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Family Society<br />
Once again we started the year with tea in the Buttery: on a pleasant afternoon in<br />
early autumn, the children enjoyed racing around the Tree Quad while the adults<br />
chatted. Next we held two very well attended Halloween events: a pumpkin-carving<br />
night and trick-or-treating around <strong>College</strong>. A swarm of spooky children and adults<br />
collected sweets before heading to the Buttery for a pizza dinner.<br />
As the weather cooled down, we retreated indoors for a Christmas disco party with<br />
music, disco lights, glow sticks and a whole lot of fun. During the winter we also had<br />
two movie afternoons, showing Paddington and The BFG.<br />
On a glorious spring afternoon, we held an Easter event with a chocolate egg hunt in<br />
the Bishop’s Garden followed by a leisurely tea in the sunshine.<br />
It has been our pleasure to run the Society for the past two years. Many thanks to<br />
everyone for helping with the catering, setting up and cleaning up after events, and<br />
most of all just for coming and spending time with us, and contributing the familyfriendly<br />
atmosphere that we love so much about the <strong>College</strong>.<br />
Michael Clark (JRF) and Charlotte Clark<br />
Meditation<br />
The Meditation Society continued to run 8-week Mindfulness Meditation Courses<br />
that started in Michaelmas term and continued during Hilary and Trinity. Once again<br />
they were free of charge and designed for newcomers as well as regular meditators,<br />
the aim being to create a space in which to relax and practise mindfulness meditation<br />
in a friendly environment, sharing experiences, asking questions and getting to know<br />
ourselves in a non-judgemental manner. Sessions were based on MBCT (Mindfulness<br />
Based Cognitive Therapy) and supported by the techniques of the Tibetan Buddhist<br />
understanding of mindfulness. Each session consisted of an introduction to the<br />
week’s topic and technique, followed by a short meditation and then questions and<br />
answers.<br />
On 10 January the Society invited Professor Mark Williams to discuss Mindfulness<br />
Theory and Practice. He is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology and Honorary<br />
Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry, and until his retirement in 2013<br />
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