** This course is currently suitable for ages 24 and above; please do not enrol if you are below this age. **

Please note that this Mindfulness training is not a treatment for mental health problems or addiction. However, mindfulness has proven beneficial for mental health in the right circumstances.

If you have recently received or are currently receiving treatment from a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, or counsellor for an ongoing mental health problem, we advise that you obtain advice from your mental health professional before proceeding further with this training at this time.

Also, if you have recently or are currently going through a traumatic life event such as a separation from a long-term partner, the death of a close family member or friend or redundancy, this may not be the best time for you to begin with this training. This depends on your current psychological health and the support networks around you, such as friends, family, and mental health professionals. For anyone withdrawing from the training for these reasons, please consider taking up the training in future years.

If you are currently taking medication for a mental health condition, then we recommend that you do not change your medication other than in close collaboration with your medication prescriber.

Feelings will come up for you during practice, so please take breaks when necessary. Please contact me for your one-to-one session if you’d like to check in at any point.

Never play the recordings while doing anything that requires your attention, especially driving.

Helpful Links for Mental Health Support -

• The Samaritans offer emotional support 24 hours a day - in full confidence.

Call 116 123 - it's FREE.

Or email: jo@samaritans.org.uk

• Anxiety UK was established in 1970 and is run by and for those with anxiety, offering an extensive range of support services designed to help support those affected by anxiety disorders, anxiety and anxiety-based depression.

Helpline services - 03444 775 774, open from 9:30 am to 17:30 pm Mon to Friday, along with a text service 07537 416905 and ‘Ask Anxia’ chatbot service, available 24/7 for all anxiety queries at anxietyuk.org.uk

Anxiety UK also offer fast access to a range of psychological therapy services, including counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), clinical hypnotherapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, with appointments available in person, online and by telephone.

• Mind offers an information line to answer questions about:

• types of mental health problems

• where to get help

• drug and alternative treatments

• advocacy.

Call the Mind infoline on 0300 123 3393 (UK landline calls are charged at local rates, and charges from mobile phones will vary considerably). Or email info@mind.org.uk

• The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide.

You can talk to CALM about anything.

Call the CALM helpline on 0800 58 58 58 or use their webchat here

The helpline and webchat are open from 5 pm to midnight, 365 days a year.

Please get in touch with me if you have any further questions.