Free Mindfulness Taster Session

About the session

These sessions are run in a friendly online group setting, guided by one of our wonderful and highly experienced teachers. You will be given an introduction to what mindfulness is, how it is practiced, and guided through some short practices and a meditation. You will come away with some simple practices to help you incorporate mindfulness into your daily life, as well as some suggestions for the next steps to take on your journey with mindfulness.

This taster session will now be held online via Zoom - an easy to use online webinar/conference call programme. We'll email you the details about how to join a week before the event. If you have any questions feel free to email [email protected].

Suitable for

Anyone experiencing stress associated with work, relationships, loss and other factors outside your control, including dealing with the general complexity and pace of modern life. Anyone with a long term health condition, illness or chronic pain. Those with a general interest in mindfulness are also very welcome. 

What you will need 

To join the online taster session you will need WiFi connection, a microphone and camera. It is very accessible so for this session you can use either laptop, phone or tablet. The call will have its unique link which will be shared with you about a week before the session starts. It will be very easy to access the call.

EVENT DETAILS

WHERE

Online Session.

The session will be held via Zoom - an easy-to-use online webinar/conference call programme. 

WHEN

Wednesday 15 July from 18:30 to 19:30 (UK time)

The time given are those in the United Kingdom. If you are joining from elsewhere in the world you can use this Time Zone Converter to work out the times for you in our own country.

Please note, bookings for this event will close on Wednesday 15 July at 15:00.

Meet the Teacher

Stanter Kandola

Stanter was diagnosed with severe Rheumatoid arthritis in her teens, Stanter Kandola – founder of ‘Open Mind’ – was told that she would end up in a wheelchair.  Instead, she embarked upon a journey of self-discovery and is now a freelance mindfulness teacher and coach, delivering mindfulness workshops and courses across Yorkshire.

For the last 29 years, Stanter has embraced a holistic approach to her health and wellbeing, exploring different ideas and techniques from established teachers such as Tara Brach and Ken Wilber, incorporating their teachings into her daily life.  She also discovered the practice of mindfulness.

An experienced and qualified manager, adept at coaching and training delivery, Stanter holds a BA in Social Anthropology (School of African and Oriental Studies University of London, 1997) and is a fully Accredited Breathworks Mindfulness teacher (2014).  In 2017 she trained with the ‘Mindfulness in Schools Project’ qualifying to deliver their ten-week Dot B programme to children. Stanter played a leading part in developing a pain clinic in West Yorkshire, which was nominated for an outstanding performance award at national level.

Stanter has delivered mindfulness sessions – either one-to-one bespoke sessions or group workshops – to local government; NHS staff; fostering services; Neurological Centre, Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Survivors services.  She is experienced in working with complex clients suffering from long-term health and mental health conditions, and trauma including Manchester Bombing victims. 

Stanter has defied her original prognosis.  She has walked on hot coals, lived on the River Ganges, meditated in the desert and by the ocean. 

She lives life to the full.

On Completion

As well as giving you an introduction to mindfulness and the Breathworks approach, this taster will also allow you to understand which of the 8-week courses will be the most suitable for you, either Mindfulness for Health or Mindfulness for Stress.

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