We offer free live mindfulness sessions online throughout the month. The live mindfulness sessions are led by experienced teachers and offer an opportunity to sustain your practice and to sample mindfulness. It’s also hugely beneficial to practice with others.

Who are the sessions for?

These live mindfulness sessions are absolutely free and open to everyone. We offer these sessions to support your practice, to allow you an opportunity to try out mindfulness and practice alongside others.

If you have no prior experience of mindfulness we would recommend attending one of our taster sessions first. You can book on to one of our tasters here. To get the most out of these live sessions we recommend completing an eight-week mindfulness course, if you haven’t already. You can find out more about these courses here.

As they take place online (Zoom) you can join us from anywhere.

Regular weekly and monthly sessions

First Tuesday of the month at lunch

With Lucy Edwards these sessions are the first Tuesday of the month from 1.30-2.00pm. Please contact spft.smc@nhs.net for a booking link and a reminder.

Every Wednesday morning

Live mindful compassion sessions every Wednesday morning from 8.15am to 9.00am with Annie Akasati McAuley and a small team of qualified mindfulness teachers: Alison Austin, Warren Deighan and Svetlana Scheck . Please email spft.smc@nhs.net for a link and a reminder.

Third Thursday of the month in the morning

These sessions run from 8.30am to 9.00am on the third Thursday of the month, led by David Ward and Denise Cohen, who take turns. Please email spft.smc@nhs.net for a link and a reminder.

Not for clinical or crisis care

These sessions are not a substitute for clinical care, and it is not advisable to do these mindfulness practices in the heat of a crisis, when it would be important to access your GP or your designated mental health clinician.

Queries

Do contact spft.smc@nhs.net if you have any questions about these live online meditation sessions. Please be aware that we are not a clinical or crisis service, and it will not be possible to respond urgently or clinically to emails.