Vidyamala Burch
Vidyamala has done so much for the field of mindfulness in the UK. After learning how to manage her own chronic pain through mindfulness, Vidyamala set up the Breathworks mindfulness foundation that offers mindfulness course to those trying to manage their own pain, illness and anxiety. Read her breathtaking interview with Everyday Mindfulness here.
Danny Penman
Danny Penman wrote the critically acclaimed ‘Finding Peace In A Frantic World’ with Prof. Mark Williams. This book has helped so many find mindfulness in difficult circumstances. In this interview with Everyday Mindfulness, he discusses his own journey to the practice and contemplates the future for mindfulness.
Ed Halliwell
Ed Halliwell is the author of ‘The Mindful Manifesto.’ He found mindfulness at a low point in his life, and the practice brought him back to life and enabled him to better manage his moods. Read his personal and moving journey to the practice here.
Nick Diggins
Nick has been a regular meditator for 20 years, coming to the practice after struggling with poor health and low moods. He is now an established mindfulness teacher in Brighton, England. Read his fascinating interview here.
Richard Gilpin
Richard Gilpin is a highly respected counsellor and Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapist with a specialist interest in mindfulness. He is also the author of Mindfulness For Black Dogs & Blue Days – Finding A Path Through Depression. In this revealing and wide-ranging interview, Richard explains how meditation dramatically changed his life and led him away from chronic suffering. Read the interview here.
Gill Hasson.
Gill Hasson is a teacher, trainer and writer, based in Brighton. Her expertise is in the areas of confidence and self esteem, communication skills, assertiveness and resilience. She also teaches accredited courses on the subjects of mentoring and counselling skills. Her latest book is entitled “Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live In The Moment.” Read the interview here.
Ianna Hondros-McCarthy.
Ianna Hondros-McCarthy is one of the newest and most distinctive voices in the mindfulness field. Her debut book (Stickier Rice, Clearer Purpose), part travelogue, part introduction to mindfulness practice, is already being hailed as a modern classic. Read the interview here.
Singhashri Gazmuri
Singhashri Gazmuri’s life was transformed after she discovered meditation at the age of 21. She is now employed as programme director at Breathworks. Here she describes her mindfulness journey and how she is helping to bring Breathworks to the USA. Read the interview here.
Elisha Goldstein
Interview September 2017
This interview is part of The Ninth Week Course by Everyday Mindfulness team members Jon Wilde & Gerard Evans.
Elisha Goldstein has opened up his ‘A Course In Mindful Living’ 6 month program and talks about it here for The Ninth Week with Jon Wilde. For more info, click here.
Elisha Goldstein
One of the leading figures in the mindfulness field, Elisha Goldstein PH. D is a psychologist, author and speaker, based in West Los Angeles. Read the interview here.
Surryacitta Malcolm Smith
Suryacitta, also known The Happy Buddha, began practicing mindfulness meditation in 1989 and started teaching in 1996. He now teaches mindfulness meditation in Leicester, the East Midlands and uk wide.
Mark Ovland
Mark Ovland began his love affair with meditation in 2007. He soon after donned the robes of a Hindu monk, and lived as such for a year before returning to England to train as a mindfulness teacher.
The following video interviews were carried out by Brighton Mindfulness Centre, in conjunction with Everyday Mindfulness: