Mindfulness And Meditation Course
St Ives Wellness · New Course
Meditation & Mindfulness
A 6-Week Journey Inward with Seona Gunn-Kelly
A structured, science-backed programme that gives you a genuine understanding of your mind, your nervous system and — most importantly — how to work with them, not against them.
6 Weekly Sessions · 90 Minutes Each · St Ives, Cambridgeshire · Also Available Online
You don't need to be spiritual, flexible or already calm to begin. You just need to be a little curious about what might be possible when you stop running from yourself.
Is This for You?
You don't need to be a meditator.
You just need to be curious.
This course meets you exactly where you are. Whether you have never meditated before, or you have tried and never quite found your way in — this is your invitation.
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😮💨 You feel constantly overwhelmed Your nervous system is running on fight-or-flight and you can't remember the last time you felt genuinely calm. |
🔄 You keep repeating the same patterns In relationships, at work, in how you speak to yourself. You can see the loop but don't know how to step out. |
🌱 You want to grow but feel stuck You have goals and dreams, but something keeps pulling you back to the same version of yourself. |
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🧠 You want to understand yourself Not just feel better — but genuinely understand how your mind and beliefs are shaping your life. |
🛌 Your body is carrying your stress Tension, disrupted sleep, a jaw that's always clenched. Your body is trying to tell you something. |
✨ You're ready for something real Not a quick fix. You're ready to invest six weeks in something that will serve you for the rest of your life. |
A Little of What You'll Discover — Free
Science that will change how you see yourself
Here are three ideas from the course — offered freely, because we believe knowledge itself is the beginning of change.
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01 Your nervous system is your compassEvery thought triggers a biochemical response in your body within seconds. Slow, intentional breathing activates the vagus nerve and shifts your body chemistry within minutes. This is physiology — not philosophy — and it is entirely within your influence. Explored in Week 1 & Week 4 |
02 95% of your life runs on programs you didn't chooseCell biologist Bruce Lipton's research suggests up to 95% of daily behaviour is driven by subconscious programs installed before age seven. That inner critic? In many cases it isn't even your voice. The good news: these programs can be changed. Explored in Week 2 & Week 5 |
03 Clarity of intention is not wishful thinkingA clear, emotionally felt intention programmes your Reticular Activating System to filter your environment in its favour. Opportunities that were always there begin to appear. Combined with 21–30 days of consistent practice, this is how meditation creates real change. Explored in Week 5 & Week 6 |
A Free Gift — Try It Now
Your first tool: The 4-4-6 Calming Breath
This is one of the foundational practices from Week 1 — offered here freely. The extended exhale signals to your vagus nerve that you are safe, reducing cortisol and slowing your heart rate within seconds of beginning.
Try it now. Notice what shifts.
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1 Inhale — 4 counts Breathe in slowly through the nose. Fill the belly first, then the chest. |
2 Hold — 4 counts Retain gently — not forcefully. Let there be stillness. Notice what you feel. |
3 Exhale — 6 counts Release slowly through the nose. The longer exhale is where the calm lives. |
×5 Repeat 5 rounds Just five rounds measurably shifts your nervous system. Try before reading on. |
The Programme
Six weeks. A lifetime of tools.
"This is a marathon, not a sprint. The course is designed to set you firmly and joyfully on the right path — not to rush you to a destination."
