​Do you want to take ownership for moving forward in your life?

You may be confused or not know which way to go - this is why you may be wanting coaching. But are you motivated to take ownership for making changes - with help - in your life?

 

Are you prepared to put effort in to making your goal/s a reality?

You may not know how to do this, as this is one purpose of having coaching sessions, but are you prepared put energy into exploring the goals you have defined during your coaching sessions with me?

 

Mindful Creativity and Life Coaching is not suitable

if you have issues better explored through therapy or counselling such as: 

significant substance abuse issues, experience of physical or emotional abuse and need support with it, mental illness such as extreme mood swings, ongoing depression which you need support with​

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Where are sessions held?

As everything is personalised for your needs, Sessions can be in person, by phone, email or online by mutual agreement daytime, evening or weekends. I also offer confidential Mindful Creativity Coaching intensives One-to-One in person as a retreat or as a break for as many days as you need.

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How long will I need Mindful Creativity Coaching for?

This depends what your needs and issues are and what would most benefit you.

This could be anything from one session to several months or longer.

During our initial session we would agree on what feels best to commit to initially,

along with how and when we would review how things are going for you.

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Block Bookings are available for 4 or more Coaching Sessions

 

​Contact me on 01379 897393 or email for a free 20 minute consultation

to explore whether coaching would be beneficial for you 

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What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness practice involves learning to be aware of and pay attention to what is happening, as it is happening. This includes awareness of bodily sensations and perceptions such as seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, moving, thinking and feeling. By becoming more aware of ourselves, we begin to notice knee-jerk reactions to situations and challenges which cause us unnecessary suffering. With practice, our minds can begin to become open to choosing new, more beneficial ways of responding.

 

Contrary to popular belief you do not have to be able to stop thinking in order to learn to meditate! We just need to be aware of whatever our experience is. With more practice we begin to appreciate ourselves and the world around us with more awareness, clarity, wisdom, love, joy and compassion. We make friends with ourselves and our experience.

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The origins of mindfulness

While Mindfulness can be learned in a secular, non religious way, it can be useful to understand the background to mindfulness. Mindfulness meditation is an awareness practice originating 2500 years ago in Buddhist meditation practices and other spiritual traditions worldwide. For Buddhists, meditation and mindfulness is a spiritual practice which can lead to enlightenment, or the full realisation of who we are in our essence.

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Buddhist meditation practices currently being researched include Calm Abiding and Insight, both of which entail practising Mindfulness. Calm Abiding involves learning to settle and focus the mind, resulting in feeling calmer, more at peace with a greater feeling of well being. With this greater focus one then has the stability and clarity to begin Insight Meditation – investigating the nature of mind and phenomena in an experiential way.

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The Benefits of Mindfulness

For centuries meditators, doctors and healers in eastern traditions have found that mindfulness and meditation improve health and well-being. Recent scientific research has documented how regular meditation and mindfulness helps many health problems, including heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, insomnia, chronic pain, cancer, immune problems, stress and depression. Recently the NHS had taken Mindfulness on board.

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​Contact me on 01379 897393 or email for a free 20 minute consultation

to explore whether coaching would be beneficial for you