Mindfulness Together: Companion Ebook for Group Members

By Alainnah Robertson

This is the group members' companion ebook for Mindfulness Together: A Simple Guide to Exploring Our Inner Selves with Friends. It contains all the topic outlines and homework activities for the 10 Mindfulness Together sessions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Robertson Publications
• Release date: Sep 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215803134

Book preview

Introduction

This ebook is aimed at people who are participating in the group sessions contained in Mindfulness Together: A Simple Guide to Exploring Our Inner Selves with Friends. In it you will find copies of the topic outlines and homework activities from the 10 Mindfulness Together sessions.

The overall idea of the Mindfulness Together sessions is to encourage an ongoing commitment to mindful self-reflection and personal well-being within your community. The 10 sessions are:

Session 1: Introducing Meditation

Session 2: Guided Meditation

Session 3: Lucid Dreaming

Session 4: Introducing Mindfulness

Session 5: Emotional Intelligence

Session 6: Rational Maturity

Session 7: Relationships with Ourselves

Session 8: Relationships with Others

Session 9: Gratitude

Session 10: Bringing Everything Together

I hope you find the experience of the Mindfulness Together sessions enjoyable and rewarding.

With all my love!

Alainnah Robertson

Book List

These are the books that you will read for homework during this course.

Benson, Herbert. The Relaxation Response. New York: Haven, 1975.

Burnett, Bill, and Evans, Dave. Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

Dyer, Wayne W. Pulling Your Own Strings: Dynamic Techniques for Dealing with Other People and Living Your Life as You Choose. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.

Ellis, Albert, and Harper, Robert A. A Guide to Rational Living, third edition. Hollywood, CA: Wilshire, 1997.

Emmons, Robert A. The Little Book of Gratitude: Create a Life of Happiness and Wellbeing by Giving Thanks. London: Gaia, 2016.

Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books, 1995.

Highstein, Max. The Guided Meditation Handbook: The Complete Guide to Writing, Leading, & Recording Guided Meditations. Cork: BookBaby, 2019.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. New York: Hachette, 1994.

Love, Daniel. Are You Dreaming? Exploring Lucid Dreams: A Comprehensive Guide. Exeter: Enchanted Loom, 2013.

Smith, Julie. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? New York: HarperOne, 2022.

Session 1: Introducing Meditation

Topic Outline

The Greek travel writer Pausanias (110–180 CE) tells us that the words know thyself were inscribed in the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. This ancient maxim has been passed down the generations by thinkers for at least 3,000 years. Aristotle tells us that taking the decision to understand ourselves more deeply is the beginning of wisdom and the first step on the narrow path to emotional and spiritual