Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom

In Person-16G L1 | Building Inner Strength Course in Scotland
2026-08-16 09:15 - 2026-08-30 16:30 (Europe/London) | girona
Join us for this 16 Guidelines level 1 course facilitated by Gillian Cruickshank & Lorna Forsyth.

About the course
The Building Inner Strength – 16 Guidelines for Life program offers a learning path to transformative change.
The 16 Guidelines program provides a simple, robust and flexible framework for developing emotional resilience, empathy, compassion and transformative change, suitable for both educational curricula and for personal and professional development. If you’re seeking practical tools to bring about positive change in your life, this experiential course is for you.
You’ll explore the 16 Guidelines framework to deepen your experience in mindfulness and resilience, as an embodied practice. Drawing on proven techniques from positive psychology, social justice practices, neuroscience and centuries-old Eastern philosophy, you’ll develop an ethical, holistic approach to self-improvement and cultural change.
What you’ll learn

Increased emotional resilience by using a set of practical and transformative tools
Identify and apply your own embodied practice of mindful qualities in your personal and professional life
A greater capacity for insight and personal reflection and a greater sense of well-being, confidence and purpose
Integrate and apply mindfulness and other practical tools to the four wisdom themes of the 16 G: Mindful thought, mindful actions, mindful relationships, and mindful purpose and livelihood

Schedule
We will meet for 2 full days ( 16/08/2026 & 30/08/2026) over a 3 week period, at Kemnay Church Centre, Church Lane, Kemnay in Aberdeenshire.
There will be an additional online session to be arranged in between these dates as a support and to help with momentum/questions.
We take this time to allow an opportunity to embed and practice what we learn so that we get the most from the sessions. You will be required to bring a packed lunch for yourself. Teas & Coffees will be provided. There is disabled access and a large car park at the venue.
Who is this course for?
This online 16G Level One course is for people of all ages, backgrounds and ideas, who are looking for practical tools to create positive transformation in their homes, individual lives, relationships, community, or workplace.
Bookings and more info
For more info and to register, please send an email to Lorna: findingqiinme@gmail.com or Gillian: gilliancruickshankwellbeing@gmail.com
Facilitators
Lorna–Lorna offers sessions to allow people a safe space to explore a sense of peace and connection with self and the world in which we live. Lorna uses REIKI, SOUNDBATH, QI GONG, 16 GUIDELINES & WOMENS CIRCLES to encourage each individual to explore what works for them

Gillian–Gillian has been passionate about health and wellbeing for many years. Her mission is to share the tools that have helped her work through the tricky times in her life, helping others build their very own ‘tool kit’ using EFT, REIKI, EMMETT, MINDFULNESS , WOMENS CIRCLES & 16 GUIDELINES.

Both facilitators have been involved in 16 Guidelines since 2017 as part of their own journey of self discovery and find that each and every session enriches their journey deeper.
