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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Coaching & Classes
For professionals carrying too much. Learn to release anxiety, steady your nervous system, and make clear decisions under pressure — one deliberate pause at a time.
Definition
MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) is an evidence-based 8-week program using meditation, body scans, and gentle yoga to reduce stress, anxiety, and chronic pain. It was developed in 1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and is now taught in hospitals, universities, and workplaces worldwide.
ICF Certified Coach
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
MBSR Teacher Training
Trained in the Kabat-Zinn lineage via the UMass Center for Mindfulness curriculum
12+ Years Practising
Over 900 hours of group teaching and 1:1 coaching with working professionals
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What is MBSR?
MBSR is not relaxation for its own sake. It is a training programme — a curriculum with homework, structure, and a body of clinical research behind it. Over eight weeks you practise noticing what is actually happening in your body and mind, so that stress becomes information rather than a reflex.
The programme was created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the UMass Center for Mindfulness, and the curriculum taught here follows that lineage closely.
The Programme
The 8-week curriculum
Each week builds on the last. The investment is roughly 30 minutes of home practice a day between sessions — that daily repetition is where the change happens.
Departments
Ways to work with me
Monthly Membership
Live weekly sits, a guided meditation library, and a supportive community for £29/month.
Explore membership8-Week MBSR Class
The full evidence-based curriculum in a small cohort, online or in person in Brighton.
See class details1:1 Coaching
Private sessions shaped around your workload, your nervous system, and your goals.
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Testimony
What students say
“I came in burnt out and sceptical. Eight weeks later I actually notice the moment before I snap — and I choose differently.”
“The body scan alone changed my sleep. Ann Marie holds the room with real warmth and zero fluff.”
“Decisions that used to spiral for days now take an afternoon. That's the return on this course.”
Q & A
Common questions
- What is MBSR?
- MBSR is a structured 8-week course developed at the University of Massachusetts that trains attention through meditation, body scans, and gentle movement to reduce stress and anxiety.
- How long is each class?
- Weekly sessions run 2 to 2.5 hours, plus one full day of guided silent practice between weeks 6 and 7.
- Is it online or in person?
- Both. Cohorts run live online, and in-person groups meet in Brighton each spring and autumn.