Meditation, Mindfulness & Presence
Learning to meet experience rather than manage it
Meditation and mindfulness are often presented as techniques for calming the mind, regulating emotions, or improving performance.
That is not how I understand or teach them.
At their core, these practices are ways of learning to be present with experience as it is, rather than constantly trying to adjust, control, or improve it. Over time, this capacity for presence can bring greater steadiness, perspective, and freedom — but indirectly, not by design.
The orientation of this work
Meditation here is approached as:
an attentional practice rather than a coping strategy
a way of developing tolerance for not knowing
a means of softening habitual reactivity
a support for clearer seeing rather than better functioning
The emphasis is on relationship to experience, not on outcomes.
How this work is used
Meditation and mindfulness may support people who are:
seeking a steadier relationship with life and its uncertainties
wanting to see life and themselves as they really are
learning to live with greater simplicity and restraint
Practice is adapted to the individual and integrated into reflective one-to-one work, rather than taught as a stand-alone technique.
What this work is not
This is not:
symptom management
a substitute for therapy
Meditation and mindfulness inevitably help with stress and nervous system regulation.
Nonetheless, the focus here is on a disciplined, gentle practice of learning how to be with life more honestly.
Context and structure
This work is offered only within the same time-limited, one-to-one format described elsewhere on the site.
It is not an independent program or course.
Working together
All work is offered online, one-to-one, in time-limited formats rather than open-ended therapy.
Each piece of work is structured as a 6-session process (with an 8-session option available where appropriate), designed to support clarity, orientation, and sustainable functioning without urgency or pressure.
This approach allows the work to remain focused, reflective, and contained.
Fees
Fees reflect seniority, depth, and the finite nature of the work.
6-session process: typically £900 – £1,050
8-session process: typically £1,200 – £1,350
Exact details are discussed after an exploratory conversation, once mutual fit is clear.
Exploratory conversation
Before any commitment, I offer a 20-minute exploratory conversation.
This is a calm, practical discussion — not an assessment or obligation — intended to:
clarify what brings you now
check whether this way of working fits your situation
decide together whether working together feels appropriate
If it is not a good fit, I will say so openly.