044 Mindful activity and how it helps with goals with Lucy Woods

Creating Active Lives

In this week's episode I am speaking with Lucy Woods all about mindful activity.
We talk about:

• what is mindfulness?
• the power of mindful moments
• how presence in the moment seems to be becoming more elusive
• the range of applications for mindfulness

What has your experience of mindfulness been like and are you now considering bringing in more mindfulness to your life?

About Lucy:
Lucy is a mindfulness teacher with a passion for helping individuals transform their lives through the practice of mindfulness. Lucy has a masters in teaching mindfulness from Bangor University’s Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and has been teaching full-time for five years.
Inspired by personal experiences with anxiety, and a succession of life challenges, Lucy embarked on a transformative personal mindfulness journey. After two decades as a corporate training manager, she qualified to teach Mindfulness in 2018.
As the founder of Presence of Mind, Lucy offers a wide range of services, including courses, workshops, and retreats tailored to the needs of individuals seeking relief from anxiety, stress, pain, and low mood. With a particular focus on cancer support, she provides valuable mindfulness teaching to those navigating challenging times.
In addition to her teaching and specialist work, Lucy hosts a popular podcast called "It's Not That Deep," where she engages in thought-provoking conversations with a psychotherapist, exploring the challenges of being human and supporting mental well-being.

Lucy has been featured in publications such as Bella Magazine, Take a Break Magazine, and Natural Health Magazine.

Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/its-not-that-deep

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/amindfullifeforall

Instagram: Presence_of_mind_life

Website: Presenceofmind.life

TikTok: @presenceofmindlucy

About Sarah:
Sarah Bolitho helps fitness and health professionals develop their careers and grow their businesses by providing specialist training in teaching, assessing, and internal quality assurance, together with qualifications in exercise referral and disability.

With over 30 years in the health-related fitness and physical activity fields, Sarah has a wealth of experience and knowledge. She has worked in most roles in the industry from group exercise to personal training but specialised in working with specialist populations. For over 25 years Sarah has trained fitness and health professionals to work with clients with long-term conditions, mental health issues, disabilities, older adults and pre/post-natal women. She has a post-graduate diploma in exercise and health behaviour and extensive training in supporting behaviour change. She has worked with awarding organisations to develop qualifications and training and with accreditation bodies to endorse high-quality non-regulated training.

In her spare time, you will usually find Sarah walking in the mountains, by the sea or anywhere in nature.

For more about the training and support Sarah offers, visit www.sarahbolitho.com or contact her at [e-mail].
Follow her on social media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabnewlous_active_lives
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnesscareer mentor
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbolitho