Mindfulness Meditation Teacher based in Surrey & Online
Benefits of Mindfulness
Anxiety
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, creating a constant cycle of worry and stress. Mindfulness offers a powerful, research backed approach to finding calm and balance.
Scientific studies, including research published in JAMA Internal Medicine (Goyal et al., 2014), show that mindfulness meditation can significantly reduce anxiety, stress, and depression. Regular practice helps activate the body's relaxation response, lowers stress hormones, and promotes emotional resilience.
Even dedicating just 10-20 minutes a day to mindfulness can lead to noticable improvements in well-being.
Start your mindfulness journey today and experience the benefits of a calmer, more centred mind.
Stress
Stress is a natural part of life, but when it becomes overwhelming, it can take a toll on both the mind and body. Mindfulness offers a simple, evidence based way to manage stress and cultivate a sense of balance and well-being.
Research, including a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine (Goyal et al., 2014), shows that mindfulness meditation can significantly reduce stress by helping individuals become more aware of their thoughts and reactions. By practicing mindfulness, you can shift from a state of constant tension to one of relaxation and clarity.
Mindfulness works by engaging the body's relaxation response, lowering stress hormones, and promoting emotional resilience.
Mindfulness allows you to step out of autopilot mode and respond to stress with greater clarity. Just a few minutes a day can help you feel more grounded, focused and at ease.
Depression
Depression can create a persistent cycle of negative thoughts and emotions making it difficult to find relief. Mindfulness offers a research-backed approach to breaking this cycle by fostering awareness, self-compassion, and emotional balance.
Studies incuding research published in The Lancet (Kuyken et al., 2015), show that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) which is the 8-week course that I teach, can be as effective as antidepressants in preventing relapse for individuals with recurrent depression. By focussing on the present moment and observing thoughts without judgement, mindfulness helps reduce rumination, improve mood regulation, and enhance overall well-being.
Mindfulness works by changing how the brain responds to distressing emtions. Regular practice can strengthen neural pathways associated with emotional resilience while reducing activity in areas linked to excessive worry and self-criticism.
Pain
Chronic pain can affect every aspect of life, making even simple tasks feel overwhelming. Mindfulness offers a scientifically supported way to reduce the impact of pain by shifting how the mind perceives and responds to discomfort.
Research, including a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine (Zeidan et al., 2016), shows that mindfulness meditation can help descrease pain intensity and improve overall quality of life. By developing greater awareness and acceptance of bodily sensations, mindfulness helps reduced the emotional distress linked to pain and fosters a sense of control.
Mindfulness works by altering pain processing in the brain. Regular practice has been shown to descrease acvitivity in brain regions associated with pain perception while enhancing areas linked to emotional regulation and resilience.
Discover how mindfulnes can be a powerful tool for managing pain and improving your quality of life.
Addiction Recovery
Overcoming addiction can be challenging, as cravings and habitual behaviours often feel overwhelming. Mindfulness offers a research-supported approach to breaking the cycle of addiction by increasing self-awareness, enhancing emotional regulation, and reducing reactivity to cravings.
Studies, including research published in JAMA Psychiatry (Garland et al., 2014) have shown that mindfulness-based interventions can significantly reduce substance use and relapse rates. By fostering non-judgemental awareness of cravings and emotions, mindfulness helps individuals respond to urges with greater clarity rather than reacting impulsively.
Mindfulness works by altering brain activity in regions associated with reward processing and self-control.
Regular practice has been shown to decrease cravings, improve stress resilience, and enhance overall emotional well-bing, making it a valuable tool in addiction recovery.
Weight control
Managing weight can be challenging, especially when eating habits are driven by stress, emotions, or automatic behaviours. Mindfulness offers a research-supported approach to weight control by increasing awareness of eating patterns, reducing emotional eating, and promoting healthier food choices.
Studies, including research published in Obesity Reviews (Ruffault et al., 2017), have shown that mindfulness-based interventions can lead to significant reductions in binge eating, emotional eating, and overall body weight. By fostering a non-judgemental awareness of hunger cues, fulness signals, and emotional triggers, mindfulness helps individuals develop a more balanced and intentional relationship with food.
Mindfulness works by enhancing self-regulation, reducing impulsive eating behaviours, and lowering stress-related overeating.
Regular mindfulness practice has been associated with improved dietary habits, greater satisfaction with meals, and long-term weight management success.
Sleep
Sleep difficulties, whether caused by stress, anxiety, or chronic conditions, can negatively impact overall well-being. Mindfulness offers a research-supported approach to improving sleep quality by calming the mind, reducing nightime rumination, and promoting relaxation.
Studies, including research published in JAMA Internal Medicine (Black et al., 2015), have shown that mindfulness meditation can significantly improve sleep quality and reduce symptoms of insomnia. By increasing awareness and acceptance of thoughts and sensations, mindfulness helps individuals let go of restlessness and cultivate a state of relaxation that supports better sleep.
Mindfulness works by reducing physiological arousal, lowering stress hormones, and enhancing regulation of the nervous system.
Regular practice has been linked to improved sleep duration, reduced sleep disturbances, and greater overall restfulness.
Cancer
A cancer diagnosis can bring emotional and physical challenges, including stress, anxiety, and pain. Mindfulness offers a research-supported approach to improving the quality of life for individuals affected by cancer by enhancing emotional resilience, reducing distress, and promoting overall well-being.
Studies, including research published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology (Carlson et al., 2017), have shown that mindfulness-based interventions can significantly reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and fatigue in cancer patients. By fostering present-moment awareness and self-compassion, mindfulness helps individuals navigate the uncertainties of illness with greater ease.
Mindfulness work by reducing stress-related inflammation, lowering cortisol levels, and improving emotional regulation.
Regular practice has been associated with improved sleep, enhanced coping mechanisms, and better overall mental and physical health outcomes during cancer treatment and recovery.
My location
I see clients from Surrey and the surrounding areas. I also offer online sessions via Zoom for clients across the UK.
To find out more about mindfulness therapy or to enquire about bookings, WhatsApp/Message me on +44 07717537124
You can also get in touch with me, using my secure and confidential online contact form.
Fees & availability
Fees
8-week courses: £240 per person
One-to-one mindfulness sessions: £65 per hour
Mindfulness at work: £POA
Charities/not-for-profit organisations
I support charities pro bono with introductory mindfulness sessions and/or courses. Please contact me for more information and availability.