If you want to improve your life, practising mindful awareness is an excellent place to start.

By learning to train your mind to simply be ‘present in the moment,’ accepting your thoughts and emotions as they are, you can truly make a difference in your life.

Mindfulness continues to be proven to help with physical and mental wellbeing. Click the arrows to find out the many benefits Mindfulness can bring you.

Research suggests that Mindfulness is not only effective for treating depression, it can also prevent a relapse of stress-related symptoms such as anxiety, as effectively as antidepressant medications. In 2021, the BBC released an article advising the NHS could give therapy before anti-depressants, under new guidelines.

In a review of over 400 previous studies, Mindfulness has been identified as an effective mental health practice for helping almost all people, not just with psychological well-being, but physical wellbeing too. Mindfulness can boost resilience, enabling you to fight off illness more effectively.

Mindfulness can boost your memory. In today’s frantic world, it can be challenging to keep on top of it all. Even just four weeks of Mindfulness training can improve short term memory. Regular practice can increase capacity for focus, attention, learning memory, creativity and concentration.

Mindfulness not only supports the relationship you have with yourself, but it can also enhance relationships with others. A shift in unconscious behaviours can impact your relationships, giving you a greater ability to regulate emotions and feel compassion towards yourself and others.

Research has further identified that Mindfulness-based practices are helpful for enhancing emotional regulation skills. Neuroimaging studies show Mindfulness practice can alter areas of the brain that are activated and deactivated in response to emotion-inducing stimuli.

Mindfulness is the first step in emotional healing. It can support you in turning toward and acknowledging difficult thoughts and feelings with a spirit of openness and curiosity. Research has shown that self-compassion greatly enhances emotional wellbeing and day to day living.

Gloucestershire Mindfulness are proud to deliver classes with integrity and verified training from Mindful Academy and Oxford Mindfulness Centre. If you’re looking for support with health and wellbeing, chronic pain, stress, anxiety, or substance misuse, we can offer a suitable intervention.

Lynsey is an accredited Mindfulness Teacher, Counsellor and qualified Clinical Supervisor complying with the BACP Ethical Framework. Gloucestershire Mindfulness is proud to deliver classes with integrity and verified training from Mindful Academy and Oxford Mindfulness Centre. For a full list of qualifications, visit our About page.

Lynsey is a member of the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA); a UK-based network of Mindfulness organisations and teachers, and the lead organisation overseeing the quality of Mindfulness-based training in the UK. BAMBA upholds its standards in inclusivity, integrity, humanity and kindness.

Gloucestershire Mindfulness takes pride in adhering to the Good Practice Guidelines for Mindfulness-based approaches. Rigorous, in-depth training, personal participation with Mindfulness-based course curriculum, professional mental/physical healthcare qualifications, and ongoing good practice requirements. Read more here.