Pause & Breathe CIC

These are Ju-Jitsu classes Bo'ness for Juniors (aged 5-11). Our Little Samurai programme aims to teach children emotional control and how to respect physical boundaries. We do this in a fun way, helping our participants to build their confidence through learning the skill of martial arts.

All children are welcome - complete beginners, as well as those that may have practiced some martial arts in the past.

Please note each child can only benefit from one FREE trial session. After this, places are £30 per month - we do have some concessionary rates available. To continue after the first session, email: pause@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Phil is the Senior instructor for these sessions. We also have other instructors who may be taking the class. All of our instructors are fully trained, insured and have DBS checks in place.

Phil is a well-recognised Martial Arts teacher, specialising in Japanese Ju-Jitsu. Phil is a 7th Dan, and has been inducted into the World's Martial Arts Hall of Fame as National Instructor of the Year (2023). Phil has over 45 years experience in Martial Arts. He has his own club, Kuroyaki-Ryu, which is part of Pause & Breathe.

These are Ju-Jitsu classes Bo'ness for Seniors (anyone aged 12+).

Everyone is welcome - complete beginners, as well as those that may have practiced some martial arts in the past.

Please note everyone can only benefit from one FREE trial session. After this, places are £30 per month - we do have some concessionary rates available. To continue after the first session, email: pause@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Phil is the Senior instructor for these sessions. We also have other instructors who may be taking the class. All of our instructors are fully trained, insured and have DBS checks in place.

Phil is a well-recognised Martial Arts teacher, specialising in Japanese Ju-Jitsu. Phil is a 7th Dan, and has been inducted into the World's Martial Arts Hall of Fame as National Instructor of the Year (2023). Phil has over 45 years experience in Martial Arts. He has his own club, Kuroyaki-Ryu, which is part of Pause & Breathe.

How can we live more Mindfully? This session, held by Anne Marie Gillies, will help us to dive more deeply into mindfulness. She'll share a Mindfulness Meditation, there may be some Poetry or Readings. We will be exploring topics around Mindfulness, for example the benefits and difficulties of living Mindfully.

The session is open to everyone, perhaps you are new to mindfulness and are curious - if so, it may be for you. If you already have a practice, it’s an opportunity to connect and benefit from the support of a group 

The cost of the session is £8. We also have a concessionary rate, and two spaces at a reduced rate - please pick the option that is best suited to your circumstances.

Anne Marie will be your facilitator for this session. Anne Marie spent her working life in the NHS as a nurse. Her last 20 years were in Mental Health, where she saw how poor mental health effects the quality of people’s lives. Toward the end of her career, treatment was expanding and Mindfulness programmes were developing. With a view to helping her patients and colleagues she began her own journey into Mindfulness. Studying with Mindfullybeing, The Heart Movement and Pause & Breathe. Have recently completed teacher training in Mindfulness she is keen to share the benefits of living mindfully with others. 

These are Ju-Jitsu classes Bonnybridge for Juniors (aged 5-11). Our Little Samurai programme aims to teach children emotional control and how to respect physical boundaries. We do this in a fun way, helping our participants to build their confidence through learning the skill of martial arts.

All children are welcome - complete beginners, as well as those that may have practiced some martial arts in the past.

Please note each child can only benefit from one FREE trial session. After this, places are £30 per month - we do have some concessionary rates available. To continue after the first session, email: pause@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Phil is the lead instructor for these sessions. Occasionally sessions may be covered by another facilitator. All of our instructors are fully trained, insured and have DBS checks in place.

Phil is a well-recognised Martial Arts teacher, specialising in Japanese Ju-Jitsu. Phil is a 7th Dan, and has been inducted into the World's Martial Arts Hall of Fame as National Instructor of the Year (2023). Phil has over 45 years experience in Martial Arts. He has his own club, Kuroyaki-Ryu, which is part of Pause & Breathe.

We meet together every Wednesday night. Each week we have a different theme, which we discuss and share a meditation for. Susie - your facilitator - will bring some theory along, perhaps a handout or a video to watch, or something to guide the discussion.

The idea is that when we form connections, particularly with people who have the same values as us, we can breathe more easily. These sessions aim to help us feel seen, heard and understood. We are building a community of people interested in mindfulness and wellbeing, to help us all live a little more with presence - in the moment. Let's form connections, and talk about the things that really matter to us.

The sessions will stand alone, so you are welcome to come when you can make it.

