Sussex Mindfulness Centre (SMC) has been at the forefront of providing mindfulness courses and training, to individuals and communities across Sussex. We believe in the power of mindfulness to improve mental health, reduce stress, and foster resilience in the face of life’s challenges. But we can’t do it alone.
If you would like to support us, you can do so through Heads On, Sussex Partnership’s official NHS charity. Charitable funds enable us to provide above and beyond that which the NHS can.
Your support is vital to help us continue this life-changing work. By donating to SMC, you can:
- Expand Access: Enable more people to attend mindfulness courses, regardless of their financial situation.
- Support Vulnerable Communities: Help us reach those most in need, including individuals struggling with mental health issues, chronic illness, or financial hardship. Please see our work with refugee and asylum seeking women below.
- Sustain Innovation: Allow us to develop new programmes that address the ever-evolving mental health needs of our community.
Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference.
“Mindfulness has changed my life. It gave me the tools to manage my anxiety and find peace in everyday moments. I’m so grateful to SMC for their support.” – A recent participant.
Your generosity can help us provide these transformative experiences to even more people.
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Donate today and make a lasting impact. To make a donation please follow these steps:
Visit the Heads On charity donation page by clicking here. Please note: in the text box ‘Other ward/service’ you will need to type ‘Sussex Mindfulness Centre‘ to ensure your donation is assigned to us. You can also choose to leave a comment in the comment box to tell us a bit more about your donation. Alternatively, please email us at spft.smc@nhs.net, we would love to say thank you and keep you updated about the difference your support makes.
Please note: in the text box ‘Other ward/service’ you will need to type Sussex Mindfulness Centre to ensure your donation is assigned to us. You can also choose to leave a comment in the comment box to tell us a bit more about your donation. Alternatively, please email us at spft.smc@nhs.net, we would love to say thank you and keep you updated about the difference your support makes.
Together, we can build a more mindful and compassionate world. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
Reaching underrepresented communities
Our mission is to help people improve their wellbeing and mental health, particularly those who are under-represented or excluded.
The Sussex Mindfulness Centre offers mindfulness training to communities who are not normally able to access services. Some groups we have worked with recently include refugees and asylum seekers, black, Asian and people of colour communities, LGBTQ and people with learning disabilities.
We’re partnering with local organisations who represent these communities, to make our training more inclusive and relevant. In 2023, we ran adapted mindfulness training courses for five groups, and we want to continue this work in 2024.
We’re keen to offer mindfulness teacher training to individuals from these communities, so that future training courses can be led by people from the groups we’re seeking to reach.
We’re keen to expand this important work and reach out to more people who experience the most health inequalities. Please donate here to support us. Thank you!