Marlyn.

Retired scientist and avid gardener

"This is  a powerful life changing course that almost effortlessly takes you to a different place in your head and heart.

My biggest takeaway from the course is that I can support myself and deal with difficult situations/conversations by doing it. I don't have to be haunted by events from the past or replay them, its very liberating. I realised I was transferring/bottling issues and creating problems in everyday situations rather than dealing with them. The course has given me the tools to deal with them in a good way.

Before the course I had trouble understanding my own worth and value of just being me After the course I can see where I've judged too much and how to stop and feel my own value.

Emma holds space with a sense of joy that she wants to share, she keeps to time without me noticing and always make me feel very safe.

I now have a wonderful place inside to go where there is a store of love and self worth that I can call on. Mindfulness is really mindlessness! I can switch off the negative inner voice and more that I can't think of right now." 

Ira.

Artist and illustrator

"The course is a safe and friendly environment where you can work on becoming more compassionate with yourself and others.

Before the course I had a busy mind always over thinking what might happen which made me anxious, now I feel so much more grounded in the present.
I'm starting to realise as you become more present in your life your compassion for yourself and others grows.
The course is a safe and friendly environment where you can work on becoming more compassionate with yourself and others.

My biggest takeaway from the course was being able to talk about and reflect on how I felt in a group setting, given the space to grow with Emma's support and the rest of the lovely group.

Emma's openness, understanding and relaxed manner throughout the sessions and follow up really won me over, thank you" 

Beth Walker Gram.

Dr Beth Walker Gram, acupuncturist at Elemental Wellness

"The course is like having someone hold you up while you learn how to swim. I have tried to learn mindfulness on my own, failed and thought..."this isn't for me" when really I just needed a better teacher.

I really appreciated being led through the exercises. I think many of us have "heard of" or "tried" these types of practices before but having someone truly guide me through it and help me process made it infinitely more effective.

Emma's energy is frank and forthright but with a warmth and humor that is comforting"

Joy.

Retired teacher, knitter of socks and confirmed meditator

"Before the course I thought a mindfulness course would be more explanation of how things work in our minds and how we can choose to reset some things. After the course I am super grateful for experiencing the things I felt and for sharing what I wished to do within a safe space even at distant it felt really special. When I meditate on my own now there is a slightly different feel to it, I feel more connected. I also use the ‘how am I feeling’ type of being several times a day quite naturally because it was a repetitive weekly exercise done together.

You have a gentle, fun and reassuring manner. I feel that whatever I say and sometimes don’t say is listened to and really heard. You managed to strengthen my affinity with other group members in such an unintrusive way, that’s such a skill. I wish I could bottle you. You are so honest about your own journey too Emma and that means so much to know that you have experienced what the group members are doing. Thank you.

My biggest takeaway from the course is that by being “with” a task, a breath, a moment it relieves my mind from over thinking, planning or reliving. That even although I might not enjoy a particular moment or feeling that I can be with it rather than fight it." 

Paula Baker-MacMillan.

Reiki practitioner and group facilitator at Paula's Place - Scotland.

"Before the course I would react, breathe, think. After the course I breathe, think and respond in a gentler way towards myself and others! I have techniques to use like scanning my body and noticing, supporting myself through staying in the moment with the breath for a stiller mind, awakening the senses through mindfulness & breath, changing thought patterns through being more mindful.

Emma's Mindfulness course is a great way to learn to slow down and use your breath to experience inner peace. We forget to stop and breathe before we move from one task to the other, Emma helps you to notice your emotions and gives you strategies to try so that you can live a calmer life...and who doesn't want that?!

I think my biggest takeaway from the course is remembering to drop-in to the breath and that when I do, I can come to that place of calm regardless of what is happening around me."

Theresa.

Heartfelt Change client. 

"My attitude has changed. I am more aware of the triggers and can now relax more around them. It makes me less frustrated…Emma is down to earth and makes people feel that anything is possible.

"I feel like I can at last move forwards and put the past where it belongs--in the past. Yes I know things will crop up but I’m in a better place to deal with it now.

Mindfulness to me is a piece of peace, relaxation, and a way to control my pain. I find when I get it right that every part of me is working together instead of fighting with each other."

Pam.

Retired and trying to live life to the full! 

"My biggest takeaway from the course is a greater perception of what is around me, and some insights into my past.

Before the course I was aware of a lot of old stuff I still had to resolve.

After the course I have been more sensitive to what is around me, more aware, and see things with more clarity."

Alison MacKenzie.

Wife, mum to birth children and previous foster parent for 25 years, retired from Local Authority, lifelong commitment to Girl-guiding 

"The course has offered an opportunity to speak and discuss issues in a safe and secure space, it has provided suggestions and strategies.  I found it very thought provoking."