I was a Secondary School teacher in Scotland, and then moved to Cardiff as a Senior Leader in a busy inner city school. After teaching for 25 years, I suffered from long-term chronic stress, anxiety and burnout and was off for a period of time to regain my health and wellbeing.  As part of my route back to health, I took an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course. I was so impressed with the impact on my mental wellbeing that I decided to start to train to become a Mindfulness teacher.  I trained with the Mindfulness in Schools Project initially to teach children and young people in the classroom Mindfulness lessons.

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After a few years of implementing a whole school approach to Mindfulness in the school where  I worked, I decided to leave my job in teaching and focus my energy on teaching  Mindfulness courses to the wider community, schools, workplace settings, and local communities as a freelance trainer.

 

I went back to University and studied part -time at the  University of Exeter. I gained an  MSc in Psychological Research and Practice - Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in 2020!

 

  Since 2015, when I left teaching, I have taught hundreds of  8-week Mindfulness-Based courses to staff in schools and adults in the community.

 

I have also delivered Mindfulness and Wellbeing workshops and presentations to hundreds of staff in schools, managers and employees in workplace settings, and adults in local community settings. I have taught children in primary schools and young people in secondary schools. 

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I moved back to my hometown of  Bearsden, just outside Glasgow, in 2021.

 

This year, 2026, I have recently completed a qualification as a Breathwork Coach and look forward to offering Breathwork group classes online and locally in the community

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My hobbies include dancing Argentine Tango, modern jive, Tai chi, Pilates, yoga, walking, healthy cooking, family time and meditation.