Mindfulness-based Healthy Living Course

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

~  Mahatma Gandhi 


  • Would you like to create lasting healthy lifestyle changes?

  •  Are you looking for an integrative, holistic approach to your personal health and well-being?

  •  Would you like a deeper understanding about stress management, rest and sleep, nutrition, diet and exercise?


Mindfulness can help create the causes and conditions in your life for your health to flourish through positive changes in habits of resting and sleeping, eating, movement and stress management.
 
The Mindfulness-Based Healthy Living Course is based on the Mindfulness Associations* in-depth courses of mindfulness, compassion and insight training.


This is combined with an exploration of evidence-based information about beneficial nutrition, weight management and exercise approaches as well as stress management techniques. 


Through exploration of evidence-based resources you will choose your own combinations of approaches to explore throughout the course and beyond.


You will be supported with kindness and care to move to a healthier lifestyle through insights from mindfulness-based practices.

* The Mindfulness Association is an international organisation offering in-depth, personal practice of mindfulness that is rooted in compassion.
 

Who is this course for?  
This course provides a solid foundation for a more mindful, healthier life. It is open to anyone wishing to explore how mindfulness can support their nutrition, exercise, weight management and stress levels.


This course is for you if:

  • You’d like to develop an integrative and holistic approach to your personal health,
  • You’d like a deeper understanding about rest and sleep, stress management techniques, nutrition, weight and exercise.
  • You’d like to explore a combination of evidence-based approaches to create your own unique healthy lifestyle,
  • You'd like to create and/or maintain a strong healthy body and mind,
  • You'd like to create space and time for your own well-being,
  • You’d like to re-learn how to slow down and connect to your inner wisdom.

 

The structure of the course: 

The course is comprised of weekly classes, guided practices, explanations and talks, a full day retreat and most importantly, a supportive group environment that will enable you to establish an effective and regular daily mindfulness practice to help you live a healthier life beyond the course.

There will be 8 main sessions with a follow-up session to check in with how your practice is going one month after the course starts (9 sessions in total). Each session is two hours long with a full Day of Mindfulness Retreat Day towards the end of the course to consolidate your learning.

 

Dates & Times: 

Weekly sessions will take place on Friday mornings 10.00-12.00 and we will begin on Friday 12 January 2024. 

Our Full Day of Mindfulness Retreat Day will take place on Sunday 3 March 2024 10.00-16.00. 

We will also have a follow up session on Friday 3 May 2024 at 10.00-12.00 to check in with how your practice is going. 

See below for all dates and weekly themes.

 

Day of Mindfulness Retreat Day: 

This full day of practice will take place on Sunday 3 March 2024, 10.00-16.00 and is an opportunity to take some time out from day-to-day life. 

It will include periods of guided meditation, mindful movement, silence and inquiry. It is useful for consolidating the practices, experiences and insights from the MBHL course.

 

Location:

This course will take place at Highfield Park Visitor Centre in St Albans Hertfordshire, AL4 0RA, a beautiful light-filled room within a stunning green space perfect for mindful walking and nature connections.


Resources: 

As part of the course, you will be provided with life-time access to recordings for each of the practices as well as the powerpoint presentations with evidence-based approaches to healthy living. 

 

Costs:

You can choose to pay in full or spread the cost over 6 monthly payments as follows:

FULL COURSE

Includes all 9 sessions, the full day retreat and life-time access to all practices from the course.

Full Course Earlybird Offer - £447.00 (available until 31 Oct 2023, £497.00 after)

Or pay over 6x Monthly Payments - £74.50 per month (£82.84 after 31 Oct).

 

PREMIUM COURSE

Includes everything from the full course PLUS access to TWO 1:1 sessions with Louise (see below for details).

Premium Course Earlybird Offer - £547.00 (available until 31 Oct, £597.00 after).

Or pay over 6x Monthly Payments - £91.17 per month (£99.50 after 31 Oct).

