Malvern Mindfulness

I trained as a Mindful Self Compassion teacher in 2016 with Chris Germer, Kristin Neff and Steve Hickman. Since then I have been running 8 week MSC courses, the shorter 6 week courses for the public and for caregivers in both NHS and charitable organisations
Both myself and Jean Nash, a very experienced mindfulness teacher, started our business, Malvern Mindfulness in 2013. Since then we have been teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction courses, Mindful Self-compassion, Mindful Eating, Finding Peace in a Frantic World and last year I also trained to teach Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for people with Cancer. We also hold weekly practice sessions for the general public, on a donation or free basis.

I am passionate about teaching Mindful Self-Compassion, for me it adds greatly to the practice of mindfulness and I personally have gained so much benefit, it has equipped me with greater skills in dealing with the pressures, the difficulties that our lives present us with. I feel much more resilient and life’s experiences are so much richer, the joys of life and the difficulties. I am so motivated in sharing these valuable life skills with others.

I am a retired mental health nurse, having spent all my working career in the NHS. This provided me with experience in facilitating groups and connecting 1:1 with individuals, offering support, human connection and hopefully some wisdom.

I work with a “light touch”, recognising the value in making learning and self-development a safe, pleasant and desirable.
For me interaction with others is a nourishing experience, facilitating their growth is rewarding and feedback has reflected this:

“I will always remember you with gratitude and great fondness for the life changing experience I underwent thanks to your guidance and nourishing.”

“I really enjoyed and benefited from this course. It has really helped me in my day to day life managing stress, learning to accept how I am feeling and that the feelings will pass”

“This course oozes care and kindness with a breathtaking attention to detail, what more can I say?”

If you have any questions, or would like a chat to find out more about how I could help you, I’d love to hear from you.