Sense Foraging – A Gentle Path to Wellness Mindfulness Retreat Day
Oct 6th 10.30 -3.30pm Langdon Garden, Faversham
A playful exploration of ‘sense foraging’. A term coined by American neuroscientist Norman Farb.
Sense foraging is a way to intentionally engage the senses. This deeper connection to the sensory world can strengthen the attentional pathways & help us navigate away from ruminative thought loops.
Pioneering research shows that there are two distinct modes underlying brain function: sensing the world and evaluating action. The human brain DMN ( Default Mode Network) operates automatically and rapidly helping us to understand situations & solve problems. This can be helpful, but sometimes our habits can lock us into mental routines or as Farb calls it ‘the house of habit’. These habits can make us feel stuck and stressed and blocks out our access to sensation and the rich tapestry of information which goes unnoticed. This deepens and makes our problems worse and shuts down curiosity and connection to self and others.
For people who suffer with depression and anxiety these continuing research findings continue to uncover deeper ways of being in the world and addressing human suffering.
On this retreat day we will be dipping our toe into the world of sense foraging and see what new possibilities can be harvested for our health wellbeing & resilience.
To book Online go to : https://bookwhen.com/kent-mindfulness-centre
Or call Simone 07784 304843 for more info.