Premium Course Details - Access the full course as well as TWO 1:1 private 45min sessions with Louise at the beginning and end of the course to give you the opportunity to ask questions, review your practice and provide tailored meditations and support for your unique needs. 

These 1:1 sessions will either take place online via Zoom and will include a recording of the session so you can revisit, or you can choose to meet in person (no recording included).

 

Ready to join us?
 If you are ready to join us you can sign-up HERE to pay in full or to pay in instalments or book the premium course, scroll to the bottom of this page.

And if you have any queries don't hesitate to get in touch - [email protected]. 

"Everything I was hoping for - and then some!"

by Alexa Spiller

"I attended Lou's Mindfulness Based Living Course this year and found it to be everything I was hoping for - and then some! The sessions were really well structured (with a very detailed accompanying book), varied, thought-provoking and very restful. I met a lovely group of people and have developed my mindfulness/meditation practise further. Lou is warm, supportive, organised, generous with her time and energy, excellent at explaining concepts, succinct with her words, and most definitely passionate about her work. I look forward to attending another course with her next year."

What you can expect from this course:

  • An integrative and holistic approach to healthy living

  • Evidence-based knowledge about nutrition, weight management and exercise to support your well-being

  • Learn tools to reduce stress and anxiety levels and calm your busy mind

  • Promote quality sleep through reminding your body how to slow down and relax

  • A variety of insightful, interesting and varied sessions that build on a new theme each week

  • Become part of a like-minded, conscious and supportive community

'Louise is a naturally-gifted teacher'

by Colin Raizon

'I have just completed Louise’s truly inspiring Mindfulness Based Living Course. Louise is a naturally-gifted teacher and facilitator with a warmth, openness and enthusiasm that made the course enjoyable, enlightening and nurturing. Being in community with like-minded people brings joy and Louise created a safe space in which we could share our thoughts, feelings and experiences openly. My motivation for participating in the course was to find more tools in my toolbox to help me and others with life’s inevitable challenges. Louise was instrumental in enabling this.'

Dates and Themes for each week:

  • 12 January, 10.00-12.00

    Getting started – intention, motivation and exploring different approaches

  • 19 January, 10.00-12.00

    It’s not our fault, but we can be proactive – a compassion based approach

  • 26 January, 10.00-12.00

    Eating with awareness – a mindfulness based approach

  • 9 February, 10.00-12.00

    Nutrition overview – evidence-based approaches to healthy eating

  • 16 February, 10.00-12.00

    Moving with awareness of subliminal reflexes – an insight based approach

  • 1 March, 10.00-12.00

    Slips, binges & projection of desire – insight into self-sabotage

  • 3 March, 10.00-16.00

    Full day of practices to integrate learnings

  • 8 March, 10.00-12.00

    Cultivating curiosity & courage to change – facing the challenges of transformation

  • 15 March, 10.00-12.00

    A healthy lifestyle for me – support moving forward

  • 3 May, 10.00-12.00

    Follow up check in session to reaffirm intention and motivation and the approach that's right for me

"Lou has a rare ability to translate the teachings and concepts into real life living"

by Karolina Joiner

"The Mindfulness-base Living Course I attended under Lou's guidance has been a real life-line and a grounding, settling experience, which I continue to draw upon in my very busy and demanding daily life. I am very grateful for Lou's gift of patience, clarity and her rare ability to translate the teachings and concepts into real life living, while being informed and enhanced by her deep knowledge of neuroscience, psychology, yoga, meditation and other modalities, which create a rich and transformative experience. I would recommend Lou's courses to anyone who is starting on the journey of meditation and mindfulness or to those who are already practicing. All will be enriched, inspired and held with kindness, care and support on their own private journey to wellbeing for life."

