'Afghanistan Veterans & Family Members' Online Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep Courses Available in 2022

Thanks to funding from the Covenant Fund Trust we have two more Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep Courses running in 2022. The first online course will take place on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2022. Followed by another workshop over the weekend of 10th & 11th September. Both courses are ringfenced for Afghanistan Veterans and their families, they are free of charge and the joining instructions are below.

Free weekend workshops for any veteran who wants to learn how to relax deeply and sleep peacefully.

Forward Assist are delighted to be working in partnership with Charlie Morley, and over the course of 2021 we will be offering ‘Veteran specific’ workshops for anyone who wants to learn how to relax deeply and sleep peacefully.

In anticipation of the programmes to come ,Charlie is offering a free weekend course and In this practical weekend we’ll learn how to transform the harmful effects that stress and trauma can have on the third of our life that we spend asleep.
Using scientifically verified mindfulness based techniques alongside breath & body-work practices, yoga nidra and lucid dreaming the mindfulness of dream & sleep protocol helps to reduce stress before bed and optimize sleep quality.
Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep is based on a non-pathologizing approach to sleep & dreams supported by five core pillars:
1. Sleep Awareness (learning how we sleep)
2. Rest & Relax (Yoga Nidra & Hypnagogic Mindfulness)
3. Transforming Nightmares
4. Coherent Breathing (the Breath-Body-Mind approach)
5. Lucid Dreaming
From common work-related stress to the more serious effects of trauma, this weekend workshop will teach you effective techniques to help you sleep better and wake up healthier.

Places are limited so if you are a veteran, sign up soon to book a free place:

https://www.meetup.com/Lucid-Dreaming-and-Mindfulness-of-Dream-and-Sleep/events/276486111/

The Importance of Sleep & Mental Wellbeing

Team Forward Assist are delighted to be partnering with fellow Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowship recipient Charlie Morley in 2021. Charlie Morley has over 10 years’ experience in the field of sleep, dreams & mindfulness and has authored three bestselling books on the subject.

He is the lead facilitator and co-creator of Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep.

Although best known as an authorised teacher of lucid dreaming within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition he has been teaching on veteran’s mindfulness retreats since 2016 and has presented his work at the Ministry of Defence Mindfulness Symposium and the Defence Buddhist Conference.

In 2018 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship grant to research “Mindfulness Based PTSD Treatment in Veterans” and continues to teach sleep & dream practices to armed forces veterans and civilians with Stress or Trauma Affected Sleep Patterns.

You can find out more about Charlies ground breaking work ‘Beyond mindfulness: Best practice for Veterans with PTSD’ by watching this fantastic video which captures his travels in Canada and the USA.

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT70TiLFym4