Alison has completed training with the Bodhi College. This extensive three-year programme included study, teacher led talks, peer discussion, peer practice and feedback and regular mentoring with faculty. As part of the training Alison assisted and co-taught several retreats, particularly for teachers in contemporary mindfulness communities. Alison continues to teach retreats each year in conjunction with training programmes delivered by The Mindfulness Network, University of Oxford Mindfulness Training and Oxford Mindfulness Foundation (12 month teacher training programme).
Upcoming Retreats
Retreat: A Day of Practice for Mindfulness-Based Supervisors, Mentors and Leaders: Exploring Embodied Presence within Relationships
This retreat day provides an opportunity to come together with other supervisors, mentors and leaders. We will use a mindfulness-based supervision framework to guide our practices, working with the Warp elements: Container, Space, and Embodied Inquiry. On this day, we will focus particularly on the Embodied Presence element of the Container.
December 6th 2026
Retreat: A Day of Practice for Mindfulness-Based Supervisors, Mentors and Leaders: Cultivating Compassion and Wisdom within Relationships
This retreat day provides an opportunity to come together with other supervisors, mentors and leaders. We will use a mindfulness-based supervision framework to guide our practices, working with the Warp elements: Container, Space, and Embodied Inquiry. On this day, we will focus particularly on the Compassion/Wisdom element of the Container.
July 7th 2027
Retreat: Deepening and extending the foundations of mindfulness
This online retreat provides a wonderful opportunity to practice in a supported and sustained way. The retreat structure, teaching process and learning community of fellow participants and teachers provide a scaffold to engage in an individual and collective exploration of human experience, supportive of a deepening understanding of mindfulness as a way of being in the world.
14th – 19th April 2026
Retreat: Deepening and extending the foundations of mindfulness
This online retreat provides a wonderful opportunity to practice in a supported and sustained way. The retreat structure, teaching process and learning community of fellow participants and teachers provide a scaffold to engage in an individual and collective exploration of human experience, supportive of a deepening understanding of mindfulness as a way of being in the world.
18th – 23rd May 2027
