6 daagse cursus

It's Time To Heal

Door linda kantor

Wat je zal leren

This six-session guided meditation course offers a gentle, research-informed approach to restoring balance in the body and mind. Through practices such as mindful breathing, interoceptive body awareness, guided imagery, and deeply restorative rest, you will learn simple ways to calm the stress response and support the body’s natural healing processes. Chronic stress can affect the whole body — disrupting immune function, increasing inflammation, and placing strain on the nervous system. Research in Psychoneuroimmunology shows that mind–body practices can help regulate stress hormones, improve vagal tone, strengthen emotional regulation, and support immune health. Each practice helps reduce the load of chronic stress, strengthen resilience, and encourage the nervous system to shift toward states of repair and restoration. The course is suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners who are interested in a structured, evidence-informed approach to supporting wellbeing, emotional balance, and the body’s capacity to heal.

linda kantor

Cape Town, South Africa

Linda Kantor is a counselling psychologist and mindfulness teacher with more than two decades of experience teaching meditation, yoga, and mind–body approaches to wellbeing. Her work integrates contemporary psychological understanding with contemplative practices that support emotional regulation, nervous system balance, and overall health. She...

Les 1

Safety And Grounded Awareness

This session draws on polyvagal theory (Stephen Porges) and research on safety cues and autonomic regulation. Establishing felt safety increases parasympathetic activation and creates the physiological conditions required for immune repair and emotional regulation, slow, inviting grounding, orienting to the present moment, and establishing an inner sense of safety. We explore presence, without pressure, with choices offered throughout. This session prepares the foundation for deeper inner listening.

Les 2

The Relaxation Response And Breath Awareness

This session focuses on the relaxation response and he breath as a gentle anchor. Through optional breath awareness and guided softening, participants learn to notice tension patterns and meet them with kindness. We build on the safety of Session 1, inviting the possibility of small releases

Les 3

Interoception, Body Awareness And Inner Resourcing

Interoceptive awareness, the ablity to sense our inner bodily states, (linked to insula activation) strengthens emotional regulation and trust of our body's capacity to heal. Research shows that guided imagery and somatic attention can positively influence immune markers and perceived well-being. The meditation practice focuses on Breath, inner awareness and visualisation using colour.

Les 4

Emotions, Regulation And Healing

Research shows that chronic emotional suppression is associated with increased inflammatory markers and reduced immunity. When emotions are habitually pushed away, the nervous system often remains in a low-level stress state. When we allow emotions to be acknowledged gently — without overwhelm — the brain becomes less reactive over time. The meditation practice highlights allowing emotional currents to move within a regulated body.

Les 5

Positive Imagery, Neuroplasticity And Healing

We explore the brain’s capacity for change, known as Neuroplasticity. Research shows that repeatedly imagining or sensing states of well-being can help strengthen neural pathways associated with calm, resilience, and regulation. Guided imagery has been used in medical and psychological settings and has been linked to reduced stress and improved coping. In this practice we gently bring together the resources you have been cultivating — breath, grounding, body awareness, and kindness — while exploring visualisation of states of wellness.

Les 6

Integration, Self-Regulation And Sustainable Change

A closing session that gently weaves together everything explored in the course, and explores the value of repetition and slow steady commitment to pausing and resting with awareness. We engage with yoga the practice of yoga nidra (non sleep deep rest) to consolidate all our learnings.