** FREE - MindSense Course - Application Form **
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    This course starts: 18th SEPT 2024 at 6.45 pm each evening

    This Peer 2 Peer MindSense course will take place in Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels, TD1 3JS.

    Is this MindSense course suitable for you at this time? Please read this information carefully
    The course is suitable for most people, and teaches skills and practices designed to help with the difficulties of everyday living.  Some participants may have challenges which motivate them to join the course, such as pain, anxiety or illness; others may simply be interested in improving their quality of life.

    We usually attract more applicants than we have places. To ensure that people who are serious about wanting to make a difference to their life get a place, please only apply if you are committed to participating fully in the whole course.
    ​Applying for a place on this free course indicates that you intend to participate in each weekly course session and practice mindfulness at home between the sessions.

    This is the time to consider whether the course is right for you at this time. If you have any doubts, please contact us and we will give you more information about the course to help you to make this decision.

    Please note that that whilst this mindfulness course can provide major benefits, it is not intended to be a treatment for mental health problems. If you have recently received or are currently receiving treatment from a psychiatrist, psychotherapist or counsellor for an ongoing mental health problem, we strongly advise that you obtain approval from your mental health professional before proceeding further with this course at this time.

    Also, if you have recently or are currently going through a traumatic life event such as a separation from a long term partner, the death of a close family member or friend or redundancy this may not be the right time for you to continue with this course. This very much depends on your current psychological health and the support networks that you have around you, such as friends, family and mental health professionals.

    If you are currently taking medication for a mental health problem, then we recommend that you do not change your medication, other than in close collaboration with your medication prescriber.

    If any of these circumstances apply to you, then if you have not done so already, please contact Peer 2 Peer mindfulness before the course begins to discuss your situation and the support networks you have in place and to explore how you can best be supported during the course.

    ​Please tick this box to indicate that you have read and understood all the above information regarding your suitability to participate on this course.