Our events and services are for people aged over 18.
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) – 18th January to 15th March 2027.
- Mindfulness Based Living Course (beginners) – starts Friday 15th January 2027 in Dingwall Community Centre.
- 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 – contact us for next courses in 2026/27.
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.
- Week day mornings with a guided meditation practice and sometimes mindful movement from 8.30am – 9am
- Sunday afternoon with a guided practice from 4pm – 4.30pm
- Tuesday evening with a guided practice from 7pm – 7.30pm
INVERGORDON SESSIONS
Thanks to funding from HOPE Invergordon, we can offer some free sessions this autumn at Ross Sutherland Rugby Club (Castle Avenue, Invergordon IV18 0AZ).
Friday 13th November (10.30am – 12 noon) with Val Gale – The importance of self care in our daily lives. Val will offer practices allowing us to see that self care is not about being selfish, putting yourself first at everyone else’s expenses or escaping life’s responsibilities. As the quote goes “you cannot pour from an empty cup”.
Mindfulness helps us understand that when we continually push ourselves, ignore our needs and judge ourselves harshly we can become exhausted, overwhelmed and less able to respond to life with kindness and self compassion.
Please book your free place via highlandmindfulness@gmail.com
DINGWALL SESSIONS
Join Diana Woodman and Pegs Bailey for a free taster session at Dingwall Community Centre to learn more about mindfulness before the start of our 8-week course in the New Year.
Friday 6th November 2026 from 6.15pm – 7.30pm
Friday 20th November 2026 from 10am – 11.15am
Please book your free place via highlandmindfulness@gmail.com
Join one of these free taster sessions to learn more about the benefits of mindfulness and find out about the Mindfulness Based Living Course which we will be running on Fridays 15th January to 5th March 2027 (10am – 12pm) in Dingwall Community Centre. This internationally recognised 8-week course has compassion at its core (cost £140 / concessions £70).
INVERNESS MEETINGS (fortnightly on Thursdays 10.30am – 12.30pm)
RNI chapel, Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5SF (Google map link)
Our next sessions are on Thursdays 29th October & 12th November with Diana Woodman.
Our fortnightly drop in meetings are open to anyone over 18. Beginners welcome. These sessions consist of guided meditation practices and sometimes a bit of mindful movement (optional), as well as informal discussions 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
Further dates will be advertised here. Contact Daniel (admin) on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com to be notified.
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.
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 Val Gale in Golspie will resume on 3rd October, 7th and 28th November 2026 (10.30am – 12.30pm). As space is limited, please book your place by emailing Daniel (admin) on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com
Beginners welcome. There will be a variety of guided meditation practices and time for discussion. Donations welcome to cover venue hire costs (suggested £5). Feel free to bring along anything you need to be comfortable (blanket, cushion, something to drink).
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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