Mindfulness Club Meeting Structure
The Club timetable below is meant to give you a rough guide of the club's meeting. It will likely be slightly altered each week depending upon the expertise of a given instructor. The club meets every Friday.
4:45– 5:00 pm
Any beginners / newcomers receive basic mindfulness instruction (paying attention to the breath, noticing the sensations of sitting still, etc) and description of the club from club member or an instructor
*5:00 pm*
Club’s official meeting time (Begin with 2 min sit to get settled)
5:10 - 5:30 pm (20 mins)
Some sort of mindful movement exercise, such as yoga, qi gong, or walking meditation
5:35 - 6:00 pm (25 mins)
Instructor led meditation
6:00 - 6:15 pm (15 mins)
Discussion / Sharing of personal observations or insights from the meditation
OR
Instructor Specific Activity (usually poems, meaning of mindfulness / meditation, integrating mindfulness into daily life, metta practice, etc)
6:15 - 6:30 pm (first 5 mins in silence and then 10 mins socializing)
Eating mindfully (deliberately slowing down your in-take and quantity of food so that you can pay attention to the sensation of eating, focusing on smell, sensation of chewing, any thoughts that arise while you eat, etc.)
*6:30 pm*
Club meeting ends
6:30 - 6:45 pm
Further socializing and clean up