Everyone is welcome. 

The price of the session is £8, with a concessionary rate at £6.40 (for those in receipt of their pension / on a lower income). We have two spaces at £3, please only take these if you could otherwise not afford to come.

Our session on 13th September will be covered by Anne Marie Gillies.

Susie will be your facilitator for these sessions. Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to now be opening The Place to Pause & Breathe - to bring people together in community.

Anne Marie spent her working life in the NHS as a nurse. Her last 20 years were in Mental Health, where she saw how poor mental health effects the quality of people’s lives. Toward the end of her career, treatment was expanding and Mindfulness programmes were developing. With a view to helping her patients and colleagues she began her own journey into Mindfulness. Studying with Mindfullybeing, The Heart Movement and Pause & Breathe. Have recently completed teacher training in Mindfulness she is keen to share the benefits of living mindfully with others. 

These Qi Gong sessions are suitable both for those who have some experience and for complete beginners.

Qi Gong has a powerful effect on the whole of the body and mind. Every exercise has an effect on the whole energetic system, allowing energy (qi) to flow freely. It is possible to practice Qi Gong with mobility difficulties – each posture can be adapted, and it is feasible to practice whilst sitting on a chair.

Join Phil as he shares some Qi Gong moves, for physical and emotional health. Phil might end with a meditation too.

Everyone is welcome - whether or not you've practised Qi Gong before.

We do have donation spaces available. If you choose this option, I'll be in contact to let you know how to pay.

Please note that there is no session on 11th September.

Join us for the chance to pause and breathe on a Thursday lunchtime. This session will include a meditation, plus a short enquiry to share with each other the experience of the meditation. It's the chance to bring a bit of respite into a busy day.

The standard rate is £5 for the session, and we have a concessionary rate (20% off) for those in receipt of their pension, or on reduced income. We also have two reduced price spaces (£2) - please only take one if you could not otherwise afford to come.

Please note that you can book in for both this session and our Rest Circle, which happens directly after the session for a reduced price of £10 for both.

Please note that there is no session on 14th September.

Susie will be your facilitator for these sessions. Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to now be opening The Place to Pause & Breathe - to bring people together in community.

These Qi Gong are suitable both for those who have some experience and for complete beginners.

Qi Gong has a powerful effect on the whole of the body and mind. Every exercise has an effect on the whole energetic system, allowing energy (qi) to flow freely. It is possible to practice Qi Gong with mobility difficulties – each posture can be adapted, and it is feasible to practice whilst sitting on a chair.

Join Phil as he shares some Qi Gong moves, for physical and emotional health. Everyone is welcome - whether or not you've practised Qi Gong before.

We do have donation spaces available. If you choose this option, I'll be in contact to let you know how to pay.

Please note that there is no session on 14th September.

We are delighted to be bringing regular Qi Gong sessions to Bonnybridge. If you'd like to give it a go, we're offering everyone a free trial for one session. After that, the monthly rate is £30 - £24 for concessions (those in receipt of their pension / on lower incomes).

These Qi Gong sessions are suitable both for those who have some experience and for complete beginners.

Qi Gong has a powerful effect on the whole of the body and mind. Every exercise has an effect on the whole energetic system, allowing energy (qi) to flow freely. It is possible to practice Qi Gong with mobility difficulties – each posture can be adapted, and it is feasible to practice whilst sitting on a chair.

Everyone is welcome - whether or not you've practiced Qi Gong before. 

If you would like to book in following a free trial, please email: pause@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Please note that there is no Qi Gong on 14th September.

Phil will be your instructor for these sessions. He is a well-recognised Martial Arts teacher, specialising in Japanese Ju-Jitsu. He has his own club, Kuroyaki-Ryu, which is part of Pause & Breathe. As well as Qi Gong, Phil is trained to offer complementary therapies: Reiki, EFT and TFT and Acupressure. He specialises in energy work, helping people to move stuck energy around the body to heal both physically and emotionally.

How often do you put time aside to really rest? So many of us only rest when we're trying to get to sleep - and then we wonder why sleep becomes elusive!

Join us for a Rest Circle - we'll have a bit of a discussion before a Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation) practice, and the chance to share a little at the end too. There's no movement required during this session, a yoga nidra is a guided meditation aimed at helping you into a deeply relaxed state. You might just float home!

