and establish a more consistent daily mindfulness and meditation routine. The course includes basic instruction as well as an exploration of practical ways to bring mindfulness into daily activities.

Learning Objectives:

• Systematically explore mindfulness of breathing
• Tune into your body and physical sensations through sitting & walking meditation and the full body scan technique
• Practice mindful meditation to explore your emotions, thoughts, and overall awareness
• Apply mindfulness to difficult emotions and thoughts to avoid getting caught up in dramas
• Cultivate daily meditation and mindfulness practices so that mindfulness becomes an integral part of your daily life
  

About the Instructor
Brandy Kidd, LCSW, became interested in mindfulness (and subsequently, Buddhism) in her early 20s after encountering suffering both in her personal life and in her professional life as a clinical social worker.

Over the past 30 years, she has done her best to devote herself to the study and practice of Dharma throughout the comings and goings of life's stages — dating, marrying, raising children, building a career in clinical social work and managing a private practice for the past 22 years, and being present to a large extended family as members move through their various life stages. For the past seven or so years, she has co-facilitated the Naples Sangha and takes much joy in doing so.

Follow Florida Community of Mindfulness: https://www.floridamindfulness.org

Find out more about our Spiritual Community: https://www.unitynaples.org