Mindfulness Skills4Life - Lincoln

Shooting Star

Sands provided our team with corporate Mindfulness training in the workplace. It was a fantastic experience that the whole team enjoyed and it really brought us closer together.

Nothing is ever too much for Sands and she did a brilliant job of conducting the workshop. Thank you so much for your help!

Dan Bratton

Sands is fantastic at what she does. Our team had a mindfulness session with her and she put everyone at ease right away. It was fun and engaging and I really enjoyed it. I would recommend everyone to give one of her sessions a go. You won't regret it!

Karen Jackson

Mindful Clay Cafe, with Mindfulness Skills4Life.
I’d never done this kind of clay work before, when Sands showed us examples of what we were going to make, all of us looked at each other and said we won’t be able to make that! …
Sands showed us and skilfully guided us with every new endeavour ~we were all amazed and delighted at how wonderful our clay works turned out, and all were very unique and brilliantly individual .
Apart from the lovely things we made with the clay, it was so great to meet new people and enjoy being social, especially after long lockdowns.
I’d truly recommend anyone considering working with Sands (whether it be clay, ZenTangling, Mindfulness sessions…) to definitely go for it?.
So life enhancing

Gemma Sharpe

CREATIVELY CALM: Mindful Doodling and Clay Workshops

Sandra is so friendly and welcoming and brings together people from all different backgrounds for an hour and a half of relaxation, creativity and calm.

I’m no artist but it turns out that you don’t need to be - Sandra provides ideas for a few simple designs each week and, from those, masterpieces are created!

I love the escapism that these sessions provide - the time absolutely whizzes by but I leave each week feeling thoroughly de-stressed and having learned a little more about myself.

I’d recommend Sandra’s workshops to anyone that feels a little frazzled and struggles to prioritise their own mental wellbeing. The sessions are a fantastic break from the daily grind and also provide great tips for incorporating mindfulness into your daily routine. Thank you Sandra! xx

Sam Nolan

Creatively Calm: mindful doodling and clay workshops.

I have attended 11 of the doodling and clay workshops and have enjoyed every minute of them. Sands is a great host, she is knowledgeable, kind, welcoming and enthusiastic. You don’t need to be creative or an artist to enjoy the workshops, they brought out a creative side that I didn’t know I had! All of the other attendees are friendly and very supportive to each other. I would highly recommend these workshops, they create a sense of calm and time just disappears…..the workshops go too quickly I could keep doodling all day!

Jennifer Overend

Sandra is a neighbour and I was invited to join her mindfulness clay cafe. As I had never had any experience of working with clay before I was intrigued but apprehensive. However, I needn’t have worried as Sands was an excellent teacher and helped us to gain confidence even at the first lesson. The ambience was relaxed, cheerful and friendly and I was amazed how creative I could be with a lump of clay. I also appreciated the coffee and home made cakes - what a bonus indeed ! I was also intrigued as to how Sands highlighted comparisons between our endeavours and real life experiences. I personally found our sessions uplifting and interesting. I hope to join her next clay cafe (depending on the provision of the home made cakes, of course) and would certainly recommend it.

Jodie Bushell

I had a really wonderful experience over several weeks taking the Mindful doodling class at Boultham park.
It was such a lovely, safe space in which to build the confidence to express myself creatively and explore mindfulness at the same time.
As a mum with 3 young kids, life is really busy so I found these sessions incredibly relaxing and therapeutic. It's really encouraged me to build some mindfulness practice into my daily life and I have continued to practice doodling since the course finished. Sandra was a wonderful teacher who really made us feel welcome and valued, really creating a special atmosphere and every week at the end of the session we were all very reluctant to leave! I think we all found a real sense of peace within the sessions. ?

Chloe Thurlow

CREATIVELY CALM - Wow, where to start? My daughter & I attended two sessions with Dr Sands at mindfulness skills for life, first was a doodling session and the second was clay. We throughly enjoyed both. I was skeptical about going along especially with my daughter who often feels uncomfortable in group settings. Dr Sands & the whole group actually were so warm, friendly & welcoming I was instantly at ease. We've taken so much from just two sessions it's hard to fit it all in here. Somewhat basic skills for example really looking at what surrounds you, taking ideas for doodles, using our senses. Within minutes, sort of unintentionally your mind feels rested from the usual day to day what's for tea, I must do this etc etc. I've mentioned these sessions to many already & I would highly recommend to anyone that's considering it. Thank You Dr Sands, really hope to come along to future sessions. X