The Value of Skilful Meditation, Mindfulness & Presence In Real Life
Learning to meet experience rather than manage it
Meditation and mindfulness are often presented as techniques for calming the mind, regulating emotions, or improving performance.
These benefits are real, but the potential is much greater than this.
At their core, meditation and mindfulness are ways of learning to be present with experience as it is.
This naturally brings much greater steadiness, presence and perspective.
This is invaluable in all aspects of life.
And, when pushing no longer works, it enables one to remain steady, receptive and clear so that clarity is able to emerge.
The focus of this work
Meditation here is approached as:
a practice that leads to greater presence in everyday life
a means of softening reactivity
a way of developing tolerance for the unknown
a support for clearer, broader seeing
The emphasis is on relationship to experience, not on outcomes.
How this work is used
Meditation and mindfulness may support people who are:
seeking a steadier relationship with life and its uncertainties
wanting to see life and themselves as they really are
learning to live with greater simplicity and restraint
Practice is adapted to the individual and integrated into reflective one-to-one work, rather than taught as a stand-alone technique.
What this work is not
This is not:
symptom management
a substitute for therapy
Meditation and mindfulness inevitably help with stress and nervous system regulation.
Nonetheless, the focus here is on a disciplined, gentle practice of learning how to be with life more honestly.
Context and structure
This work is offered within the work on transitions where appropriate.
It is also offered as an independent training.
Working together
All work is offered online, one-to-one, in blocks of four sessions at a time.
Sessions are calm, thoughtful, practical and reflective, enabling you to develop far greater presence over time.
Book a 20-minute exploratory conversation
Before any commitment, I offer a 20-minute exploratory conversation.
This is a calm, practical discussion intended to:
clarify what brings you now
and to determine if we’re a good fit
Fees
After more than 35 years of practice, I work with a relatively small number of clients.
Fees reflect seniority, depth, and the finite, contained nature of the work.
Each 50-minute session costs £190.
Sessions are booked in blocks of four and paid for in advance.
A block of four sessions costs £760.
There is no charge for the initial 20-minute exploratory conversation.