Level 2 – Developing your Self Care Skills

Level 2 lasts for 8 weeks.

The themes of the course are:

• developing the self help skills that we began to explore in Level 1
• teaching you new techniques to add to your collection of coping skills
• helping you identify what really matters to you
• identifying the changes you want to make in your life.

The topics we will be covering include:

• how mind-watching and keeping a journal can give you more control over your thoughts and feelings
• an introduction to meditation and its benefits
• a deeper exploration of imagery and how it can help you
• ways of finding out what really matters in your life so you can make more meaningful and satisfying choices about how you live your life
• letting go of resentments and conflict
• introducing spirituality and helping you find an approach that is appropriate for you.

There is more time on Level 2 for discussing and exploring your own experiences as well as getting support from the group.

The format is slightly different to Level 1. The course has a ‘teaching component’, followed by a short break. We then reconvene in smaller discussion groups, each with a group leader, to discuss the material that has been presented and to explore what it means for participants. We will close with a circle of light.

As with Level 1, there is an accompanying workbook and a CD to take home to help you practise. On Level 2, we expect that you will be actively doing some form of daily self-help practice on a regular basis, be it relaxation, meditation, thought-watching, prayer,  journaling or taking some time out for something healing to you.

Details of Level 2 courses can be found on the Diary page.