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Exploring the heart qualities:
Half Day Retreats

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Upcoming Dates:​

All Sessions on Sunday,
9.30a
m - 12.30pm

Facilitated by Lucy Chan and Ethan Pollock

 

Kindness Half Day Retreat
Sun 13th September 2026 

Compassion Half Day Retreat

Sun 25th October 2026

Joy
 Half Day Retreat

Sun 22nd November 2026

Equanimity Half Day Retreat

Sun 17th January 2027 
 


VENUE:
Online via Zoom

Cost:
£35
(£110 for all 4 dates)

Aged 18 - 24?
We've got a £10 ticket for you (Email for details)

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ABOUT

 

These half day retreats are a chance to explore and integrate the practices that develop the heart qualities of Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. We will come together for a morning of silent practice and experience gentle guidance in developing our hearts

 

 ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE...

 

  • Compassionate Relaxation/Body Scan

  • Simple body-based movement practices

  • Mindful activities away from the computer

  • Core MSC Meditations such as Affectionate Breathing, Loving Kindness and Giving and Receiving Compassion

 

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

 

This retreat is a perfect refresher for those who've already attended a Mindful Self-Compassion Course or Retreat. However if you are unfamiliar with the practices and concepts of MSC you are still very welcome to join.

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COST

£35 
(£110 for all 4 dates)
£10 for ages 18 - 24

 

Please get in touch if you have any questions!

 info@mindfullivingcommunity.co.uk

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Dr Lucy Chan

Lucy is an experienced certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher who trained directly under the internationally renowned pioneers of self-compassion Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. She teaches globally and also co-created the Self-Compassion programme for the nationally acclaimed mindfulness charity The Sharpham Trust. She also works as a doctor in the NHS; self-compassion practices helped her meet the challenges of a stressful job and her passion is to help others incorporate these practices into their lives.

In 2021, she delivered a TEDx talk on Fierce Compassion that you can watch on the official TED website here.

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Ethan Pollock

Ethan is a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher who has been facilitating mindfulness groups and retreats for over a decade. He currently teaches mindfulness, self-compassion and Buddhism at the nationally acclaimed Sharpham Trust, and local meditation groups across the UK. He was one of the founding members of Wake Up London, a still thriving community of young meditators (aged 18-35). He spent five years training at Plum Village with the internationally recognised mindfulness teacher & Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

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