Chris Barker

Welcome, I'm Chris Barker, Mindfulness Coach

"Shrinking the stress and growing the hapiness in your life"!

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I'm a BAMBA certified Mindfulness Teacher

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Find your calm, sharpen your focus, and ditch the daily overwhelm. Our mindfulness courses help you navigate life with clarity—whether at work, home, or anywhere in between.

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What is Mindfulness and how does it work?

Mindfulness is the practice of paying close attention to the present moment without judgment. It involves tuning in to what’s happening inside and around you—your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and environment—rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. By doing so, you learn to recognize when your mind starts to wander, gently guiding it back to the here and now.

This approach works by helping you become more aware of the patterns in your thinking and emotional responses. Through regular practice, such as guided meditation, breathwork, or simply taking a few mindful minutes in your day, you strengthen your ability to stay grounded and calm under pressure.

Over time, this heightened awareness can reduce stress, improve focus, and cultivate greater emotional resilience, ultimately leading to a more balanced, fulfilling life.

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  • What do you do on a mindfulness course?

    A series of attention-based practices such as noticing the breath, scanning attention along the body, becoming aware of sounds and thoughts. There is also discussion following each of these practices, which people often say brings great personal insight to unhelpful habits and routines.

  • Isn’t it just Buddhism in disguise?

    Contemporary day mindfulness is secular, no religion involved. Jon Kabat-Zinn wrote the contemporary mindfulness programme (MBSR) in 1979 after his travels in the far east, where he experienced Buddhism. He specifically designed contemporary mindfulness to be free of religion, so it could be used in westernised institutions such as hospitals and schools, where no religious bias would be tolerated. The courses I lead are all non-religious and non-Buddhist.

  • I can’t see myself meditating or doing that yoga stuff!

    Neither could I! Some people call it meditation, others call it practice. Basically, you sit still in a chair, on cushions if you prefer, sometimes even lying down. You have a focus like the breath and simply observe it, whilst following my guidance. There are some mindful movement exercises, a few of these are like basic yoga moves. They are easy to access and require no specific fitness. These can be adapted to your physical condition, so everybody can take part.

  • But I am really busy, I won’t be able to fit it in, I have enough to do already!

    This is the most common statement I hear, you are not alone! When I came to mindfulness in 2012 I was ferociously busy, but that is exactly why I came. I thought, I cannot carry on like this, there must be more to life. You are the most important person in your life, you need to give a bit of time back to yourself. This is counter-intuitive to how we are brought up, but if you are happy and well, you will bring positivity to every aspect of your life. If you are stressed, burnt-out or fed up, you will bring the opposite to your life, including to your loved ones. A bit like the oxygen mask principle on an aeroplane, you need to look after yourself first, so you can help others.

  • It’s just a fad, here today, gone tomorrow.

    The NHS don’t think so! Mindfulness was approved as far back as 2004 by NICE to treat patients with recurrent depression and other uses such as managing chronic pain are being carefully considered. We know how much scrutiny NICE brings to treatments before approving them. Contemporary mindfulness has been increasingly globally accepted since 1979 and you can now even study it at post-graduate level at Oxford, Cambridge or like me at Exeter University. It is now considered a science.

  • Why would my teenager listen to you when they don’t listen to me?

    Mindfulness is non-judgmental and non-directive—teenagers are given space to explore and choose what works for them.

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