LUME is a social enterprise that leads innovative mindfulness training courses and workshops for businesses which helps to fund a mindfulness in education programme.
Having worked in marketing and sales, Jessica discovered the transformational effects of yoga and mindfulness practices whilst working as an events coordinator in India. These tools soon became part of her daily life, helping her to support both her physical and mental health, and she became ever more fascinated with the cutting edge neuroscience discoveries emerging around these ancient practices. She decided to retrain as a yoga and mindfulness teacher, specialising in teaching children and adolescents.
Most of her teaching was done in businesses and schools and she witnessed first hand how introducing mindfulness completely transformed the atmosphere of these environments. After working on several initiatives to integrate mindfulness into schools, teaching kids tools to support their own mental wellbeing, she repeatedly encountered the same lack of funding obstacle. She founded LUME to make mindfulness accessible to all offices and to overcome and solve the schools’ funding problem.
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the practice of repeatedly bringing one’s attention to a fixed point of focus, noticing when you become distracted, and then leading your focus back again.
Mindfulness has been proven to:
Improve concentration and focus
Improve sleep
Reduce stress
Lower blood pressure
Improve decision making
Boost energy
Improve life satisfaction
Support mental health illnesses
Improve communication
Prevent degenerative disorders
Improve memory
Improve cognitive performance
Boost creativity
Support the immune system
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Testimonials
Learning the scientific principles around Mindfulness and Meditation in the first session was incredibly useful. Being able to understand how it works, helped me understand, in part, how and why to meditate, and activate & develop the ‘grey matter’ part of my brain. I can imagine people may approach Mindfulness with a level of skepticism, thinking it’s just a holistic practice, with a placebo effect. However, the scientific explanation, helped me to make sense of the various types of meditation.
I really enjoyed the actual meditation. It allowed me to practice, but also relieve any stress or frustration. Also meditating in a group and giving feedback, allowed me to gauge the level of focus I was able to achieve during the sessions.
Given this was my first Mindfulness Course, I was fortunate to have Jessica as the course tutor. Hearing from colleagues that have taken similar courses previously, they’ve mentioned that having a ‘bad’ tutor certainly detracts from the sessions.
I would highly recommend these sessions to anyone. In modern society we live lives filled with distraction, stress and frustration, which everyone can relate to, and therefore benefit from learning mindfulness meditation.Jay, VP of Sales
I loved every single session of my Mindfulness course with LUME. Each session flew by and I was in complete awe of the coach throughout when it came to her knowledge and confidence. She is a truly inspiring person that has such a gift of making it make sense and really encourages you to take up the practise of meditation in your daily lives. Even when it came to the Neuroscience part, nothing was too complicated and the tutor always explained it in a way you could relate too. She is a pure example of someone who practises what she preaches and really uses her mindfulness as a daily tool and that I found incredibly motivating and encourages me still, even though the course finished a while back now. Amazing work!Milla, LUME Participant
The LUME mindfulness course was really informative and inspirational. The course helped me keep grounded and each session taught me more about the practice as well as what I should be looking to do to improve my own practice. I really enjoyed the course and would definitely recommend it!Frances, LUME Participant
I've been fortunate to have been guided through a magnificent mindfulness course by the wonderful LUME coaches. They generously explain deep wisdom in an accessible way so that it really clicks into your mind. I got calm, peace and joy whilst learn exactly what I need in the moment. I would highly recommend working with LUME in any form.
Keep up the great work!Tessa, LUME Participant
