Greetings from France
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:15 pm
Hello,
I have been studying Mindfulness and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for some time now. I have a Mindful meditation practise with my wife and children who are somewhat indifferent but try to humour me. We are using mindfulness as an alternative to medication in the treatment of my long-standing severe depression, and the journey is a bumpy one. I have avoided medication for two years, despite a major depressive episode earlier this year. Mindfulness practise supported me through this, and I have emerged more aware, better balanced and embracing the moment. English by origin we live in France where we are planning to open a mindfulness retreat centre in 2016, near to Le Havre. For the moment I am in an executive job where the culture is the antithesis of mindfulness. Accepting it for what it is would test the resolve of the deepest meditator, but I meet it as best I can moment by moment. We want to meet other practitioners and to share our experiences as we move from the traditional western way of living to something better.
I have been studying Mindfulness and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for some time now. I have a Mindful meditation practise with my wife and children who are somewhat indifferent but try to humour me. We are using mindfulness as an alternative to medication in the treatment of my long-standing severe depression, and the journey is a bumpy one. I have avoided medication for two years, despite a major depressive episode earlier this year. Mindfulness practise supported me through this, and I have emerged more aware, better balanced and embracing the moment. English by origin we live in France where we are planning to open a mindfulness retreat centre in 2016, near to Le Havre. For the moment I am in an executive job where the culture is the antithesis of mindfulness. Accepting it for what it is would test the resolve of the deepest meditator, but I meet it as best I can moment by moment. We want to meet other practitioners and to share our experiences as we move from the traditional western way of living to something better.