Contemplative practices to support wellbeing, connection, and a deeper appreciation of the simple joys of everyday life
Welcome to Your Mindfulness Journey
In a world that often feels busy and demanding, mindfulness offers an opportunity to pause, reconnect, and notice what nourishes us. Through meditation, reflection, and practising together in community, we can cultivate greater awareness, compassion, and appreciation for the richness of ordinary life, while also learning to relate differently to difficulty when it arises.
Your Mindfulness Journey offers practical, evidence-based mindfulness teaching to support coming out of autopilot and connecting more meaningfully in the present moment, both in work and in daily life. The practices draw upon mindfulness meditation, gentle reflective inquiry, and cognitive behavioural approaches developed through mindfulness-based programmes such as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
Whether you are navigating workplace stress, balancing caring responsibilities, managing change, or simply longing for more calm and connection in your life, mindfulness can support you in developing a steadier and more compassionate way of being.
Why Mindfulness?
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
About Joanna
I am a social worker and mindfulness teacher, with over 20 years’ experience working in NHS mental health services. I have supported people experiencing a wide range of emotional distress and mental health difficulties. I am a certified teacher with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.
Throughout my life and work, I have been drawn to contemplative practices as a way of meeting both the challenges and the richness of being human. Mindfulness has supported me not only in navigating the emotional demands of work, but also in noticing and appreciating moments of nourishment, connection, and simple joy in everyday life.
Alongside this, I am passionate about creating spaces where people can come together to practise mindfulness in community. While mindfulness can be deeply supportive as an individual practice, I believe there is something particularly meaningful about practising alongside others — sharing presence, reflection, and a sense of common humanity.
As a teacher, I offer warm, grounded, and compassionate spaces for practice. I encourage an approach to mindfulness that includes both learning to relate differently to difficulty and cultivating an appreciative, kind relationship with ourselves, others, and daily life.
Practicing together
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
Mindful Mondays
Online sessions 8:00 every Monday
Start the week with practices that encourage a sense of balance and connectedness. Sessions include:
Guided Meditation Practice
Gentle inquiry and reflection
Practical mindfulness tools for daily life
Space to slow down and reconnect
Friday Morning Mindfulness
In-person sessions 9:15-10:15 am
These outdoor sessions offer an opportunity to explore mindfulness through mindful walking and connecting with nature and the world around us.
Sessions take place in green spaces around Enfield, and in my garden room in inclement weather. Sessions may include:
Guided meditation practice
Walking meditation
Exploring the senses
Gentle inquiry and shared reflection
Exploring Mindfulness Further
Together with co-facilitator Sarah Laurie, I deliver a range of mindfulness courses including:
Introduction to Mindfulness
Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Mindfulness for Life (MBCT-L)
All courses draw upon evidence-based mindfulness approaches developed by the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.
Upcoming Courses
Mindfulness for Life
The format of this course consists of:
8 weekly online sessions, 2 hours each
Guided meditations and invitational reflective space
Cognitive exercises to support learning about the workings of the mind
Recorded audio files of meditations to use for home practice
Written materials to refer to between sessions and after the course
Experiential learning in a supportive group environment
The next two courses begin on:
30th September 2026 - Wednesday evenings, 7:15-9:15 pm, with a break on 28th October
27 January 2027 - Wednesday evenings, 7:15-9:1 5 pm, with a break on February 24th
Mindfulness in the Workplace
Mindfulness courses and workshops to support wellbeing, resilience, reflection and sustainable working practices within organisations and teams.
Possible offerings include:
Mindfulness sessions as part of away days, staff wellbeing events, retreats or training programmes
Short Introduction to Mindfulness, including practical strategies to managing stress and preventing burnout
Building resilience whilst working in demanding roles
Addressing compassion fatigue and supporting self care
Weekly courses delivered in person or online employees
Courses may include:
Introduction to Mindfulness (3-week course)
Mindfulness for Wellbeing (8-week course)
Tailored mindfulness programmes designed around the needs of your organisation
Please get in touch to discuss how mindfulness may be able to support your team or organisation.
Ready to take the next step?
Whether you are curious about mindfulness, interested in practising together, or exploring opportunities for your workplace, I’d be delighted to hear from you.