Everyone is welcome, although yoga nidra might be unsuitable if you have experienced psychosis or disassociation, or for those who are experiencing unprocessed trauma. Please do get in contact to discuss further: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

The standard rate is £8 for the session, and we have a concessionary rate (20% off) for those in receipt of their pension, or on reduced income. We also have two reduced price spaces (£3) - please only take one if you could not otherwise afford to come.

Please note that you can book in for both this session and Lunchtime Mindfulness, which happens directly before the session for a reduced price of £10 for both.

Please note that there is no session on 14th September.

Susie will be your facilitator for these sessions. Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to now be opening The Place to Pause & Breathe - to bring people together in community.

Do you feel disconnected from the world around you? Often feel alienated and separate from the natural world? The way we live our lives in our technological world often leads us to feel as if we have no links to nature. However, we can start to appreciate this connection by noticing how everything is interrelated.

Join me as we explore the four elements: air, earth, water, and fire through the practice of mindfulness. We can truly tune into how interconnected everything is, when looking through the lens of mindfulness. Each of the elements is essential to our survival, each one contains its own unique properties. By tuning into nature in this way we can discover how connected we are to the rest of the world. Focusing on nature can also help us to appreciate impermanence and can help us improve our ability to let go.

We will have one week devoted to each element:

Friday 22nd September: Air

Friday 29th September: Earth

Friday 6th October: Water

Friday 13th October: Fire

Each of the sessions will run from 6.30-7.30pm. It's £35 to book for the 4 weeks, or any of the sessions can be attended individually for £10 (see separate booking page for this, or email me to book in). Pre-booking is essential, to ensure your place. Please don't let the cost put you off - there are reduced rates for those on lower incomes, plus a concessionary rate for those in receipt of their pension / students. Just pick the cost that is the best fit for you.

Don't worry if you don't have any experience in Mindfulness, this course is suitable both for beginners and regular practitioners. You may want to wear comfortable clothes, and be able to sit in a way that will support and meditation practice. Some of the session will be discussion-based, some will be meditations. There are handouts sent after each session to further support your practice. 

Get in touch if you have any questions: pause@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Susie will be your facilitator for these sessions. Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to have opened The Place to Pause & Breathe - bringing people together in community.

Do you feel disconnected from the world around you? Often feel alienated and separate from the natural world? The way we live our lives in our technological world often leads us to feel as if we have no links to nature. However, we can start to appreciate this connection by noticing how everything is interrelated.

Join me as we explore the four elements: air, earth, water, and fire through the practice of mindfulness. We can truly tune into how interconnected everything is, when looking through the lens of mindfulness. Each of the elements is essential to our survival, each one contains its own unique properties. By tuning into nature in this way we can discover how connected we are to the rest of the world. Focusing on nature can also help us to appreciate impermanence and can help us improve our ability to let go.

We will have one week devoted to each element:

Friday 22nd September: Air

Friday 29th September: Earth

Friday 6th October: Water

Friday 13th October: Fire

Each of the sessions will run from 6.30-7.30pm. It's £35 to book for the 4 weeks, or any of the sessions can be attended individually for £10. Pre-booking is essential, to ensure your place. Please don't let the cost put you off - there are reduced rates for those on lower incomes, plus a concessionary rate for those in receipt of their pension / students. Just pick the cost that is the best fit for you.

Don't worry if you don't have any experience in Mindfulness, this course is suitable both for beginners and regular practitioners. You may want to wear comfortable clothes, and be able to sit in a way that will support and meditation practice. Some of the session will be discussion-based, some will be meditations. There are handouts sent after each session to further support your practice. 

Get in touch if you have any questions: pause@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Susie will be your facilitator for these sessions. Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to have opened The Place to Pause & Breathe - bringing people together in community.

Join us for a Mindfulness Meditation - a perfect way to start a day. These meditations are held by Susie.

Everyone is welcome - whether or not you've practised Mindfulness before.

We do have donation spaces available. If you choose this option, I'll be in contact to let you know how to pay.

Please note that there is no session on 15th September.

We are celebrating this new season with a wonderful, inspirational session to welcome in new beginnings. It’s about finding new connections within the body, strengthening your core and creating flow in your movement for the months ahead. But most of all it’s about letting go of tension and branching out to new possibilities in the mind and body.

Our session will be a mix of movement – Pilates and gentle stretching, and mindfulness – meditation and a yoga nidra – deep rest practice. We’re entering the season of Autumn, which will resonate throughout our morning together – giving us the chance to sink into this season, and all it has to offer.

