Mindfulness can be practiced by anyone and the practices taught on the 8 week course  have been shown to help people learn new ways to manage their health and well-being. Mindfulness based interventions have accumulated a sound evidence base and may help you manage:

•    Stress and Anxiety
•    Depression
•    Long term health conditions including chronic pain.
•    Sleep disturbance and fatigue
•    Unhelpful patterns of negative thinking, worry and rumination
•    Depression

People that have attended course report a wide range of benefits including:

• A greater sense of well-being and zest for life.

• Improved levels of concentration.

• Enhanced relationships with others and the world around them.

• Increased levels of self -compassion and acceptance.

• Less reactivity when faced with challenges.

• A greater appreciation of life.

• Pain management (see Jon Kabat Zinn talk about mindfulness and pain below).

People attend courses for a variety of reasons , some for specific mental or physical health difficulties, others come because they want to get more out of life and maximise their overall well-being.  Others come for professional reasons, as a first step towards helping others.

Ultimately mindfulness is about wellness, we all experience up’s and down in life and mindfulness will generally help you navigate these a little easier.

Mindfulness courses are being offered in a wide range of settings and have been developed for particular populations including

• Parents

• Sport Professionals

• Health Care Professionals

• Schools

• Carers

• Work Place

• Prisons

• Hospitals

Please note, the group itself will not qualify you to teach mindfulness, if you are interested in this please see becoming a Mindfulness Teacher.