Edit: 2014-04-24 ~ Three Years Later ~ A friend just pointed out that this post is now coming second on a Google search for “Bangor Mindfulness”. I am somewhat amazed at this and slightly disturbed. It makes the post appear far more significant than it is. I considered taking it…
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Experiences on the Bangor MSc in Mindfulness Based techniques.
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Bangor Mindfulness 2nd Research Assignment
Find attached my fourth and final assignment for the Bangor Mindfulness course. This one is for the Research module. It is supposed to be a description of a research project that you intend to do later in the course in a form close to what would be suitable for submission…
Bangor Foundation Assignment 2 Results
Attached is my second assignment from the Bangor Mindfulness course which has now been marked. This is the document as submitted but with my name and copyright information added. Foundation_Assigment_2_blog_version.pdf. I got 64% which translates as a ‘B’. The marker made some kind comments about my “highly original ideas” but…
Accreditation and Certification as a Dharma Teacher?
On reflection one of the reasons I enrolled in the Bangor Mindfulness course was that I felt a need for some kind of accreditation before I could teach. In fact, if I want to teach in the public sector, I probably do need such an accreditation. We are as well…
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Last Weekend @ Bangor
Mixed feelings at the ending of the last weekend of the Bangor Mindfulness course. It doesn’t look like I will continue next year for a whole host of reasons that’ll I will no doubt blog about once I have the assignments out of the way.
Bangor Mindfulness: Foundation Assignment 1
I just noticed that our Foundation Module first assignment has been marked and in the spirit of openness can now post my assignment here. I got a B- for it. The comments were that I could have said more on my experiences in turning towards a new way of practicing…
Bangor Mindfulness: Research Assignment 1
In an attempt to keep up with a policy of putting all of my appropriate ‘outputs’ on the blog here is my first assignment for the Research module of the Bangor Mindfulness MSc course. It has been marked and I think I got a B- or possibly an A-. There…
Bangor Mindfulness Course – Second Weekend
Wonderful weekend. Voluteered for EEG experiment on Thursday. All day John Peacock lecture on Friday covering the early Buddhist background to mindfulness. Foundation module on Saturday and Research module Sunday.
Biological Diversity & Motivational Diversity
I just completed my first weekend on the MSc in Mindfulness Based Approaches at Bangor University. It was a wonderful three days. I enjoyed communing with like minded people and learnt a great deal – notably some of the major differences between psychology research and taxonomy. In response to one…
MSc Mindfulness-Based Approaches
I have just been accepted onto the course in Mindfulness-Based Approaches at Bangor University. Starting in October this year I’ll be travelling to Bangor for 5 weekends a year and studying from home to develop my practice and knowledge of mindfulness based approaches to mental health and general well being….