Our events and services are for people aged over 18.
TASTER SESSION IN DORNOCH
Saturday 28th March 2026 from 11am to 12 noon.
Venue: The Dornoch Hub, Argyle Street, Dornoch IV25 3LA
Join trained facilitator Val Gale for a free mindfulness taster session. Complete beginners welcome. Over 18s only. Please contact us on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com to book your free place. Donations welcome to help with room hire costs.
COURSES
We organise a variety of courses including beginner’s mindfulness courses (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course and the Mindfulness Based Living Course), wellness courses and Compassion based meditation courses as well as introductory and taster sessions.
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course (beginners) – next course starts later in 2026.
- Mindfulness Based Living Course (beginners) – next course in 2026.
- Kindfulness Course: a 4-week mindfulness course based on compassion and kindness to self and others. Suitable for beginners.
- Compassion Course – an 8-week course to deepen compassion practice
- Managing Long-Term Health Conditions Course – awaiting funding to run this again
INTRODUCTION TO INSIGHT MEDITATION PRACTICE
Insight meditation training provides a way to enhance and deepen your mindfulness practice. In helping you to observe the experience of thoughts, feelings and emotions clearly and directly without reacting to them or getting pulled into them, it reduces emotional reactivity and helps with anxiety and rumination. It increases self-awareness so that you can begin to see your habitual patterns of behaviour, your beliefs that operate “in the background” and the subtle emotional cues you normally ignore. As a result it helps you to build resilience and equanimity – the ability to remain steady during life’s challenges – and lessens suffering.
Catherine, Diana, Jan, Peter and Rhona will be facilitating small group training in insight practice in the New Year. If you are interested in participating please contact Peter on peterwilkes239@gmail.com to express your interest. Peter will then contact you and arrange to discuss how this could work for you.
Our regular drop in sessions on Zoom are free but we welcome donations. Please contact us on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com to request the Zoom link. Please read the Safety Information for our drop-in sessions.
- Every week day morning from 8.30am – 9.15am with a guided meditation practice and sometimes mindful movement
- Sunday afternoon with a guided practice from 4pm – 4.30pm
- Tuesday evening with a guided practice from 7pm – 7.30pm
INVERNESS MEETINGS (fortnightly on Thursdays 10.30am – 12.30pm)
RNI chapel, Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5SF (Google map link)
Our next sessions are on 19th March and 2nd April 2026.
Our fortnightly drop in meetings are open to anyone over 18. Beginners welcome. These sessions consist of silent and guided meditation practices, and informal discussions to provide an opportunity for participants to talk about their mindfulness practice. The sessions are led by various facilitators including Rhona, Diana and Catherine.
Please bring anything you need to be comfortable – e.g. blanket, cushion, yoga mat if you wish to lie down, and something to drink if you wish. These sessions are free but we welcome any donations. No need to book.
If travelling by car, please allow extra time to find a parking space as the RNI car park is often very busy. Please don’t worry if you are late – just enter quietly!
MINDFULNESS DAYS IN INVERNESS
Friday 20th March 2026 from 10am – 3pm at The Treehouse in Inverness – Spring Equinox
As Winter loosens its grip and nature begins to stir, there a sense of renewal in the air. Join Catherine Lavelle for our next mindfulness day where we will be celebrating the Spring Equinox. This is a time when day and night are equal and signifies balance, renewal and potential for growth. The day encompasses practices to come into balance, connecting with nature through practice, poetry, and quiet contemplation.
Please book your place in advance by emailing Daniel (admin) on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com
To help with room hire costs – suggested donation £10 – £20. Please don’t let affordability be a barrier to attendance. Over 18s only.
Tea/coffee will be provided. Bring your own lunch and feel free to have a walk along the nearby Caledonian Canal. Free car parking.
Our subsequent mindfulness day at The Treehouse will be on Friday 24th April with Diana Woodman.
Venue: The Treehouse, Carsegate Road, Inverness IV3 8EX
The Treehouse has a spacious room overlooking the Muirtown Basin plus the use of a kitchen. It is run by Scottish Canals and is accessed via Carsegate Road in Inverness (map link).
GOLSPIE
Slow Down Saturdays with Vale Gale in Golspie will resume in autumn 2026.
Best wishes from team at The Highland Mindfulness Group
(Allan, Catherine, Daniel, Diana, Elke, Jan, Liz, Meg, Peter, Rhona, Stephen, Susan, Val).
The Highland Mindfulness Group is grateful for any donations as we are a registered charity (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation SC050141).
Donations can be sent to us by online bank transfer – please email us at highlandmindfulness@gmail.com for details.
We can also accept donations by Paypal – click here
MAILING LIST – We run a mailing list using the Google Groups facility. If you wish to receive our news emails, please contact us on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com and we will add you to the list. If you are already on the list but you are not receiving emails from us – please check your Spam or Junk folder (and if possible click on the “Not Spam” option).
SOCIAL MEDIA – We have our own Facebook page, as well as a Youtube channel.
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