"Very welcoming, clean and comfortable. Tranquil and peaceful."
"A beautiful garden and such a calm atmosphere; you wouldn't know you were near the city centre."
"Great hospitality and tasty lunch!"
"I love 'The Cabin of Calm' it's like being in Bali and also it's fab to have the lovely garden to relax and practice mindful walking."
"It's so nice just to pull up outside and have no parking issue."
About Jayne:
"Empathic, calm, accepting and knowledgeable."
"Warm, open and funny."
"Excellent; explained complex ideas simply...very wise but down to earth and open to discussion."
"Made the group feel safe."
"Inclusive of everyone...clearly living mindfully."
About Sarah:
"She's lovely - and obviously knows her stuff."
"A calm and friendly woman."
"She's delightful."
"Very professional, yet really warm."
"Very understanding and a model of kindness."
About our Mindfulness Evenings:
"The evenings are great. It's lovely meditating with other people - and we also get to talk and share stuff."
“A great combination of teaching, practice and just being real! "
"Blimey, I'm starting to like and accept myself...and life's feeling good...”
“I've learned that traffic jams can be a blessing! Time to breath and relax!”
"I've learned that i'm not alone with my human difficulties...and have got great tools for managing life better".
“I always feel completely uplifted.”
"My husband was resistant to the Mindfulness Evenings but you've turned him into a little Buddha!”
"I've discovered how to be kind to myself. Thankyou."
About the Bespoke & Scheduled Trainings
"The young people seemed to enjoy the session, esp. re how interactive it was – made us engage more. I think I needed to learn about mindfulness in order to improve my self-esteem." Nott'm University student mentor from EBS's summer Citizenship Programme 2019 for 15-17 year olds.
"Very interesting, good at engaging and debating with us"... "Powerful. Informative. Appreciation of the gift of life"..."It made me think about how I treat myself"..."Made me realise how much I stress about things I don’t need to stress about. I understand that a healthy mind is a healthy body. I found it all really interesting and I learned a lot"..."Calms the mind, makes me contemplate my self-worth and happiness"..."It was backed up by facts. Very open, friendly atmosphere." 15-17 year olds from EBS's Citizenship Programme at Nott'm University, summer 2109.
"It was an informative session full of useful mindfulness techniques. We particularly enjoyed the practical activities which helped us to focus our thoughts...Thankyou for spending time with us. It was lovely to meet you." FABS support group, Nott'm
"An excellent day. Jayne knows her stuff and delivers it mindfully, with calmness and compassion." CIC counselling training
"A really informative and invaluable session." Age UK
Private clients:
"Ah, and breathe...I feel brilliant! Very experiential, relaxing and real...and fab food!"
"Mindfulness is amazing! I feel like a different man."
"I arrived so stressed but now I feel like a marshmallow!"
"Gave me theory and personal understanding. I learnt about mindfulness but also more about me and my ways."
"I gained a much broader perspective on life....it made me think about myself - and life- in a very different way."
"An enjoyable, meaningful and inspiring day."
"As a therapist I feel I've now got a great mindfulness toolkit to share with my clients."
"Saved my life!"
About the Day Retreats in 'The Cabin of Calm'
"I woke up the day after, said hello to myself and felt more positive than I have for ages! "
"Thanks for a lovely day and for all your wisdom and fab meditations - and a great lunch!"
" I really enjoyed the day...can we start regular meditations? "
"You're an inspiration!"
"I loved your soothing voice; I found real peace and calm and I enjoyed the poetry"
"The period of silence and eating mindfully were a revelation...i loved my wee snooze too! "
"I liked the safety of the space - a good atmosphere and I finally learned what mindfulness is - very relevant teachings."