My partner was telling me yesterday how she wishes us to be a mindful couple, what a great project for our lives! We are about to move in together … and being a mindful couple is definitely top on our own  to-do list.

The course has really helped me to have a much more positive experience of Cambridge University this term and just generally become a happier, more peaceful and more positive person. I have tried to practise mindfulness myself before, using mindfulness books, but I found doing it in a class much more beneficial. I also preferred your style of leading meditations, because you encourage a more independent, personal style, e.g. rather than telling us what to do you give different options such as choosing whether to listen to sounds, follow the breath or explore sensations.”

Thank you so much for your inspiring and enlightening class this term. I have certainly gained a lot…

I am a fourth year undergraduate student and I suffered from depression last term, mainly because I struggled with the transition back to Cambridge University after my year abroad. I began taking anti-depressants over Christmas, which helped quite a lot, but I found the mindfulness course has really complimented this other treatment to help me manage my depression this term.

Your advice on how to be a better leader, quoting the example of your grandma, has been so useful. I find myself asking my team members in the European Society, ‘what would you like to achieve this year?’, ‘how can I help you to achieve this?’, ‘why did you join the committee?’. I find myself much closer to them, in mediating between their needs and the society.

I attended the mindfulness course in the final year of my PhD. It was incredibly helpful, enabling me to cope with stress more effectively and [to] create a deeper understanding of myself. Thanks, for all the guidance you provided throughout the course. I tried [your meditation track], which is wonderfully soothing. Thanks very much again for all your guidance and support last year.”