“We invited Claire to provide a four week Mindfulness course in-house as part of our Wellbeing Programme. From our initial meeting onwards it was clear that Claire is highly credible  and perfectly suited to this sort of activity. She successfully combines business experience, commercial acumen and mindfulness coaching in a way that ensured maximum buy-in from all attendees, and as a result many benefits have been felt by them and the course received excellent feedback. We will continue to work with Claire on an on-going basis as she made a tangible contribution to our commitment to employee wellbeing.”  Claire Parkin, HR Director 15below Jan 2018

“Mindfulness should no longer be considered a “nice-to-have” for executives. It’s a “must-have”: a way to keep our brains healthy, to support self-regulation and effective decision-making capabilities, and to protect ourselves from toxic stress.” Harvard Business Review, 2015

Practicing Mindfulness meditation on a regular basis enhances a person’s ability to be fully present. And that present awareness creates greater choice on how we respond to the changes, pressures and challenges that we encounter in life. After a 4 or 6 week Mindfulness Course people notice:

• Increased sense of well-being, engagement and motivation
• Reduced work related and personal stress and anxiety levels
• Improved ability to focus and better concentration
• Creates mental “space” for creative and  innovating thinking
• Positive consequences for Executive decision-making and Leadership skills
• Improved ability to address difficult situations or conflict via higher empathy/EQ levels
• Greater resilience during periods of change & more skilful responsiveness to challenge
• Mastery of workload in the  “always on” 24 hour connectivity environment
• Greater sense of cohesion and support within teams

Establish a regular Mindfulness practice boosts our resilience and emotional intelligence, makes us feel happier, less stressed and has even been shown to create new neural pathways and change the shape of certain parts of the brain.

Studies by the National Institute of Health UK, the University of Massachusetts, and the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard University suggest that mindfulness at work:

• reduces employee absenteeism and turnover
• improves cognitive functions such as concentration, memory and learning ability
• increases employee productivity
• enhances employer/employee and client relationships
• improves job satisfaction

Many companies now understand  the competitive advantages of helping their employees and senior leaders to cultivate better resilience in the face of the rapid changes and challenges of the “always-on” digital workplace  by introducing Mindfulness programs.

I am an accredited and experienced Mindfulness Teacher and Mindfulness in the Workplace Trainer,  qualified as a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher with The Mindful Academy and as a Verified Mindfulness in the Workplace Trainer (WorkplaceMT)  I teach MBSR 8-week courses in Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex, and co-teach at the Solterreno Retreat Centre in Spain. 
I comply with the UK Network for Mindfulness-Based Teachers Good practice guidelines for teaching mindfulness-based courses and am registered on the Mental Health Foundation website Be Mindful.