Mindfulness courses and sessions in Cornwall, serving Plymouth and Devon

I offer mindfulness courses – 8 week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses and Deeper Mindfulness courses – as well as mindfulness drop-ins and top-ups.  For individuals and groups across Cornwall and nearby Plymouth, with online options available throughout Devon and Cornwall

Mindfulness Courses in Saltash, near Plymouth

There are different ways to explore mindfulness:

Whether you are completely new to mindfulness or looking to deepen an existing practice, I can help you decide which option is right for you

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a powerful practice that can help you cultivate greater awareness, presence and balance in your daily life.  It offers a way of re-connecting mind, body and heart (so often disconnected in our busy lives).   With practice, we find that we can learn to meet our experience with less judgement

That means, when things get stressful, busy, scary or uncertain, we feel more resourced.  When we feel more resourced, we can see more options.  We’re more likely to be able to meet life’s challenges without losing our cool.  And, if we do lose our cool, it’ll be easier for us to find it again

However well or badly our lives appear to be going, we can all face difficulties.  Life is often unpredictable and things don’t always go the way we would like them to.  We can’t change that but we can change what we do when this happens.  This is where mindfulness comes in.  It helps us to see (in a very gentle and non-judgemental way) how our habitual reactions to things we don’t like or don’t want, contribute to feelings of stress, anxiety, worry, disappointment and sadness.  Mindfulness helps us to see that we can choose a different response if we want to – one that doesn’t create or increase these feelings

How Mindfulness Can Support You

Mindfulness practice can support people to:

  • Respond rather than react automatically
  • Become more aware of thoughts and emotions
  • Develop greater steadiness during difficult times

This can help to:

  • Reduce Stress & Anxiety – Mindfulness helps regulate emotions, lowering stress levels and promoting a sense of calm
  • Improve Focus & Concentration – Training the mind to stay present enhances cognitive function and productivity
  • Enhance Emotional Well-being – By fostering self-awareness and acceptance, mindfulness supports emotional resilience
  • Support Better Sleep – Practicing mindfulness can lead to improved sleep quality by calming the nervous system
  • Boost Overall Health – Studies show that mindfulness can lower blood pressure, improve immune function, and help to manage chronic pain

Online Mindfulness Courses and Sessions

If travelling to Saltash isn’t convenient we can work together online.

Online 8 week MBSR courses and Deeper Mindfulness courses are available for people in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall

Tailored mindfulness sessions are also available online

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Be Yourself

It’s easy to assume that we just are how we are, but that isn’t exactly true.  The way that we are (how we react, how we move, how we speak, what we think etc) is influenced by the habits that we have learned and reinforced over time.  Mindfulness helps us to see those habits more clearly and to decide which ones are serving us well and which ones aren’t.  It’s not about changing who we are, it’s more about making space for the person behind those habits to emerge

Practising mindfulness helps us to feel more present and grounded – more in touch with ourselves and our surroundings.  It’s a way of reconnecting with our innate kindness, our wisdom and our authentic nature.  It has the potential to transform our lives and our relationships

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