Mindfulness at Work

WE TEACH MINDFULNESS FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK

"It has really helped me deal with work stress - I can't recommend the course enough."

Karen Hall

Karen Hall

Karen has been part of Breathworks since 2012 and is now a Senior Trainer & Associate. For more than thirteen years, Karen has supported students through our Teacher Training programme, helping them to grow into skilful and confident mindfulness teachers and facilitators.

A familiar face in our online Community of Practice, Karen can often be found leading our free meditation events, including Space to Breathe, Meditation Support Clinics and Community Practice Sessions.

Karen's teaching style is known for being down-to-earth, honest and accessible. Having worked as an NHS operating theatre nurse and since being a primary carer for family, Karen can authentically relate to people living with chronic health challenges such as pain, as well as those navigating stressful working or home environments.

Not only was Karen an advocate for patients when she was nursing but she continues to be actively involved in advocacy for people with disabilities and those less able to speak up on their own behalf.

Karen brings lightness and humour to her sessions, and is always willing to offer guidance and encouragement to those feeling stuck with their practice, or perhaps struggling to get going in the first place.

She loves poetry, including it whenever she's teaching mindfulness, especially the works of Irish mystic John O'Donohue & the late Seamus Heaney. Outside of her mindfulness teaching, Karen lives in Dublin, Ireland, she enjoys travelling, photography, writing, making art & corresponding with penpals around the world.

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Learn to Hold Your Own Mindfulness Class

Learn about our Training Programme at our next free information session on Wednesday 3rd June, 5.30pm BST.
Mindfulness for Stress & Anxiety

Feel more grounded, resilient and in-control with our evidence-based Mindfulness for Stress course. Next course starts Monday 22nd June.
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18-25 Sept. Join Vidyamala and Padmadarshini for our annual hybrid retreat — working to balance your nervous systems for greater ease, expansiveness and ability to flourish.
Thank you

Stanter

Stanter has come a long way from the prognosis that her Rheumatoid Arthritis would leave her in a wheelchair. A freelance mindfulness teacher, coach, and mentor, Stanter delivers workshops and courses across Yorkshire and has worked with the NHS, Rape Crisis Service, Fostering Service and a wide variety of clients from those suffering from long-term health conditions to victims of the Manchester Bombing.
Andrew

Andrew is the Workplace Policy Lead for the UK Mindfulness Initiative. He is an author (Organisational Mindfulness—A How to Guide), mindfulness trainer, and programme management consultant. Having worked in senior leadership for over 20 years Andrew now brings his experience of applying mindfulness in his own life, as well as in leadership and with teams to his workplace training.
Singhashri

I have been a devoted mindfulness practitioner for over 17 years, and have been teaching in formal and informal settings for over 10 years. My professional background includes youth work, organisational leadership and development, and teaching and training programme development.
Dave

Dave is a Breathworks Trainer and Associate. He has practised mindfulness and meditation techniques for over fifteen years and has been teaching and delivering mindfulness training since 2012. Dave holds a Post-Graduate Diploma with distinction in Studies in Mindfulness and is an approved teacher with the UK Network of Mindfulness Teacher Training Organisations.
Tina

Tina’s teaching is based on strong communication skills from her former career as a television journalist and filmmaker at the BBC, and also at City University as a lecturer in broadcast journalism. Her work as a journalist has given her a deep insight into the stresses and challenges people can face both in the workplace and at home, and how mindfulness can help.
Annika

Annika is an experienced mindfulness trainer committed to implementing sustainable mindfulness programmes in work places across Yorkshire. Providing all aspects from introductory sessions to full courses, her clients include staff in schools, local businesses, councils, police and ambulance services. Her practical teaching style helps participants really apply what they learn in daily life.
Carrie

Carrie offers mindfulness and compassion training to the voluntary sector, where she has been supporting socially driven organisations with personal and organisational development since 2002, a year after she started practising yoga and meditation. Her expertise and understanding of the sector comes from a range of roles including trainer, consultant, quality reviewer, employee and volunteer.
Julia Lofts

Julia is an Accredited Breathworks Mindfulness Teacher and Psychotherapist (MBACP Accred). She specialises in working with people who suffer with chronic pain and illness, as well as long-term stress, disordered eating and undiagnosed medical conditions. Julia runs courses in East Sussex & Kent. She works with individuals, couples, & corporate clients offering a more bespoke approach.
Karen

Karen is an accredited and associate mindfulness teacher and a certified coach. She trained with Breathworks and has completed a series of Workplace Masterclasses at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. Karen offers tailored mindfulness programs for the workplace as well as corporate retreat days. Karen has worked with Kew Gardens, The Royal Town Planning Institute, Trades Union Congress (TUC), K Benchmark, Adam & Eve Communications, Chobham Academy and others.
Sophie

Sophie is an Associate Teacher, trainer and supervisor for Breathworks and regularly teaches both Mindfulness for Stress and Mindfulness for Health courses as well as offering one to one sessions and mindfulness in the workplace.