Agreed. But I have to admit that I don't generally think of it as a group activity.
My aunt was on medical leave for some mental health stuff, and was mandated to go to something like that (but a little more intense - 9-5 with a bunch of different activities). She didn't want to do it, but when she went she said she got a whole lot out of it. sample size of 1, but hey, i guess don't knock it?
Ok meeting report. lil, i asked, he is taken. It was the first session of an 8 week cycle of guided meditation and mindfulness exercises, done largely by the method of Kabat-Zinn. There's a wide variety of experience in the room, with regards to familiarity with meditation in general and mindfulness in specific. I'm glad I went. I have been neglecting my meditative practice, and nothing made that more apparent than sitting for 10 minutes. I think I'll go next week too. Now I'm home, watching Godzilla while I cook dinner. Star Wars for dessert I think.