Meditation and Mindfulness - Mansfield Central Library - Adult Learning

This gentle, beginner-friendly course introduces learners to mindful meditation as a way to reduce stress, improve focus, and feel more balanced in everyday life. You will begin by learning simple techniques such as calming breathing, comfortable posture, and guided visualisation, helping you relax both your mind and body.

As the course progresses, you will explore how to create a peaceful environment for your practice. This includes using calming elements such as quiet spaces and soft sounds to help you feel more at ease and focused, wherever you are.

You will also learn practical ways to bring mindfulness into your daily routine. This includes developing sensory awareness, practicing gratitude, and improving active listening skills, so that mindfulness becomes a natural part of your day rather than something separate.

By the end of the course, learners will have a range of simple, effective techniques they can use to manage stress, improve concentration, and support their long-term mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

You will be able to:- 

• CARRY OUT A 3-MINUTE BREATHING TECHNIQUE TO LOWER YOUR HEART RATE DURING HIGH-PRESSURE WORK SITUATIONS 

• EXPLAIN THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MINDFUL MEDITATION TO A PEER   

• COMPLETE AT LEAST 5 GUIDED MINDFUL MEDITATION SESSIONS AND REFLECT ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN A JOURNAL   

• IDENTIFY AT LEAST THREE BENEFITS OF MINDFUL MEDITATION FOR STRESS REDUCTION AND MENTAL CLARITY   

• DESCRIBE DIFFERENT MINDFUL MEDITATION METHODS  

• USE 3 CORE SENSORY LISTENING TECHNIQUES  IN ANY SITUATIONS

What you need to bring to the course:

 A drink – water or juice, notebook and pen, a cushion and blanket or wrap, wear comfortable clothes

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.