With Autumn just around the corner, there are so many similarities between the exercise known as Pilates and the fall season. When we think about Autumn, we think about releasing and letting go – mindfulness and rest can really help us to sink into this rhythm. We can learn how to be less attached to how our lives “should” be and start to accept how they are just now.

We are inextricably connected to nature and the flow of the seasons. Our bodies follow the same rhythm, just as sap rises and seeps through the veins of new growth, causing new shoots to emerge. The changing leaves can be a metaphor for your body changing and developing on your Pilates journey.

This session is suitable for both beginners and those with more exercise experience. If you have any mobility or injury needs please discuss these prior to the class and modifications will be offered. Due to the nature of some of the exercises in the classes they are not suitable for women in their second or third trimester of pregnancy.

Our morning will be held on Saturday 23rd September, from 10am-1pm. During the morning there will be a break for hot drinks and home-made snacks (provided). The cost of the morning is £30 / £24 for concessions (those in receipt of their pension / students / on lower incomes). Our two reduced cost places have already been taken. Please pick the price that best reflects your circumstances.

Do get in contact with any questions: pause@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Timetable for the morning:

10-10.30am: Introductions and Meditation

10.30-11.30am: Seasonal Pilates

11.30-11.50am: Break

11.50am-12.10pm: Stretch Class

12.10-12.50pm: Yoga Nidra

12.50-1pm: Close

About your facilitators:

Gillian Booth from Acorepilates in Glasgow qualified as a mat Pilates with the Pilates Foundation 6 years ago and is passionate about all things in movement, health and well-being. Having practiced in Pilates over the last 16 years she knows the benefits it can bring to our busy and stressful lives. Through practicing the 6 principles established by Joseph Pilates in 1945 of Breath, Concentration, Centring, Control, Precision and Flow she offers classes that are both energising and restorative to the body. Stretching exercises are always incorporated into her classes to promote longer term flexibility and range of motion, preparing the body for relaxation and reducing stress levels.

Gillian says “In today’s world we are surrounded by the belief that we need to push our bodies hard through exercise to achieve results, which often places unrealistic and unachievable expectations on us. I believe that through a balanced approach that incorporates regular whole-body movement, valuing connection with the mind and being outside with nature to be more sustainable longer term.”

Expect classes to help develop toning of the body, lengthening of muscles and strengthening of the core. Above all you should feel refreshed and stretched ready for whatever awaits the rest of your day. “Always remember when you’re on your mat everything is better”.

Susie Hooper

Susie worked as a Social Worker for 20 years and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to have opened The Place to Pause & Breathe in Bonnybridge - bringing people together in community.

Susie says: “I discovered mindfulness through my work as a Social Worker – we introduced it to clients, and I realised what a great practice it was. When I first started to practice, I found it so difficult to work out what I was feeling, and I was really cut off from my body – not really picking up on any of the messages my body was giving me about how I was. I had bad IBS, got lots of colds and generally felt under the weather a lot.

Through practicing mindfulness, I gradually started to be able to tune into my body more – to hear what it was telling me about how I was feeling. Doing this encouraged me to make major changes in my life – I left a marriage which was unhappy and focused more on my self-care. My IBS is now under control, I’m generally a lot healthier physically and I have more understanding of my emotions. I’m less reactive to emotions like anger and anxiety – generally feeling a lot more in balance. And I’m so much nicer to myself! Less of the inner critic, which had been so pervasive. And I’m now in a marriage which is happier, and in which I feel I can really be me.” 

Our FREE Wellbeing session this week is "Nature Awareness" with John Wells from Well Wild. It will be taking place in Rough Castle Woods in Falkirk.

 Being in nature is so restorative, yet we often don’t spend enough time in the open air, exploring all that nature has to offer.

Our session will consist of a variety of activities, which will include:

• A nature trail
• Leaf printing
• Learning how to use bushcraft tools
• Knot tying using natural woodland resources.

At the end of the session, you can expect to feel thoroughly nourished by the natural world. This is all about exploring your creativity in a natural environment, letting go and having fun.

Our Free Wellbeing Sessions are held every Friday morning, usually in The Place to Pause and Breathe, Bonnybridge. These have been funded via Falkirk's Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. These sessions are held on an ongoing basis by Pause & Breathe, and we are delighted to welcome a range of guest facilitators throughout the year. You can come to all of them, or drop in and out. Please do book though, so we know how many people to expect.

