Live online · with Connie
For minds that won’t quiet down.
When you’re tired of being hard on yourself. When life feels like a lot.
A friendly definition
What is mindful self-compassion?
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Mindfulness
Noticing what’s actually happening — in your body, your mind, the moment you’re in — without rushing to fix it or look away.
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Self-compassion
The same kindness you’d offer a struggling friend — turned toward yourself.
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Together
Mindfulness on its own can feel cold. Self-compassion brings the warmth. A softer, warmer, friendlier way to practise.
Connie
mindfulness teacher
Who I am
A fellow traveller,
not a serene guru.
I’m Connie. I’m a mindfulness and self-compassion teacher — and someone who gets nervous and anxious, a lot.
I came to this through the science first, when I was a research scientist. Then through some hard years — an earthquake in Japan, chronic pain in the Middle East, losing my mum. It really did help. Now I teach it, especially to people who think they should be coping better than they are.
What people take home
A quieter mind. Kinder self-talk. The ability to be with a hard moment without being swallowed by it.
Energised, nourished, connected. The resource to meet the world fully, no matter what comes along.”
Circles & offerings
Three live online groups, slowly opening.
Small groups. Gentle pace. No experience needed. (We call them circles.)
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01 — entry
opening late autumn
A first circle
eight-week course
An eight-week introduction. Mindfulness, plus the self-compassion that holds it. Wednesday evenings, small group.
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02 — practice
soft opening — winter
The compass circle
ongoing monthly drop-in
A monthly hour together. Pay-what-you-can. No commitment.
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03 — retreat
spring · waitlist open
A weekend, slowly
online retreat
A weekend, from your own room. Quiet practice, warm group, tea breaks.
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Everyone’s welcome
No longer
a minority.
If you’ve walked into a Western mindfulness room and felt the slow work of translating yourself — you’re the person I most want to teach.
And — the door is open to everyone.
Plate III.
Somewhere far from home — the practice travels well, even from a small room in the UK.
The mailing list — the only ask
Leave your address.
I’ll write when the door opens.
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Trained · accredited
- MBCT
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
- MSC
Mindful Self-Compassion
- IPM
Interpersonal Mindfulness
- DM
Deeper Mindfulness
- BAMBA
BAMBA accredited