This website offers a doorway into the practice of mindfulness and its benefits.

• Do you want to become more aware of the world around you?
• Would you like to be calmer, less judgmental and happier?
• Would you benefit from reduced stress and improved general psychological health?
• Do you want to improve your focus and concentration?
• Do you want to be a better parent?
• Do you want to have help navigating pregnancy and childbirth?

Mindfulness based approaches have been proven to help people to reduce stress and anxiety, cope with pain and illness, and live happier and more meaningful lives.
What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness can be defined as “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally”.

The development of mindfulness in everyday life can significantly help us to improve our well-being and to deal more effectively with life’s stressors bringing increased relaxation, enjoyment, stability and clarity of mind.

Mindfulness can be beneficial for almost everyone but can be particularly useful for:
• People experiencing chronic pain, cancer
• People living with stress, anxiety or depression
• People wishing to live richer, happier, more connected lives.
• Parents
• Childbirth
• Children

Regular mindfulness practice can:
• Increase resilience – giving coping strategies for everyday life
• Aid relaxation and sleep
• Increase self-kindness
• Improve relationships
• Give a more positive outlook
• Improve concentration and decision making
• Increased self-esteem and confidence
• Calmer parental responses
• Calmer children

The rise of scientific research since 2000 has been exponential and particularly since 2010, where year on year the rise has increased to over 350 papers published that year alone. This has shown that the cultivation of mindfulness can bring a wide range of physical and psychological benefits.

Each moment is a new beginning, full of possibilities and offers the potential to rediscover what is important and meaningful in our lives. Mindfulness enables us to see things more clearly and to find a calm place from which to meet life’s challenges with growing strength, clarity and confidence. Living mindfully helps us to develop kindness to ourselves and others, and to find more pleasure and fulfillment in our lives and relationships.

In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has approved mindfulness based approaches for use in the National Health Service.

What do we offer?

• Mindful parenting courses /one day workshops.
• Mindful childbirth courses / one day workshops.
• 8 week Mindfulness Based cognitive therapy course.
• Workshops and introductory sessions for beginners.
• One to one mindfulness, face to face or via skype.
• Monthly mindfulness practice sessions.