Gillian is a Mindfulness Association trained teacher based in Edinburgh. She has practised mindfulness for over 15 years and has been teaching mindfulness since 2011.
In 2015, Gillian set up her own mindfulness training company after a long career as a marketing professional in the corporate sector. She currently teaches mindfulness full-time. Gillian regularly teaches both the MA’s Mindfulness Based Living Course and the Compassion Based Living Course to the general public. She also delivers mindfulness training in organisations and schools.
Gillian is a Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) accredited teacher, for both the .b and Paws b courses, and runs regular mindfulness retreats and workshops.
What Gillian says about her motivation: “I experience such joy teaching mindfulness and I never cease to be amazed by the transformation it brings into people’s lives. As a supervisor, I love to support other teachers as they develop their skills in sharing this wonderful practice with others.”
Originally from Glasgow, Lisa now lives in Pembrokeshire west Wales where the midges are “less ferocious”.
Lisa works alongside Jacky Seery in the communications department. With a BA Hons in Graphic Design, Lisa has worked freelance as a designer working in many media over the years, from leaflet and brochure design, designing illustrative town and village maps, to training to work creatively with children and adults with Community Arts group Arts Alive in Crickhowell, and more recently with older members of the community mainly on collaborative textile projects.
Her first visit to Samye Ling in 1992 was to spark a journey into Buddhist teachings which created a strong connection with Samye Ling. In 1994 she took the first year’s Mindfulness & Compassion course which has led to her now studying on the Msc Mindfulness Studies Course run by the University of Aberdeen, where she researching the place of mindfulness in the delivery and practice of the creative arts.