This session will be held in a location in Rough Castle Woods.We will meet at The Place to Pause & Breathe at 9.30am, to drive to the site together. Hot drinks and snacks will also be provided.

Meet your facilitator:

John’s career spans almost 3 decades, working within two local authorities in Community Education Specialised Youth Studies. John has worked extensively with young people in a wide variety of Youth Work Settings, with all ages from infants to young adults. He has worked across the Forth Valley with some of the area’s most deprived communities. For the last 8ys he has worked in Residential Care & Education, providing outdoor education, including Bush Craft & Forest school activities. 

We'll meet outside Callendar House and walk slowly and mindfully, led by Susie. Mindful walking is undertaken in silence. Dogs and children welcome.

We take the same route every time, so that we can witness the changing seasons. These walks run most months.

The walk is free. If you'd like to make a donation, this would be very welcome. You'll be sent details of how to in the joining email.

There's an open invitation to go for a cuppa afterwards - we can sit outside for this and order from the food van. Hopefully you'll join us for this.

Our FREE Wellbeing session this week is "Managing Stress" with Christine Muirhead from Vision Wellbeing.

This session will introduce participants to the idea that stress can be managed. It will show how to realise when symptoms of stress are present and discuss the recognition of personal triggers. It will also encourage participants to plan regular self care and exchange ideas with others about keeping well.

Our Free Wellbeing Sessions are held every Friday morning in The Place to Pause and Breathe, Bonnybridge. These have been funded via Falkirk's Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. These sessions are held on an ongoing basis by Pause & Breathe, and we are delighted to welcome a range of guest facilitators throughout the year. You can come to all of them, or drop in and out. Please do book though, so we know how many people to expect.

The sessions will be held in The Place to Pause & Breathe, on Fridays, from 10am-11am. After the session there is the option to stay until 11.30am for refreshments. 

Get in touch with any questions: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Meet your facilitator:

Christine is a retired Social Science lecturer who has worked at Forth Valley college and in the local community since 2001. During that time Christine was lucky enough to have the chance to teach well being skills to fellow staff and students. Christine has been a mindfulness practitioner and facilitator as well as hypnotherapist since 2005. Christine has realised the benefits of using these skills in her own life and is enthusiastic about sharing this knowledge with others. This led to her forming Vision Wellbeing following her retirement from college.

Our Online Book Club meets every 6 weeks, usually to discuss a book based around wellbeing.

In this meet-up, we're going to be discussing "Why Vibes Matter: Understand Your Energy and Learn How To Use It Wisely" by Garret Yount.

Fancy joining us? It's just £5 to come along. Everyone is welcome. We're holding this both online and in-person, so you can do whichever suits you best.

If you're joining in person, there will be hot drinks and snacks available for a small donation.

Our FREE Wellbeing session this week is "How Can we Explore and Express our Stress/Fear?" with Dr Yvonne Paton Ross from Enhancing Your Health.

This one-hour session explores our beliefs about stress, anxiety, and fear. Our unique expression of these feelings, and how to help ourselves overcome them.

Our Free Wellbeing Sessions are held every Friday morning in The Place to Pause and Breathe, Bonnybridge. These have been funded via Falkirk's Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. These sessions are held on an ongoing basis by Pause & Breathe, and we are delighted to welcome a range of guest facilitators throughout the year. You can come to all of them, or drop in and out. Please do book though, so we know how many people to expect.

The sessions will be held in The Place to Pause & Breathe, on Fridays, from 10am-11am. After the session there is the option to stay until 11.30am for refreshments. 

Get in touch with any questions: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Meet your facilitator:

Dr Yvonne Paton -Ross is a Holistic health coach and founder of enhancingyouhealthcoach.com. For most of her adult life, she has been intrigued by the knowledge of how the mind and body work to improve our health. She decided to learn Reflexology which helped with her awareness of how the mind and body are connected. Our thoughts and feelings can have a huge impact on our physical health. Our negative thoughts can have an impact on our well-being.

In her work, Yvonne has seen how stress and anxiety can cause illness in the body. She has used this knowledge to help empower people and herself to have better physical health. Through these experiences, she now knows that a lot of our illness is stress-related. Stress can affect how we feel and our feelings are centered around the heart area.en our mind and heart work together we can see real improvement in our physical health.

