Recent & Future Speaking Engagements

I have  been a guest on BBC Radio 2,BBC Radio 4 Daily Service, BBC Radio Leicester, Share Radio, Premier Radio and UCB. I have also led seminars for the Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC), Hope Counselling and others. I have  also had invitations to lead  retreats for organisations such as The Retreat Association, The Association for Promoting Retreats, Penhurst Retreat Centre, Lee Abbey, Scargill House, Worth Abbey, Exeter Cathedral, Abbey House and Chester Retreat Centre. I have also spoken at New Wine and HTB Focus weeks. I am the co-founder of the National Mindfulness Day for Christians. I am available to lecture, lead seminars, and retreats as well as for radio or other interviews and can be contacted via this website. 

                                                  Recent Events

A spiritual reflection on BBC Radio 4’s Daily Service,Friday 7th September 2018.

29th October to 2nd November 2018

Lee Abbey – Mindfulness of God and Our Relationships

https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/programme/mindfulness-of-god-our-relationships/

A spiritual reflection on BBC Radio 4’s Daily Service, January 2nd 2019.

Future Events

18th to 20th January 2019

Pregnancy Centres Network Conference leading 3 seminars on Christian mindfulness, focusing on self-care and compassion fatigue

https://pregnancycentresnetwork.org.uk/annual-conference-2019

2nd February 2019

East Midlands Christian Mindfulness Day 9.15 am to 4.30 pm The King’s Centre, Wigston

https://christianmindfulness.co.uk/events/east-midlands-christian-mindfulness-day

23rd March 2019

National Mindfulness Day for Christians in Scotland, Central Hall Edinburgh

https://christianmindfulness.co.uk/events/national-mindfulness-day-christians

Monday 29th April to Friday 3rd May 2019 Scargill House

The Free Running Mind – growing into our mindful identity in Christ

https://scargillmovement.org/event/the-free-running-mind-growing-into-our-mindful-identity-in-christ/

28th to 30th June 2019 Worth Abbey

Mindfulness of God in the Monastic Tradition

https://worth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Retreat-Programme-2019-leaflet.pdf

30th August to 1st September 2019 Worth Abbey

Watchfulness in the Gospels – St Mark

https://worth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Retreat-Programme-2019-leaflet.pdf

 

My Previous Engagements

Sunday 3rd May Guest on Share Radio’s Faith & Finance Show with Marc Shoffman and Rita Lobo, talking about mental health and religion, you can listen again via this link, https://audioboom.com/boos/3145444-faith-and-finance-with-marc-shoffman-marcshoffman-and-rita-lobo-somelikeitrita

Annual Open Meeting for Sevenoaks Christian Counselling Service Wednesday 13th May 2015 at St Mary’s Parish Centre, Kippington Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 2LL 7.30 pm for refreshments and fund-raising cake stall, 8.00 pm start:
http://www.sevenoakscounselling.org.uk/aom.htm

Retreat on ‘Mindfulness of God and Personal Transformation’ at Penhurst Retreat Centre 12/14 June 2015:
http://www.penhurst-retreat-centre.org.uk/programme.php?viewretreat=233

Training stream on mindfulness from a Christian perspective at London School of Theology Summer School 14-17 July,
http://www.lstsummerschool.org/teachers

HTB Focus week at Camber Sands, 2 seminars, Introducing Mindfulness for Christians Wednesday 29th July, & Practising Mindfulness for Christians Thursday 30 July –

http://static.alpha.org/htb/focus/Focus2015_Info.pdf

New Wine Week 2: 2nd to 8th August 2015 two seminars: Monday 3rd August ‘Mindful Relationships’ & Thursday 6th August ‘Mindful Parenting’.

http://www.new-wine.org/sites/default/files/resources/download//2015//07/national_gatherings_2015_week_2.pdf

