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I am delighted to be working with EDF energy in Barnwood, Gloucester, bringing the benefits of mindfulness  meditation to the workforce. Within two days of announcing the six week
​classes,  the 15 spaces were quickly snapped up. It's good to see a large corporation taking on board meditation to support their employees.

"Very positive for me in helping me learn to relax."

"...have enjoyed the sessions hugely and the exercises have helped me deal with bouts of insomnia"
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Testimonials from EDF employees

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Some images of a successful training day with Superdry employees from their Cheltenham  head office - teaching Mindfulness Meditation under a willow tree!
Companies I have worked with on training days or provided classes for employees.
'Kathryn's nature and personality melted any scepticism that people may have had about mindfulness and it was a pleasure working with her.' Julia Jones HR Hazelwoods, Cheltenham

Why stress is bad for business...

What do eBay, Google, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Prudential, the Home Office, Transport for London and the NHS have in common? Well apart from being busy and successful companies - they have all launched mindfulness programmes in their respective workplaces.

Teaching mindfulness meditation to employees can help them deal with stress and change in the workplace. They become calmer and more equanimous; more effective and happier workers. A regular meditation practice will also help them to become reflective and responsive in the workplace - allowing ideas and creativity to flow.  Too often when faced with challenges and interruptions - we instantly react and this creates anxiety and disharmony. Meditation will demonstrate how responding to problems creates space and the freedom to choose what to do next.
One of the most beneficial aspects of meditation is in allowing people to pay more attention and noticing what's going on within themselves and with others. It helps us to be fully present with someone - listening to their ideas or concerns and responding wisely.
Too often in business - managers don't fully engage in active listening and vital information which could improve a business or highlight a problem, is lost.
Adapting to change and challenge in the workplace can create anxiety and stress - the biggest cause of employee sickness is now stress related, it is the single biggest factor in all employee absenteeism.
"(Meditation) might sound like a fluffy thing to be advocating in a business context, but when you look at the outcomes it is far from it.
Twenty minutes of meditation everyday can reconfigure the brain in increase creativity, positivity and well being"
Phil Mather (HR Director)
Ovo Energy

What I offer...
  • Meditation and mindfulness workshops for employees.
​Ideally a series of one hour sessions over 6 weeks exploring different methods of meditation; typically each session will explore 3 or 4 types of meditation lasting about 10 mins. The aim will be to encourage employees to develop their own practise. Sessions take place in a quiet room with chairs.

  • ​​Managing Mindfully
​Workshops run for 6 weeks, an hour each week. Managers are taught various meditation techniques and asked to develop their own daily practice - leading up to a daily 20 min practice. They are asked to keep a short meditation diary.
The business-focused outcomes are:
  1. Awareness of self and how we relate to others.​
  2. Ability to listen and be fully present.
  3. Responding well to change and challenges in the workplace.
Kathryn ran a short meditation workshop for my team as part of a day focusing on developing wellbeing -it was the perfect reflective end to a nurturing day. I hoped that it would spark an interest and raise awareness of this incredible technique. People have commented how useful and restorative they found the session. Thanks Kathryn
JH - Gloucestershire County Council