Mindfulness: meeting difficulty with awareness and compassion

About my work as a mindfulness practitioner

I am an experienced mindfulness practitioner and teacher. I completed an MSc in teaching mindfulness-based approaches at Bangor University and have taught Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in clinical, educational and group settings.

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness involves intentionally paying attention to present-moment experience with openness, curiosity and compassion. It is not about emptying the mind or avoiding difficulty; it is about changing how we relate to thoughts, emotions and physical sensations.

With practice, mindfulness can help us notice automatic patterns, create space before reacting and respond more flexibly to stress and difficult experiences.

Mindfulness can support wellbeing and may form part of an evidence-based psychological intervention such as MBCT. It is a skill developed through regular practice rather than a quick technique or promise of constant calm.

I integrate mindfulness carefully within my clinical, supervisory and educational work where it is appropriate to the person and their goals.

“One of the best groups I have ever attended.”

G.A.

“The teaching sessions were excellent.”