If you are in any of the stages of menopause, from peri to post and are looking for a place to come together with a community of women to share, support and empower each other as we journey through the seasons towards our Second Spring, then we would love you to welcome you to our regular Menopause meet ups. 

We are holding these once a month, the sessions will be a mix of discussions, gentle yoga, relaxation and information sharing about stages of menopause and how to manage this.

The sessions will be held in The Place to Pause & Breathe, Bonnybridge. The date of the next one is Sunday 15th October 7-8.30pm. The cost is £15 to attend, with concessionary and reduced rates available also. 

Get in touch with any questions: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Meet your facilitator:

Jen is the founder of Tranquility21 and The Tranquil Yoga Studio. One of her main passions is supporting women as they transition through menopause, and for every woman who comes along to feel nourished, nurtured and empowered. She also loves to teach Seasonal, Restorative & Yin Yoga, Meditation and Yoga Nidra and to share the ancient ways of Ayurveda that can support you in incorporating moments of tranquility into your every day life. 

Join us for a Study Group. This is where we take more time to read a book, meeting regularly to discuss what we've read (and perhaps to put the teachings into practice!).

We will be reading "The Well-Lived Life" by Dr Gladys McGarey. We'll have 7 sessions to discuss the book fully, guidance will be given about which section to read before each session. We'll meet weekly to discuss the book.

Our study group starts on Monday 16th October 8.30-9.30pm, running until 20th November.

This group can be attended either online via zoom, or in person - please click on which suits your best. There's no difference in price, it's just helpful for me to know where people will be for the set up of the room!

The study group costs £40 to join, we also have concessionary rates and a couple of reduced rates for anyone who otherwise could not afford to come along. Please pick the rate that best matches your circumstances.

Susie will be your leader for this study group. Any questions, please email her: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

So many of us find listening to our inner wisdom almost impossible. We don't trust our own judgment, and don't listen to our gut instinct.

How can we change this?

There are some fundamental steps that we can take that can help us find our inner wisdom. In this free workshop, I start to explore these with you. This workshop will also give information about a four-month mentorship group, starting in November, which is all about Finding Your Inner Wisdom.

Susie will be your facilitator for this workshop.

This workshop is free to attend. Please use the zoom code to register before entering.

Please note that this is the second running of this workshop - it first ran on 19th September 2023.

Susie will be your facilitator for these sessions. Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to have opened The Place to Pause & Breathe in Bonnybridge - bringing people together in community. 

Our FREE Wellbeing session this week is "A Pathway Into Yourself: Labyrinth Walk?" with Lorraine Goodison from Light Within.

The labyrinth is an ancient tool for meditation, contemplation, answer seeking and personal re-connection. It guides us toward our inner self, symbolising the life path that we walk. Wonder, tears, joy, unconditional love can all be part of a labyrinth walk.

You are invited to walk the labyrinth, accompanied by Lorraine's intuitive vocal/drum sounds keyed to your private path. No experience or special preparation is required, simply bring yourself for a gentle, open-hearted experience.

Our Free Wellbeing Sessions are held every Friday morning in The Place to Pause and Breathe, Bonnybridge. These have been funded via Falkirk's Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. These sessions are held on an ongoing basis by Pause & Breathe, and we are delighted to welcome a range of guest facilitators throughout the year. You can come to all of them, or drop in and out. Please do book though, so we know how many people to expect.

The sessions will be held in The Place to Pause & Breathe, on Fridays, from 10am-11am. After the session there is the option to stay until 11.30am for refreshments. 

Get in touch with any questions: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Meet your facilitator:

Lorraine is a labyrinth facilitator, singer, vibrational healer and artist, medium and writer. She is also a member of Treubh Dannsa, Falkirk's Celtic Fusion Bellydance troupe!

Lorraine first encountered the labyrinth in Fife, when she was told as she walked it - "Welcome home." She has developed her spiritual path since attunement to Usui Reiki in 1994 and knows there's always more to learn and to share.

Our FREE Wellbeing session this week is "Being Ready for Rest" with Lindsey Porter from YogaNuU.

This is a journey that anyone can go on. You're already ready. Lindsey will guide you into a practice of rest applying words, some myofascial release techniques (using simple props that will be provided) along with some soft chanting and the use of gentle sounds. You can experience which work best for you as you journey into a moment of being with rest for you mind, body and whole being.

