Donna has been a Breathworks Mindfulness teacher trainer since 2014 supervisor since 2016 and has been practicing mindfulness since 2011. 

Prior to becoming a Mindfulness teacher and coaching supervisor, I was an Executive in the public sector and before that a director in the private sector. It was while suffering with the mental and physical symptoms of stress and anxiety, in that former environment, that I was introduced to Mindfulness. I completed an 8-week MBSR course with Bangor University Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, which helped me to develop my own mindfulness practice routines which I’ve continued with to this day.

It was the benefit I gained from Mindfulness and the improvement in my mental wellbeing that convinced me to share it with others and I have been teaching Breathworks' Mindfulness courses since 2014. Over the years I’ve trained with various leading organisations to broaden and deepen my knowledge so that I have a large base from which to help students. 

In addition to teaching mindfulness and Mental Health First Aid I volunteer in the mental health sector for Surrey and Borders NHS trust facilitating courses at their recovery college and I’m a trained volunteer on the Crisis Text Line SHOUT. 

Qualifications

• Accredited Breathworks Mindfulness (2014) 
• Breathworks Supervisor (2016)
• MBCT – Cancer (2016) Bangor Centre for mindfulness Research and Practice
• Breathworks Associate since 2016
• MBCT -light teacher (2016) Oxford mindfulness centre
• Relax Kids mindfulness coach since (2015)
• Supervision training (2016) with Mindfulness Network CIC (University of Exeter)
  Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA)
• Mental Health First Aid Instructor – MHFA England
• Trained Volunteer on SHOUT – crisis text line

Specialisms

I regularly teach courses in groups or one to one in person or via digital platforms across the world.

• Stress and anxiety management (general population)
• Breathworks 

• Mindfulness for Stress 
• Breathworks Mindfulness for Health

• MBCT light – Finding Peace in a Frantic World (Stress anxiety mild depression)
• Anxiety in children – designed and lead a mindfulness for the family 5-week course.
• Stress, anxiety and chronic pain in the over 60’s
• Workshops and training in organisations including charities, businesses, schools.
• Mental Health First Aid teaching

Personal Practice

Mindfulness is an integral part of my daily life – in addition to daily meditations and grounding, I use it in preparation for anticipated stressful situations and to manage arthritic pain.

City located: Yateley, Camberley