Hope in Practice

A free introductory Mindfulness Course

Upcoming live cohort

Only
20 spots
live

As the world feels more and more fragmented, imbalanced and sometimes unfriendly, we may experience either a whirlwind of feelings and emotions, or on the contrary unpleasant waves of numbness and a need to withdraw.

In order to sustain our ability to feel joy in our daily lives, our capacity to serve and implicate ourselves creatively in the transformation of a hurting world, we need practical and realistic practices. We want to engage with the world in a healthy and supportive way.

It is possible to reconnect with ourselves, nourish our relationships and regain a sense of agency
aligned with our values

It’s easier to be a joyful, happy person when you’re hopeful.

In just 4 sessions, we will investigate the conditionings that keep us from feeling at home in ourselves and the world.

We will learn skilful ways to address the suffering and pain of this world as well as our own strong emotions, all the while finding out how we can remain agents of change and positive transformation.

Here is what we’ll explore in this accessible and inclusive course

01 / Intro to mindfulness

Sat. 11 July 5pm CEST

What’s mindfulness and the most common misconceptions.

Introductory practices: mindfulness of breath and body.

02 / Feeling and thinking

Sat. 18 July 5pm CEST

Being fully human, and skilful strategies to work with the highs and lows of life.

Introduction to RAIN practice

03 / Heart practices

Sat. 25 July 5pm CEST

Living from the hearth and connecting to self, others and world: sowing the seeds of hope.

Metta: the art of loving kindness and compassion

04 / Bringing your practice into the world

Sat. 01 Aug. 5pm CEST

How to sustain your practice and create a ripple effect: tips and strategies to live with integrity and alignment with your values

Closing practice.

Once You Register

You'll receive a welcome email with

  • all four session dates,

  • links to add them directly to your calendar,

  • a short PDF guide with journaling prompts

  • links to a few guided meditations — so you can dip in before we begin, if you're curious.

At the end of June, I'll send a short video letting you know how to prepare. There's genuinely very little to do:

a quiet space, a notebook, yourself. That's it.

Luma is my event management platform. It will send you session reminders with the Zoom link before each call. You will need to add each session to your calendar separately.

Your camera will not be on during recordings — Q&As included — so you can show up however feels right.

After the course ends, I'll take a few weeks to upload all four session recordings to the course platform, where they'll be yours to revisit.

You'll also be added to my newsletter. I don't send many emails, and if it turns out to be too much after the course, unsubscribing is one click. Your privacy matters to me and I won't share your details.

The course is free because it's part of my teacher training graduation requirements. In return, I only ask one thing: that you fill in a short anonymous feedback form once you've attended or watched all four sessions.

That's it — and it genuinely helps.

What to Expect

Understand what mindfulness actually is — and what it isn't. We'll look honestly at how the mind works, what pulls us out of presence, and why that matters right now, in this particular world.

1

Learn to work with your body, breath, and emotions as anchors, not obstacles. You'll begin to recognise what you're actually feeling, and meet it with something steadier than reaction.

2

Explore practices that cultivate compassion, for yourself and others: the ground from which a genuine sense of agency and hope can grow.

3

Develop tools you can return to when difficulty arises and make sure your practice not only lives in scheduled sessions, but also in your day-to-day life.

4

Leave with a clearer sense of how presence makes wise response possible. Not a fixed or optimistic outlook, but a more honest and sustainable relationship with what is, and what might still be.

5

Hope In Practice is a 4-Week Beginner Mindfulness Course

to navigate difficult times and bridge the gap between our experience of difficulty and our aspiration for positive transformation.

Hi, I’m
Marie Louise

I’m so glad you’re here and considering taking the time to learn these practices. I can safely say they changed my life, how I parent and how I create.

Although I have been meditating for the past 18 years, I’ve only recently decided to become a certified teacher. This first live course is part of my graduation process and I’ve put everything into it. I also see it as an offering to those who, like me, are always looking for ways to engage with the world while honouring their sensitivity.

I believe there’s hope, but I also know it has to be nourished and practiced. It’s especially important to me, as a mother of 4 daughters to be a beacon for that deep sense of trust and a catalyst for positive transformation.

This course is offered to you and I only ask that you kindly fill a completion form with your impressions, as part of my graduation process. The form is anonymous and has to be filled after you attended or watched all 4 sessions. This will also allow me to improve this course and to keep offering it for free in the future.

Thank you for bearing witness to the start of a new chapter. I am grateful you’re here and I hope you’ll find solace and hope in this course, as much as I did creating it.