MINDFULNESS, BREATH and the NERVOUS SYSTEM
- a 8-week introduction to mindfulness course

This is a course I offer either individually, face to face or via ZOOM, or as a group if you arrange at least 8 participants. Please click below for details:

A mindfulness course is ideal for you if you would like to:

• Learn how to be more present and ‘show up’ in your life

• Understand the effects of trauma on your nervous system and how to create safety and support for yourself

• Understand the habit patterns of mind that undermine joy and presence

• Respond rather than react to triggers

• Enjoy more relaxed sleep

• Put down habits of chronic busy-ness and overthinking

• Renew or start a regular formal mindfulness practice, supported by others

• Make a commitment to your own mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Please contact Rachel if you are interested.

what you will receive

• Tuition in how to practise mindfulness, both formally and informally

• Understanding of your own nervous system and how to track it

• Somatic practices to cultivate safety and support for your system

• Movement and breath practices that you can use at home as tools to familiarize yourself with the parasympathetic state as a preparation for formal sitting

• Practice in mindfulness in communication with others

• Tips and support for building mindfulness in an ongoing way into your life

• Meditations to enhance your capacity for compassion, to yourself and others

• Tools to enhance gratitude and joy in your life

benefits of an introduction to mindfulness training

• A deeper appreciation of what meditation is

• Improved mental health and ease in your life

• Better sleep

• Understanding of the law of mirrors and how to take more self-responsibility for yourself

• Inspiration to relate to the Truth of you, rather than your conditioning and story

• More enjoyment of and gratitude for your life

• Greater love and acceptance of yourself

• Understanding of the applications of mindfulness in relationships

• The chance to re-build mindfulness into your life on a regular and committed basis.

There is no religion or dogma associated with these sessions. Emphasis is placed more on experience than theory.

The course will require a commitment to 20 minutes of daily practice during the 8-week course.

people say

“I didn’t realise mindfulness had such a focus on compassion towards yourself and a sense of OK-ness, i have found this so helpful as i’m such a perfectionist and an over thinker.”

“Rachel’s delivery style was one of comfortable ease. She was honest, open, thought provoking, engaging and humble. I really enjoyed this learning environment.”

“I always thought mindfulness was about thinking of nothing at all, so to learn that a big part of it is actually recognizing when your mind has wandered off, and practising compassionately coming back to the main focus, has been great. Its been so great to practice not being so hard on myself!”

“I found Rachel super helpful and knowledgeable, I love how she taught different techniques for different people as we were all having different experiences.”

“I had no idea what to expect coming into this course, and I could go on and on about how interesting and beneficial this course was for me!”

“I got way more out of it than I thought I would! I really enjoyed its focus on being in the present moment, being a “human being” not just a “human doing!”

- comments from 4 - 6 week introduction to mindfulness course participants, 2018 - 2024