Beyond Anxiety
A Two Day Retreat For Everyone
Anxiety has many forms.
It is everywhere.
It can ruin just a brief moment of pleasure.
It can ruin your life.
It has causes.
The causes can be identified, reduced and abandoned.
Why not make a start?
Listen, contemplate, meditate.
This retreat will introduce a set of practical meditations based on Buddhist wisdom. With a better understanding anxiety, stress and fear we can learn new ways of responding to anxiety.
Everybody is welcome. No meditation experience necessary.
The programme
Attend as many or as few sessions as you wish. Or watch later on catch-up and make your own schedule.
Day 1: Correctly Identifying and Reducing Anxiety
Saturday 20th March
Session 1 (10:00 – 11:00)
What needs to be done – where to begin
Session 2 (11:30 – 12:30)
Finding mental space – finding relief
Session 3 (2:00 – 3:00pm)
It’s not your fault, it’s not a weakness
Session 4 (3:30 – 4:30pm)
First aid for anxious moments
Day 2: Abandoning Anxiety
Sunday 21th March
Session 1 (10:00 – 11:00 am)
The problem with problems
Session 2 (11:30 – 12:30)
Make your world less harsh
Session 3 (2:00 – 3:00pm)
Who is it that is anxious?
Session 4 (3:30 – 4:30pm)
Putting anxiety in its place
About the teacher
Jeff Simm is a long time practitioner and meditation teacher based in Manchester. He has taught meditation for over 20 years.
He has a diploma in psychotherapy and counselling, as well as a doctorate from Manchester Business School.
He spent 15 years as a senior project manager for a criminal justice reform organisation, addressing issues such as racism, mental health and educational disadvantage.
He also worked as a commercial copywriter for a national newspaper group.
