We’re all creatures of habit. Some such as brushing teeth or wearing seat belts help us, but others—unhealthy eating or drinking, smoking, procrastination—cause harm. Once habits form, they can be hard to change.
Meditation teacher Hugh Byrne holds that mindfulness is a key to changing habits because it brings behaviors that have become automatic and unconscious into awareness. Join him in a day focused on honing skills and practices of mindfulness that can help change unwanted habits.
10 to 11 a.m. Understanding Habits
How they develop and why they can be hard to change;
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Changing Habits
How mindfulness can help us change habits by making unconscious behaviors conscious and freeing us to make healthy choices
12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Lunch (participants provide their own)
1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Developing Skills and Practices of Mindfulness
Establishing a clear intention and cultivating attitudes of acceptance, kindness, and curiosity;
2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Deepening Mindfulness Skills
Bringing awareness to habits before, during, and after they manifest. Enhancing our space to make beneficial choices.
Byrne is a guiding teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and a cofounder of the Mindfulness Training Institute of Washington. His book, The Here-and-Now Habit: How Mindfulness Can Help You Break Unhealthy Habits Once and For All is available for signing after the program.
