Mindfulness Level 1 – Third Spring Intake
7-8 March 2026
This is the introduction to our Level 1: Being Present Mindfulness Training taught over four weekends. It can be taken in isolation as a retreat or a refresher for those already with a Mindfulness practice or is a perfect way to begin a Mindfulness journey.
After the first weekend you can choose to continue to complete the course over three further three weekends at Samye Ling (Mindfulness Weekend Two- 16-17 May 2026, Mindfulness Weekend Three- 4-5 July 2026 and Mindfulness Weekend Four- 19-20 September 2026)
Tutor: Kristine Janson and Ellie Kortland
Dates: 7-8 March 2026
Price: Weekend 1 = £185.00
Times: The course will run from 10.00am-17.00pm on Saturday and 9.00am to 16.00pm on Sunday.
Venue- Crichton Central, The Crichton, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TA. For more details about the Crichton please click here.
The cafe in Crichton Central is open for food/drinks from 10am until 4pm (last food orders being 3.30pm) and the Bistro in Easterbrook Hall serves food Thursday-Sunday 11am-4pm. Please find the Bistro menu attached here and the cafe menu here to see all the options.
There is an on-site Bankend Bar & Brasserie Holiday Inn, for room rates and availability please click here. Breakfast is served between 7.00am and 10.30am on a weekend and 7.00am- 10.00am on weekdays and dinner between 17.00pm and 21.30pm. There are over 200 complimentary car parking spaces for hotel guests.
Please click here for the evening menu at the Holiday Inn, tables are available to book via the website. Please find here a list of alternative accommodation in the area and there is also Air B & B and booking.com. These are purely suggestions, not personal recommendations.
There is free car parking outside Crichton Central and in the large car park outside Easterbrook Hall. Electric charging points and cycle racks are available outside Crichton Central and across the estate. The number 5 bus route from Dumfries town centre takes you from Great King Street to The Crichton Campus. The venue is a 10-minute car ride from Dumfries train station and 45 minutes from the M6.
Accessible parking spaces and a Changing Places Toilet are available at the venue.
There is a 12 metre swimming pool, sauna and steamroom which is open daily from 7am-8pm. Booking is essential and you can pay as you go if you are not staying as a guest, please just book at the Bistro.
Booking: To book the first part of this course (£185.00) please click ‘Book Here’. You will be contacted after attending the first part to book the following three weekends (Mindfulness Weekend Two- 16-17 May 2026, Mindfulness Weekend Three- 4-5 July 2026 and Mindfulness Weekend Four- 19-20 September 2026) these can be paid for in six monthly instalments of £92.50.
If you are making up for missed weekends, please email info@mindfulnessassociation.net to sign up.
Research
We are delighted to announce that a large scale, long term research study is about to start in relation to our Four Level Pathway. This research is led by Dr Oleg Medvedev (link: https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/oleg.medvedev) and Katya Gus of Waikato University in New Zealand. Oleg is also the Editor of the Mindfulness Journal in which Choden’s recent articles have been published.
As a participant in this course you will be invited, with no obligation to do so, to take part in this research. Find out more here.
We are very excited to be developing a strong evidence base and hope that you will be willing to support us in this.
