My background has been studying and practicing meditation, mindfulness, movement, and related contemplative disciplines since the late 1960s. I have a professional background as a Complimentary Health Practitioner, currently as a Craniosacral Therapist. Having come across MBSR by chance in 2006 with John Teasdale, at a challenging time in my life, I fell in love with the programme, the people, and way of life offered. My training route has been via Bangor (CMRP) MBSR, Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC) MBCT-L, PFW and MBCL Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living, plus Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. I have been and do offer Mindfulness & Compassion-Based courses for groups and individuals, Mindfulness in Schools, Mindfulness in Nature for the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge and running retreats both in-person and online in the UK and abroad. I continue my love affair with this work and broadening my fields of learning and teaching M-BA’s through CPD, alongside deepening into the heart of my practice. As a registered supervisor for the Mindfulness Network, offering individual and group supervision, I see how much myself and others have benefitted enormously with the learning, support and deepening that supervision can offer. I am on the register of BAMBA the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches. One of my other passions in life is as a volunteer for RDA (Riding for the Disabled), working with wonderful children and adorable ponies. Warm Wishes ~ Chantek Mary McNeilage www.becomingmindful.co.uk
Qualifications
- MBSR teacher training via CMRP including many related courses required for the development of a mindfulness teacher.
- Karuna Institue Diploma Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
- L.S.A. – honours Holistic Aromatherapy
- Castellino Prenatal and Birth Therapy – practitioner and teaching diploma/supervisor (UK and America)
- Transpersonal Psychotherapy – Foundation Training New Rock
- Member UK Network for Mindfulness-Based Teachers
- Supervisor with The Mindfulness Network
Teaching-Training Specialisms
- MBSR for general populations
- MBSR 1:1
- Mindfulness in schools
- Mindfulness-based Compassionate Living (MBCL)
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L)
- Supervision
Supervision Rate
1-hour individual session – £50-£60
½ hour individual session – £25-£35
Please see our Supervision FAQs for more details on the cost of supervision.
Supervision Experience
I have a background in supervision, which I am passionate about. My supervision in MBSR/MBCT covers those on Masters programmes, those new to teaching and those with experience. I have also been supervising in complementary health fields for many years.
Supervision Specialisms
I have supervised in different settings with supervisees with a range of experience, including those in training, new to teaching and those experienced in teaching. I have been offering 1:1 work supervision for many years following training with
Cindy Cooper. I also offer supra-vision for supervisors.
Personal Practice
My early inner search began in the late 1960s in London, which drew me towards Buddhism, Zen, and Sufism. I then spent some time in Thailand, which gave me an introduction, grounding, and practice in Vipasnana. Over the years, my exploration of Buddhism and esoteric mindfulness-based Christianity has deepened.
I have drawn great strength from being a part of a mindfulness-influenced group for the last thirty-five years. My love of movement and sacred dance includes an ongoing yoga practice, which has been strongly influenced by Vanda Scaravelli. I attend retreats every year. My life is my practice, with a daily practice embedded into my day-to-day living
Research Activities and Interests
I am very grateful for the body of research available and being undertaken. What is offered supports my teaching and deepens my understanding.
