I have worked full-time in the mindfulness field since 2009, and have led 200+ eight-week courses (MBSR/MBCT) with general public groups in London, Sussex and online via Zoom. I have also introduced mindfulness in around 60 organisations (public, private and third sectors), offering everything from workplace taster sessions to eight-week courses. As well as teaching groups – including graduate courses, practices sessions and retreats – I also specialise in one-to-one mindfulness coaching and mentoring, working with a wide range of individuals from beginners to experienced practitioners.
I was previously a journalist and came to mindfulness through my experiences of working with anxiety and depression. As well as teaching, I have written three mindfulness books. I began supervising in 2017 and work with newer and more experienced mindfulness teachers who offer public courses, workplace training and one-to-one sessions.
For more information on what I do, please see www.mindfulnesssussex.co.uk and www.edhalliwell.com
Qualifications
- Deeper Mindfulness (Frame by Frame) the new way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World – Mark Williams, teacher training
- MBCT- Finding Peace In A Frantic World Teacher Training, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
- Supervision Training, Centre For Mindfulness Research and Practice
- MBCT For Life Teacher Training, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
- Taking It Further 8-Week Course Teacher Training, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
- Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living (MBCL) Teacher Training – Institute For Mindfulness-Based Approaches (IMA)
- Mindfulness Teacher Training Retreats 1 and 2, Centre For Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor
- Nourishing Parents 8-week Mindfulness Course Teacher Training, Tavistock Centre
- Certificate In The Fundamentals of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Centre For Counselling and Psychotherapy Education
- MA History, Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Supervision Experience
I’ve worked as a supervisor for nearly 10 years, working with a range of trainee and more experienced teachers.
Supervision Specialisms
- Mindfulness training for the general public (MBSR/MCBT, MBCT-For Life, Finding Peace In A Frantic World)
- Workplace mindfulness training
- Online teaching via Zoom
- One-to-one mindfulness coaching and mentoring
- Designing and delivering mindfulness programmes and sessions for graduates
Supervision Rate
1 hour individual session – £95
½ hour individual session – £50
Initial contracting session (30 mins) – £40
I have a few lower-price concessionary supervision spaces available for people on lower incomes/with financial need. Please message me for details via edhalliwell.com
Personal Practice
I began practising meditation in 2001 during a period of anxiety and depression and found it transformative – a practical way of understanding and working with my mind that no other approach had offered. Inspired by this, I continued to cultivate a regular practice and began exploring longer retreats. This exploration included living for a year at a meditation retreat centre, soon after which I began training as a mindfulness teacher. After 25+ years of practice, I continue to be amazed by the patterns of my human mind, and how practising watching and responding to these with awareness and kindness can bring degrees of insight and liberation that have radically changed the way I experience and live life.
Research Activities and Interests
As a generalist, I am interested in and enjoy keeping up with all aspects of mindfulness research.
Publications
Into The Heart of Mindfulness, Piatkus
Mindful Nation UK Report, Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group, as co-editor
Mindfulness: How To Live Well By Paying Attention, Hay House
The Mindful Manifesto, Hay House, co-authored with Dr Jonty Heaversedge
Be Mindful Report, Mental Health Foundation
Further info
For further information, please see https://edhalliwell.com/
