LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Bamboo Loft Yoga Studio, Omagh 8-Week M.B.S.R. Programme (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) Thursday 12 th April to Thursday 31 st May, 2018 7pm to 9.30pm Retreat Day on Saturday 2 nd June 10am to 4pm “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? … Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the [LOVE] that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Marianne Williamson Life has a way of throwing us curve balls. Just when we least expect it something happens to change the course of our lives and we are often left dismayed, distraught and bewildered. Mindfulness is another way of being. It is a way of paying attention to life exactly as it is in every moment. Living in the present moment connects us to our deepest selves. We develop a sense of clarity and calm within that keeps you firmly anchored no matter what. This quality of being is sometimes referred to as resilience. The MBSR programme has been scientifically proven to positively and often profoundly affect people’s ability to reduce medical symptoms and psychological distress while learning to live life with more acceptance, compassion, peace and joy. It will allow you to experience yourself, just as you are without judgement and as you learn to embed the practices and integrate them into your everyday life you learn to draw on your own inner resources to face whatever comes your way with a calm body, light heart, quiet mind and free spirit.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we arepowerfulbeyondmeasure.Itisourlight,notourdarknessthatmostfrightensus.Weaskourselves, 'WhoamI tobebrilliant,gorgeous, talented, fabulous?'Actually,whoare younot to be?…Yourplaying small does not serve theworld. There is nothingenlightenedaboutshrinkingsothatotherpeoplewon'tfeelinsecurearoundyou.Weareallmeanttoshine,aschildrendo.Wewereborntomakemanifestthe[LOVE]thatiswithinus. It'snot just in someofus; it's in everyone.Andaswe letourown lightshine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we areliberatedfromourownfear,ourpresenceautomatically liberatesothers.”-MarianneWilliamson
