About us

Tessa Watt

Tessa is a mindfulness teacher, consultant and coach, running workshops in organisations as well as the 8-week MBSR course. She is author of the book Introducing Mindfulness: A Practical Guide (Icon Books, 2012). Tessa has been practising meditation for 20 years, and is an experienced instructor at the London Shambhala Meditation Centre. She is a fully qualified yoga teacher, trained with the Life Centre in Notting Hill and registered with the British Wheel of Yoga. She has completed the Teacher Development Retreat run by the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University. Tessa is a founding director of Slow Down London, a project encouraging Londoners to challenge the cult of speed and appreciate the world around us. She is a co-teacher on the Mental Health Foundation's 4-week taster on-line mindfulness course, at www.bemindful.co.uk,

Debbie Johnson

Debbie Johnson is a mindfulness teacher and coach, running the 8-week MBSR courses in Clapham. She also offers one-to-one mindfulness coaching in her private clinic, and runs courses in mindfulness within organisations. Debbie has been practising meditation for over 17 years and she is a meditation instructor at the London Shambhala Meditation Centre with years of experience in this field. Debbie is a fully qualified Licenced Acupuncturist, trained at LCTA and Member of the British Acupuncture Council. (see acupuncturelondonbridge.co.uk). She has completed the Teacher Development Retreat for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and is currently completing her three year MSc in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches, both run by the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University.

Ed Halliwell

Ed is a writer and mindfulness coach. He is co-author of The Mindful Manifesto: How Doing Less And Noticing More Can Help Us Thrive In A Stressed-Out World (Hay House 2010) and author of the Mental Health Foundation's Mindfulness report (2010) (executive summary). He also writes regularly for the Guardian on meditation, Buddhism, and well-being. Ed is a meditation instructor in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition and has completed the Teacher Development Retreat at the Centre For Mindfulness Research And Practice at Bangor University. Ed offers offer one-to-one mindfulness coaching to individuals as well as talks, courses and consultancy for organisations interested in taking a mindful approach. He is a co-teacher on the Mental Health Foundation's 4-week taster on-line mindfulness course, at www.bemindful.co.uk.