Our Free Wellbeing Sessions are held every Friday morning in The Place to Pause and Breathe, Bonnybridge. These have been funded via Falkirk's Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. These sessions are held on an ongoing basis by Pause & Breathe, and we are delighted to welcome a range of guest facilitators throughout the year. You can come to all of them, or drop in and out. Please do book though, so we know how many people to expect.

The sessions will be held in The Place to Pause & Breathe, on Fridays, from 10am-11am. After the session there is the option to stay until 11.30am for refreshments. 

Get in touch with any questions: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Meet your facilitator:

Lindsey has been teaching yoga since 2006 after studying Yoga in India and supporting others on their journey to teaching yoga as a Tutor on the Yoga Scotland Foundation course since 2018. She is a qualified and experienced NLP Practitioner, Reiki Master and Holistic therapist. Based in Falkirk where she lives with her family, she is a SEN parent.

Our FREE Wellbeing session this week is "Relaxing Sound Bath" with Morag Wylie from Sound Balance Scotland.

Come and join Morag of Sound Balance Scotland for an hour of deep relaxation with her magical sound healing instruments including Tibetan and crystal bowls, gongs, drums, wind chimes, native american flutes and other instruments designed to entrain your brainwaves into a relaxed state.

Not suitable for anyone with Sound Induced Epilepsy, first trimester of pregnancy, unmanaged Bipolar disorder or psychosis. A sound bath should not be undertaken under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs. If you have any health conditions please let me know in advance so that I can adapt my playing to suit your needs.

Our Free Wellbeing Sessions are held every Friday morning in The Place to Pause and Breathe, Bonnybridge. These have been funded via Falkirk's Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. These sessions are held on an ongoing basis by Pause & Breathe, and we are delighted to welcome a range of guest facilitators throughout the year. You can come to all of them, or drop in and out. Please do book though, so we know how many people to expect.

The sessions will be held in The Place to Pause & Breathe, on Fridays, from 10am-11am. After the session there is the option to stay until 11.30am for refreshments. 

Get in touch with any questions: susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk

Meet your facilitator:

Morag Wylie has been running sound baths and other sound healing events for over 6 years and has a wide range of experience in several modalities. She is a qualified Sound Healing Practitioner and Associate teacher with the Sound Healing Academy International. She is also a Laughter Yoga teacher and loves to help people discover their inner joy.

“Within each of us there is a silence

—a silence as vast as a universe.

We are afraid of it…and we long for it…

The experience of silence is now so rare

that we must cultivate it and treasure it.

This is especially true for shared silence.”

– Gunilla Norris (The Importance of Shared Silence”)

How much silence do we truly have in our lives? Our silent day retreat allows us to rest from the busyness in our everyday lives. Silence gives our minds and bodies a chance to recuperate and settle. We can take away the worrying about what to say and how to say it and enjoy the peace that this can bring.

The retreat includes some teachings, some guided meditations, and some movement.

Please either bring your own lunch, or some vegetarian food to share. Tea and coffee and snacks will be provided.

The cost of the day is £50. For concessions (those in receipt of their pension, on lower incomes and students) this price is £40. Please only select this rate if you fall into one of these categories. I also have two spaces at £15, please only take one of these if you would not otherwise be able to attend.

Yoga mats, meditation cushions and chairs will be provided. Please bring your own blanket for additional comfort, and bring along thicker socks or slippers as we will have our shoes off. People often find a notebook helpful, for personal journaling throughout the day.

Please feel free to email me with any questions - susie@pauseandbreathe.co.uk.

The retreat is taking place in The Place to Pause & Breathe, 83 Broomhill Road, Bonnybridge, FK4 2AT

Testimonials:

• I have had the most peaceful day and learned so much

• A positive day, which helps rejuvenate mind and body

• I would highly recommend Susie’s retreats as a safe space to take your mindfulness practice further

• A very warm space to connect with one’s self and others and take time to stand back

• The perfect introduction to mindfulness with a teacher with a lovely energy

• It was great to be away from the busyness of everyday life 

Meet your facilitator:

Susie worked as a Social Worker within Criminal Justice for 20 years, and is passionate about helping people to make difficult changes. Since the beginning of 2017, Susie has been delivering mindfulness within her local community in Falkirk. She co-founded Pause & Breathe CIC with her husband, Phil Blackburn and is delighted to have opened The Place to Pause & Breathe in Bonnybridge - bringing people together in community.