Welcome to
Brecon Mindfulness
“We don’t meditate to get better at meditation, but rather to get better at life. It is a way of entering into the quiet of the mind that is already there.”
About
Brecon Mindfulness aims to teach people of all ages how to use meditation and mindfulness to live well and stay well, in the 21st century.
Many people have commented on how the pandemic gave them a chance to pause and slow down and how much they enjoyed the slower pace of life as it gave them a chance to notice and appreciate things and step off the treadmill of constant busyness. They were reminded that we are human beings not human doings! Even if life has become more busy again, we can use mindfulness techniques to continue to, as the poet Martha Postlewaite writes, “create a clearing in the dense forest of our life”
Meet Ros Sandhu
Founder, Brecon Mindfulness
My interest in wellbeing and mental health originates from my own experiences and those of the people in my life both on a personal and professional level. I was a teacher for 20 years and now work at Brecon and District Mind, supporting families, children and young people. I started practising mindfulness meditation 10 years ago and it has transformed my life. Now nothing makes me happier than sharing what I have learnt with others. I am trained to teach mindfulness meditation and other wellbeing techniques to adults and children.
About mindfulness
Mindfulness is essentially a way of being that helps us to be much more aware of both our inner and outer worlds. It can help us to cope better with the inevitable stresses of life with a greater sense of ease, confidence, resilience and perspective.
Why learn the techniques?
Whilst meditation is the core practice within mindfulness it is by no means the only one. We can cultivate mindful attitudes and practices in all areas of our life, from the way we eat, to the way we move, to the way we listen to others. Mindfulness is sometimes called ‘heartfulness’ because it can help us to become more aware of all the simple pleasures that we have a tendency to miss and as such more fully appreciate and enjoy our lives.
Manage Anxiety
For those of us who are prone to feeling anxious and worrying, developing the capacity to stay in the present moment, rather than time traveling to the future can be enormously helpful as it provides grounding techniques to keep anxiety at bay. If we practise mindfulness, we have a place to go when we are afraid.
“The techniques that I learnt really help me with my anxiety, especially at night. Ros was an excellent facilitator and she was very kind, gentle and understanding.”
Improve focus
Our incredible human brain has evolved to do lots of things at once – thinking, planning, walking, talking etc. Studies consistently show that we are not focussed on what we are trying to focus on for 47% of the time. Our brains evolved in a world that is very different from the one that we now live and love in. Mindfulness meditation gives us a means of training our brains and utilising its muscle memory.
“The Mindfulness workshop taught me that I can control my own mind much more than I realised. I had no idea how many famous and successful people use mindfulness meditation – even the amazing Le Bron James!”
Enhance a sense of gratitude and wellbeing
Mindfulness practices are life enhancing and instil a sense of gratitude. As the pandemic has reminded us, gratitude can also be a good antidote to fear. A mindful eating practice, for example involves fully noticing how the food looks, thinking about where it came from and noticing its tastes and changing textures.
“Mindful eating was brilliant. I have never enjoyed an orange so much, it’s incredible that something so simple can be that enjoyable.”
Cultivate a kinder more compassionate inner voice
Mindful Self - Compassion techniques have been clinically proven to help people to stay mentally well and recover from mental illness. Most people have a tendency to be very hard on themselves and techniques that essentially help us to learn to talk to ourselves like a good friend would can have a transformative effect on our wellbeing. The better we get to know ourselves and the gentler we are with ourselves, the healthier and happier our relationships with others will become. We become less reactive and start to respond kindly both to ourselves and others.
“Learning mindfulness has been like doing Pilates for my soul. I can feel the beginnings of a stronger emotional core. I understand myself better too.”
“Ros is brilliant at explaining things in a clear way, it has given me a whole new understanding of what meditation actually is and how helpful it can be in daily life.”
“Mindful self - compassion has helped me to experience the value of being more gentle and kind to myself. I understand that feelings just want to be felt and they do less damage when we don’t push them away. ”
Courses, training and 1:1 sessions in 2023
Weekly 1:1 Mindfulness - for adults and children
Staff Wellbeing Training - bespoke to the needs of your organisation.
Introduction to Mindfulness Course (2.5 hours) Returning in January 2024
6 week Mindfulness for Life Course - Returning in January 2024
Returning in Spring 2024…
A truly unique experience
I’m incredibly excited to be offering some mindfulness sessions with alpacas in collaboration with Alpaca My Boots. To find out more / book click here.
Contact
For more information about any of our courses, training or 1:1 sessions, including details of how to book, please contact Ros Sandhu on 07932 633769, email ros.sandhu@icloud.com or use the contact form below.
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