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Adult Learners Week
www.niace.org.uk
Find out more about this annual highlight in the adult learning calendar, and the leading non-governmental organisation that organises it.
Campaign for Learning
www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk
Useful information on all aspects of learning for adults.
Learndirect
Tel: 0800 100 900
www.learndirect.co.uk
Offers free advice on how to get started on courses to suit your needs.
Lifelong Learning
www.lifelonglearning.co.uk
Information on the Government's Lifelong Learning initiative. Also has a list of useful links.
Meditation
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/
C/comp_medicine/meditation.html
Explains what it is, looks at the evidence and gives advice on how to find a practitioner.
Open University
Tel: 0870 9000 301
www.open.ac.uk
Study at home for a degree, qualification or for pleasure with the Open University.
Taster courses
www.bitesizeintros.info
Information on free taster courses, from one to three hours long, in a wide range of subjects.
University of the Third Age
www.U3A.org.uk
Local courses run by and for older people.
Visualisation
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/
C/comp_medicine/visualisation.html
Explains what happens during visualisation and has a list of useful contact details for further information.
Way to Learn
www.waytolearn.co.uk
Developed by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and partner organisations. It is intended to bring together information that will help adult and potential learners make informed decisions about taking up learning.
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Insight Meditation Kit: A step-by-step course on how to meditate by Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg (Sounds True Audio, 2002)
Two CDs with guided meditations, complemented by study cards and a special instruction book with the beginner in mind. For the growing number of people curious about meditation who don't know how to get started, this is the answer.
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Meditations: Creative visualisation and meditation exercises to enrich your life by Shakti Gawain (New World Library, 1991)
Considered a classic, this is a practical guide to exercising your innate ability to influence events to your advantage, creating what you want in life. Deep relaxation techniques, visualising goals and creating an inner sanctuary are some areas covered.
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Transform Your Life: A blissful journey by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tharpa, 2001)
We all share the potential for enormous self-transformation and limitless happiness, through travelling the inner journey of a spiritual path. By following the practical advice given in this book you can transform your mind and your life, and find everlasting peace and happiness.
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Understanding the Mind: The nature and power of the mind by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tharpa Publications, 2002)
Tibetan meditation master offers an insight into the nature and functions of the human mind. A practical guide to developing and maintaining a light, positive mind, showing how to recognise and abandon states of mind that harm us and replace them with peaceful and beneficial ones.
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