According to the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University, most people completing MBSR report lasting physical and psychological benefits, including:

• An increased ability to relax

• Greater energy and enthusiasm for life

• Heightened self-confidence and resilience

• An increased capacity to respond to life’s challenges

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The Grounded Presence programme also encourages a deeper sense of connection - with self, others and nature. In this way, it helps us grow the calm, resilience and sense of agency that enable compassionate action, supporting us to live with awareness and care for ourselves, one another, and the wider world.

We will meet online for 2.5 hours each week for 8 sessions. Each session typically includes:

• Guided meditation and mindful movement

• Group discussion and reflection

• Exploration of the science of stress, anxiety and low mood

• How we can learn to respond in new and more skilful ways to enhance well-being for self, community and Earth

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An Orientation Session takes place before the course begins, and a retreat day of Mindfulness Practice is offered midway through the programme.

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You’ll receive all course materials — including recorded meditations, home practice guidance, workbook and online support resources — to support your learning.

Your daily home practice is an important and transformative part of the course. You’ll be invited to set aside 30–45 minutes most days for guided meditation and mindful awareness exercises.​

For many of us, finding this time can feel challenging — even countercultural — in the pace of modern life. Rather than another task to complete, home practice is an opportunity to pause, breathe, and return to yourself. We’ll explore together how to make this commitment workable and meaningful, and how mindfulness can gently infuse ordinary moments throughout your day.

​​Nature-based practices are woven into this process, helping to ground mindfulness in your everyday environment — a view from a window, the sound of rain, the feel of the earth underfoot. These simple gestures of attention remind us that mindfulness and nature connection are not separate, but part of the same living presence.

Enrolling in MBSR: Grounded Presence gives you a complete ecosystem of support for your mindfulness journey:

Included in your course fee:

• 27 hours of live online teaching across 8 weeks, including orientation and retreat day

• Downloadable guided meditation recordings to keep and practice anytime

• Comprehensive course workbook with nature-based exercises and reflections

• Access to Google Classroom with additional resources

• Certificate of completion

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Choose Your Contribution

I offer three tiered rates, designed to be accessible and ecologically fair, mindfully reflecting the reciprocity of nature. If your situation means you’d benefit from a further reduction, please get in touch.:

🌱 Seed — €195 — Supported by the community, for those with fewer resources

🌿 Root — €295 — Sustaining the course and its ecosystem of care (standard rate)

🌳 Canopy — €375 — Giving back, supporting wider access and the flourishing of the learning​