Talking Keep Sunday Special on Share Radio Questions of Faith with Rita Lobo and Marc Shoffman Sunday sept 6 2015:

https://audioboom.com/boos/3544944-questions-of-faith-with-somelikeitrita-and-marcshoffman-talking-to-shaun_lambert-reverend-mark-woods-and-rabbibirnbaum-about-the-possible-change-to-sunday-trading-laws

Retreat for members of the Association for Promoting Retreats, ‘time for mindfulness.’
At Old Alresford Place, near Winchester on 29-31 October 2015.
http://www.promotingretreats.org/downloads/newsletters/2015-1-Spring.pdf

30th January a training day for Hope Counselling at Gold Hill Baptist Church

13th February Mindfulness morning St Mary’s Harefield from 10 a.m., see

http://www.stmarys-harefield.org.uk/activities.html.

Worth Abbey 29 April to 1 May 2016 on Watchfulness:

http://www.worthabbey.net/Abbey-Contact-Us

Interviewed on Premier Radio’s Inspirational Breakfast Show Wednesday 18th May, about my new book Putting On the Wakeful One, a short clip here:

http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Weekday/Inspirational-Breakfast/Interviews/Have-you-had-a-prophetic-word-from-God-How-watchfulness-can-help

interviewed on UCB radio 2/6/16 on Paul Hammond’s show about mindful church cafe!

Chester Cathedral, The Question of Mindfulness for Christian Spiritual Tradition 17th September 2016

Penhurst Retreat Centre, Mindful relationships, parenting/Godparenting 23-25 September 2016

Training conference for Global Connections 14-15 September 2016

17-19 October 2016

The Mindful Retreat Abbey House Glastonbury.

http://abbeyhouse.org/event_info.php?&year=2016&month=3&eventid=100210

Sunday October 23d Share Radio Questions of Faith

14-18 November 2016

THE MINDFUL CHRISTIAN

https://leeabbey.org.uk/devon/programme

26 November 2016

Wellspring Therapy & Training.

One Day Workshop

http://old.wellspringtherapy.co.uk/?p=2884

25th December 2016 Christmas Day

Share Radio

Questions of Faith Christmas Day reflection

25 March 2017

Tabor Retreat Centre

One Day Retreat Day  Mindfulness and our Relationships

http://www.carmelite.net/events.pdf

Guest on BBC Radio Leicester’s Heart of the Matter show with Mike Allbut, Sunday 2nd April 2017 from 2 hours 5 minutes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04xfwxf

Guest Speaker at Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian union Stress Free Banquet Friday 2nd June 2017

23 September 2017

Mindfulness of God and Personal Transformation 10 am to 4 pm at Foxhill Chester Diocese Retreat House

http://www.foxhillconferences.co.uk/event-page.asp?Page=1309

20-22 October 2017

Penhurst Retreat Centre: The Mindful Christian – How To Live Life in All It’s Fullness

http://www.penhurst.org.uk/programme.php?viewretreat=363

7-9 November 2017

Abbey House, Glastonbury: Mindfulness and our relationships

http://www.abbeyhouse.org/calendar_retreats.php?&year=2017&month=3

27 November to 1 December 2017
Scargill House: Mindfulness and our relationships
https://scargillmovement.org/event/mindfulness-our-relationships/

1st March to 3rd March 2018
Foxhill Retreat House, Chester – Mindfulness of God and our Relationships

27th April to 29th April 2018
Worth Abbey – Mindfulness of God and the Monastic Tradition

12th May 2018 and 19th May 2018

National Mindfulness Day for Christians

http://christianmindfulness.co.uk/events/national-mindfulness-day-christians

 

10th June 2018 6.30 p.m. speaking at Holy Ground at Exeter Cathedral

18th to 21st June 2018

Retreat Association Conference, mindfulness seminars

Sounding the Silence
Exploring depths in stillness and speech
The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire

Leading a stream at New Wine Week One 28 July to 3 August 2018 including a seminar on mindfulness and resilience (available online)