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PUSHing mindfulness

We've launched!  It's jolly exciting and the result of no end of hard work by the Team headed up by Cate whose brilliant brainchild PUSH Mind and Body is now up and running.  

I was greeted this evening by a group of very tired but nonetheless charming clients who are participating in this week's inaugural re-bootcamp.  It is the first of its kind, and we're kinda proud of the truly holistic USP.

PUSH is not your average bootcamp.  Far from it.  The difference is in the attention to detail that has been paid to the recipe which makes, we think, for a great formula.  PUSH combines high intensity training with nutrition, coaching and mindfulness.

And that's where I come in...  This evening's talk was an opportunity to share a little about the journey I have been on since learning mindfulness, and subsequently training to become a teacher.  

It's a great fit:  mindfulness is on offer in this context, as a sealant of everything everyone will put in this week.  

It will, I hope, be something that can be integrated within the full-on activity schedule, providing people with an introduction to a lifeskill which, like the exercises they'll be meeting this week, they can choose to take home with them and continue in life after PUSH.

  

For more information about PUSH or to book your place on one of our forthcoming re-bootcamps which are running every month this year please visit:  





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