Mindfulness Coaching / 1:1 Work

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Are you caught up in the hamster wheel of life, swept along by a system that doesn't let up and keeps you in a state of restlessness, anticipation and agitation. A large number of us are running around frantically from one thing to the next, either worrying about an imagined future or dwelling on the past and making ourselves unhappy.

 

The mind also follows deeply ingrained habitual patterns and is easily thrown off when things don't go the way we would hope. How often do you allow yourself to pause, take a breath and notice the space around you? The body contracts inwards and tightens up as we get older and this is made worse by the sedentary nature of our species gravitating towards comfort and convenience and hiding from physical challenges.

 

The good news is we have already discovered the tools we need to live a more authentic, fully engaged life and to negotiate the struggles and obstacles along the way. We have been practicing these methods for thousands of years and they are now more relevant than ever, given where we find ourselves at this point in time in our history. 

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Here's an excerpt from my Studies in Mindfulness MSc dissertation, which will save me writing something new and still explains it well :) 

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Mindfulness based interventions (MBI) have a substantial research-based evidence and over the past four decades, researchers have examined their efficacy in a variety of medical, social, educational and work-based settings.

 

Glomb, Duffy, et al., (2011, pp. 121-122) summarise the four main areas in which mindfulness has demonstrated positive effects:

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• Physical health, mainly in the area of reducing the symptoms or distress caused by physical disease

• Psychological health, linked to the reduction of the symptoms of mental, psychological, and psychiatric conditions

• The promotion of well-being and human flourishing

• Neuroscience research has focused on the effects of mindfulness-based practices on changes in the brain’s activity and structure

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While mindfulness practices are centuries old with their roots in Buddhism; interest in mindfulness-based approaches has been brought to the forefront of our attention by people such as the Dalai Lama in his ongoing dialogue with western scientists and contemplative practitioners (Dalai Lama and Goleman, 2003), Jon Kabat-Zinn in his development of the MBSR programme and Rob Nairn through his presentation of meditation and Buddhist psychology.

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“Mindfulness is the process of paying attention to what is happening in the moment – both internal (thoughts, bodily sensations) and external stimuli (physical and social environment) – and observing those stimuli without judgement or evaluation, and without assigning meaning to them” Glomb, Duffy, et al., (2011, p.118).

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What can a mindfulness coach do?

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This largely depends on the amount of experience of the coach. Please check on my experience, so that you can feel comfortable and confident in my ability in this area and read what others have to say about my work. 

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Create a space so that you can be listened to and heard

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Help you develop self-awareness and insight

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Teach you the tools of mindfulness to help you connect more deeply with yourself, others and your surroundings

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Use different frameworks and theories of the mind to help you understand  

how the mind gets caught up in tricky loops and develop strategies for dealing with this in line with cutting edge neuroscience and compassion training

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Teach you how to let go of the past, spend more time connected to this moment and spend less time worrying about the future

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Help you develop a stable and consistent meditation practice and hold you accountable to this

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Help you explore the bigger questions of life

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How we work together?

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Book a Free 30 minute consultation on Zoom to discuss what you would like to gain from our work together

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We can then meet face to face or on Zoom at a time and day that suits both our schedules

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The cost of the session is dependent on the time, location and mode of delivery (face to face, outdoors, at a venue or on Zoom). Normally £50 per hour, £90 for two hours and £120 for three hours. There is also the option of supporting you in a retreat style format and facilitating your own day or weekend of meditation. This can also include a variety of other practices, such as yoga, breath work and cold immersion.

 

Mindfulness and Compassion Supervision and Consultancy Work

 

Need a supervisor for your mindfulness and or compassion teaching? Get in touch to see if I am available (I only work with a small number of supervisees each year). 

 

Interested in setting up a mindfulness or compassion initiative in a work setting, but not sure where to begin. Get in touch and I will help you out if I can.  

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