"In between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom"
Victor Frankl
Mindfulness
All change begins with awareness.
Mindfulness is all about awareness, compassion, and choice.
By practicing simple techniques we can develop a way of 'being' in wise and purposeful relationship with our self and our experience that opens doors to new possibilities.
By paying attention to what is happening in the present moment with an open mind, curiosity, and compassion we can see more clearly and respond wisely. We learn to rest with comfort and ease in the present moment.
I truly believe that one of the most hopeful things for humankind is the knowledge that we really can train our brains; "neurons that fire together, wire together".
I offer a range of dedicated mindfulness programmes for children and adults and for clients that desire it, I am able to incorporate it my consulting and coaching practice tool.
Read more about my personal journey with mindfulness below.
Courses for:
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7-11 year olds
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11-18 years olds
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Adults
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Corporates
What would you like to explore?
'Paws b' and '.b' programmes for children
Flexible and engaging PSHE courses developed by Mindfulness in School Project.
Both courses can be taught in 6 or 12 lessons of 30mins or 1hr in any educational setting where safeguarding measures are in place. All courses are fully mapped to the PSHE curriculum.
Benefits:
- Promotes wellbeing and resilience
- Teaches children how to calm and regulate their nervous system
- Improves concentration and attention
- Helps children understand the basics of the human brain and the way it works
- Encourages choiceful, informed decision making
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
8-week course for adults seeking to manage stress and maintain clarity. Our minds are full of traps that we can easily fall into – particularly when we are stressed or depleted in some way. We can find ourselves tying ourselves up in knots - going over past situations, worrying about the future or catastrophising, or fearing that we are not enough.
Simple mindfulness techniques can help you ground and maintain clarity of thought and action. Helping you see things as they really are – not as you hope or fear they might be.
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My Journey with Mindfulness
I stepped into a Buddhist monastery at the age of 16 whilst studying religion, Buddhism, philosophy and ethics. The clarity and simplicity of the stillness was awe inspiring and went straight to my core. Viscerally.
I went on to explore meditation in my early 20s as a means of releasing suffering from thoughts that were not serving me. I experienced first-hand the freedom OF thought and FROM thought. The more I let be, the more connectivity I experienced. The more I connected with my inner self and focused only on what was in my control, the more freedom, connection, and growth I experienced. And with that more peace and fulfilment too.
I kind of love the fact that neuroscience is just catching up with what the worlds wisdom traditions have been experiencing for hundreds of years.
I came across the lighter practices of mindfulness a few years later when navigating another life transition. I then realised how well the values of this practice had served me in nourishing a fulfilling mindset and life. It led to the re-emergence and strengthening of my earlier practice and offered me smaller bite-sized ways of incorporating regular practice into my daily life as a busy mum. I first 'trained to teach' mindfulness to equip my children with these simple and fabulous tools for their own health and wellbeing.
I now give my time to teach the renowned Mindfulness in Schools Curriculum in local primary and secondary schools, and use a variety of mindfulness based techniques in my consulting and coaching practice for those that wish to access them.
