A genuine, insightful and very positive person, Debbie has been fantastic to work with. Her skill, patience and warm approach has helped set me on the right path to fulfil my personal and professional goals. I have found our sessions invaluable and I highly recommend her.

I have been really surprised how powerful mindfulness is. I felt more content and calm even after the first session and that grew as I learned more during the course. Mindfulness is definitely a permanent fixture in my life toolkit now. The sessions with Debbie were relaxed and informative, allowing everyone to contribute and benefit from integrating mindfulness into their lives.

 

‘I joined the 5 week ‘Mindfulness at work’ course earlier this year. Maintaining a good work life balance is important to me and in particular ensuring I’m making the most out of my time both at work and at home. I’d heard a little bit about mindfulness before I began the course. I was interested to know more about how mindfulness could help in the workplace and how I could become more aware of habits that may have been holding me back.
Since completing the 5 week course I definitely have a solid understanding of how to apply mindfulness in the work place. In particular it’s addressed my tendency to sort everything out immediately. Instead I am now utilising the strategies I’ve learnt within the course to make more reasoned decisions and often with better outcomes all round. The course has really paved the way for me to continue and has definitely given me a much more rounded view on both work and home situations.’

I am now very fortunate to have a yoga class being run at my place of work, taken by Debbie who also teaches us mindfulness. It’s an uplifting experience and leaves me feeling light and calm after the session. This has been so worthwhile for me and I continue to try and practice the art even when not in the class.

Two years ago I contacted Debbie whilst searching for a solution. I think I have met more business owners or staff managers than I can count, who all experience difficulties when managing staff at some point in their role if not on a daily basis.

After taking over the running of Richard Petrie Optometrists in 2014 I had decided that the current method (or lack of) when it came to people managing was just not working, it was simply not a long term option for me. I had in the past, experienced sleepless nights, dwelling on conversations and gripes of staff members and a general inefficiency in communications overall which can eventually feed into feeling of resentment, low morale, low output from staff and the whole place suffers emotionally and even financially. Work was negatively impacting my life and I could not accept this as a long term strategy. Again, I believe I am not unique and that so many people in business experience these challenges.

Since the end of 2016 Debbie has worked with us, both as a team and individually, and it had an immediate positive impact. Two years on we are a different team. The strategies and skills we have learned and most importantly continually practice, have benefited each of us at work and even in our lives outside work. Debbie's Mindfit techniques have for me, been revolutionary. At the end of 2018 I decided I felt this was so important to me and to all of us that I would commit to keeping Debbie on as our mentor, she's part of our team really, and regularly in our conversations and thoughts...."what would Debbie do?" is a phrase we keep front of mind on a daily basis. Especially helpful for difficult conversations, busy periods and decision making but equally useful is mindfulness in the workplace regularly.

I highly recommend Mindfit for all businesses. Be open to the training and skills and you must hold yourselves to account and practice the techniques regularly. If you simply do this, you will reap the benefits both in work and outside of work as these skills are applicable to other relationships , challenges and life in general. We are thriving as a team, capable, honest, open and mindful. Debbie's Mindfit training has to be one of the best business decision I've made so far!