Feedback: Breathworks, Vidyamala Burch
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Was the teaching well structured?
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Were the handouts useful and relevant?
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Could you participate as much as you wished?
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Where did you hear of this workshop?
Online
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OMC website
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OMC
OMC newsletter
OMC mailing list
Profession:
Retired
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Counsellor
Mindfulness teacher
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Occupational therapist
Clinical psychologist
Geologist/Geographer
Civil Servant
Nurse
HSP
Best things about the class:
Meditations
Group sessions-working together
The understanding of soft versus hard edges
The feeling of safety among the participants
Teaching
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The presentation and delivery
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Physical experiences
Meeting people
The mixture of theory and practice
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The understanding of chronic pain
Gaining new insights
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Learning and applying the practice
Great handouts
Practical exercises
The human approach to teaching
‘Flavour, ethos and embodiment of Vidyamala and
Sona’s teaching’
The least satisfactory things:
Having to travel so far to attend
Wearing a skirt for the first practical session after lunch
Acoustics
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Not enough egg sandwiches
None
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Not enough lunch
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Some instructions not clear
Advice:
Have a venue in the North!
Advice about clothing
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Have some mindful walking for fresh air
Individual examples of who has benefited form
mindfulness
Encouragement to read some of the presenter’s work
More personal, grounded experience from Vidyamala
Wider variety of food
Reminder to bring cheque book
Play around with the layout of the room
Other topics to have workshops on:
Mindfulness and positive mental health
In depth compassion
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In depth movement
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Managing attitudes of others towards pain e.g. in the
workplace
Practical applications