Your Teacher

'Yoga gives us peace and clarity in order to see the beauty and wonder that is all around us'

Louise Neicho

Having spent the first 20 years of my professional life working in and with Nature I feel a deep connection to the natural world that has promoted numerous benefits in my life. Combining this with a love and appreciation of yoga and mindfulness that spans over two decades has enabled me to share practices that help us connect more deeply with Nature and ourselves. I have completed over 1000hrs of yoga and mindfulness teacher training and in 2023 I received a distinction for my master's degree in Mindfulness where my thesis focused on the wellbeing benefits of connecting with Nature. I can honestly say that yoga and Nature has saved my life on more than one occasion, and I don’t think I would be the person I am today if it wasn’t for my practice. To bring all of this together is simply a dream come true and I hope you will join me and our like-minded community soon.

"Lou is an exceptional and caring teacher"

by Jennie Bennett-Baggs

"These few words do not do Lou’s mindfulness course justice, as it was a truly amazing 8 weeks but I hope by sharing it will help others who might be considering a mindfulness course to try this one! It covers everything from mindful eating to meditation practices and movement plus more but most of all Lou is an exceptional and caring teacher, who week by week created a calm and caring space for us to find a little bit of peace and quiet in a really beautiful setting. The whole group was lovely but there was no pressure at all to be anything but your self and just listen and learn. I really enjoyed the day retreat and I will be continuing further courses with Lou, as I feel like I’ve started something special by doing this course and really want to be able to share it with my children too in the future."

'A unique approach'

by Liz Hobman

“Louise has a very unique approach to her teachings, drawing learning from nature, neuroscience and nourishing spiritual teachings! I love the variety in her programmes, which combine mindfulness practices, movement and postures, readings and poetry, with wisdom and warmth. I am learning so much about how the mind, body and spirit can work together to cultivate compassion, strength and resilience for ourselves and those around us. I always feel calm and uplifted after a class. Informative, insightful and inspiring - thank you Lou!”

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'Sessions are a life-line'

by Cathy Washbrooke

"Louise’s sessions are a life-line! I find myself being able to calm my anxiety, find a new purpose and most importantly accept where we are as a country and continue my daily life. Louise is a very warm, nurturing and knowledgeable teacher. She also integrates elements of nature through various readings, poetry and insights to deepen the practice and allow deep rest to take place. I always feel lifted, yet grounded after each of Louise’s sessions."

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'Louise is so kind and caring'

by Emma Scinaldi

"I started as a complete beginner and was worried I would not be able to follow, but Louise is so kind and caring, plus really knows her stuff so is able to give very clear, supportive guidance. There is never any pressure as Louise always offers alternatives. With care and kindness she has encouraged me to really develop my practice. I always feel really energised after a session with Louise but I am also starting to notice a higher level of peace and tranquility in my day to day life. I feel strong and calm at the same time!"

'Louise’s passion is infectious'

by Sonia Battaini

“Lou's passion for mindfulness is infectious and her knowledge is incredibly vast. I have been practicing for a long time but I am always amazed at the fact that I am still learning something new with Louise’s very detailed explanations. The sessions have helped me staying in the moment and achieving calmness within”

'Insightful, interesting, varied'

by Sarah Hall

"Louise's sessions are always insightful, interesting and varied as she brings her knowledge and ongoing training and research into each one, combining useful 'off-the-mat' mindfulness tips with yoga poses appropriate to the unique theme for the week as well as catering for individual requirements where needed. They are packed with lots of good advice for day-to-day living as well as for practice on the yoga mat. Now that everything is online and recorded there is the added benefit of being able to participate in Louise's sessions wherever you are in the world and the enormous library of recorded classes is a treasure trove of resource"

'Louise teaches from the heart'

by Amy Dodd

“Lou's classes have been a real anchor for me amongst all the uncertainty of the past year. I do like being able to log on to the website and do the recorded sessions at any time. The classes cover a specific topic each term, and I’ve found that having a subject to focus on really enhances my practice, off the mat as well as on it! Lou brings some wonderful insights into each class and you can tell she really teaches from the heart.”