— Seona Gunn-Kelly
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Awakening Awareness We begin where every great change begins — with honest noticing. You'll explore the relationship between your conscious and subconscious mind, understand how your nervous system translates thought into physical reality, and begin building your foundational breath practice. Includes: 4-4-6 calming breath · gratitude practice · nervous system science |
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The Language of the Self We look honestly at the voice inside your head — where it came from, why it says what it says, and how to begin building a kinder, more accurate inner dialogue. We also lay the foundations of what meditation actually is — and it's not what most people think. Includes: Masaru Emoto's water research · the Gateway Technique · inner critic work |
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The Vibration of Being Everything vibrates — including your cells. We explore how frequency affects your physical and emotional state, introduce the ancient Solfeggio healing frequencies, and discover six completely different paths to stillness so you can find the one that truly works for you. Includes: 6 Solfeggio frequencies · 6 meditation paths · curated resource library |
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The Breath as Medicine Breathwork has moved into mainstream medicine for good reason — the science is extraordinary. We explore what organised breathing does to the vagus nerve, brainwave states and cellular chemistry, introduce alternating nostril breathing, and welcome SOMA Breath with Niraj Naik. Includes: vagus nerve & HRV science · nasal cycle & brain lateralisation · SOMA Breath |
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Rewiring the Self This is where things become genuinely transformative. Drawing on Bruce Lipton's Biology of Belief and the neuroscience of neuroplasticity, we explore how to interrupt old belief loops and begin wiring in new ones — using the most powerful encoding tool available: felt, embodied experience. Includes: Lipton's epigenetics · childhood programming · the belief loop · neural rewiring |
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Coming Home In our final session we bring everything together. You'll leave with a clear personal meditation path, a minimum daily practice you can sustain for life, and the deep knowledge that the calm you've been searching for was always inside you — you simply needed a map back to it. Includes: clarity of intention · manifesting as meditation · your lifelong practice |
What the Research Shows
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5 min Just five minutes of slow breathing measurably increases Heart Rate Variability — your key biomarker of stress resilience. (Magnon et al., 2021) |
21 days Of consistent practice for neuroplasticity to begin restructuring your default belief patterns. "Neurons that fire together, wire together." — Hebb, 1949 |
95% Of adult behaviour driven by subconscious programs from childhood. Understanding this one statistic is enough to begin changing everything. |
What You Take Away
A toolkit you own for life
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🌬️ A Daily Breath Practice Science-backed breathing techniques for any situation — from morning calm to mid-day stress reset to breathwork for deep emotional release. |
🧠 A Map of Your Mind Real understanding of how your conscious and subconscious mind work together — and how to use that knowledge every single day. |
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🔁 Tools to Interrupt Old Loops Practical techniques to notice and break self-sabotaging thought patterns — and begin replacing them with new beliefs that actually serve you. |
🎵 Your Personal Path to Stillness Six meditation approaches — guided, music, breathwork, walking, sound and micro-moments — so you find the one that genuinely works for you. |
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✨ The Science of Intention Understanding of how consistent, felt intention paired with daily practice begins to produce measurable change in your outer life — not magic, neuroscience. |
📓 Six Beautiful Handouts A professionally designed reference guide for each session — yours to keep, return to and share for life. With research references and home practice guidance. |
Your Guide
Seona Gunn-Kelly
"I have been studying the connection between mind, body and biology for over 30 years. This course is the distillation of everything I know about how to help a person feel genuinely, sustainably well — not just better for a little while."
As a chiropractor with a deep background in applied kinesiology, Pilates and mindfulness, Seona approaches wellbeing as an integrated whole — never treating the body in isolation from the mind that runs it. With 30 years of experience working with the human body, she has seen first-hand how deeply stress, belief and nervous system dysregulation shape how we feel every single day.
This course emerges from her own personal journey with meditation — a practice she has pursued for years, with honesty, curiosity and an evidence-first approach. I am still on this journey, she says. And I think that makes me a better guide for it.
| DC, MChiro, BAHons | Chiropractor | Applied Kinesiologist |
| Pilates Instructor | Mindfulness Teacher | 30 Years Clinical Experience |
From Clients
What people say about working with Seona
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★★★★★ "Her holistic examination and soft touch treatment has worked wonders. She helps you take control of your healing process and gives you the confidence to move forward. I only wish I had found her years ago." Hamilton S. — St Ives Wellness Client |
★★★★★ "Seona explains everything she does and her technique is gentle but so effective. After just 6 sessions the pain has almost disappeared. She is easy to talk to and just great at what she does." Sandra S. — St Ives Wellness Client |
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★★★★★ "I've gleaned so much information and help from seeing Seona. I can't believe the difference in how I feel day to day. I only wish I had visited the clinic years earlier." Jason D. — St Ives Wellness Client |
★★★★★ "Very effective with an all over feeling of free and easy movement. Seona instils confidence in her friendly and knowledgeable manner and I am happy to travel quite a distance to see her." Sue — Stamford |
Questions
You might be wondering…
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Do I need any experience of meditation? None at all. The course is designed for complete beginners as much as for those who have tried and never quite found their way in. We start from the very beginning. |
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How much time do I need between sessions? We recommend 10–15 minutes daily for your home practice — designed to be achievable even on busy days. Consistency matters far more than duration. |
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Is this spiritual or religious? No. The approach is firmly science-led — grounded in neuroscience, physiology, breathwork research and psychology. Many people find it opens a deeper sense of connection, but this is never imposed. |
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Can I attend online if I'm not near St Ives? Yes — online participation is fully supported. You will receive your handouts digitally and participate live in each session. Contact Seona directly to discuss. |
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Will six weeks really make a difference? Honestly — yes. Not in a fixed-and-finished way, but in a foundational way. You will understand yourself differently and have tools that genuinely work. The course sets you on the path; your practice continues it. |
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How do I find out about dates and pricing? Simply email Seona at seona@stiveswellness.uk or call / text 07377 773312. She responds personally to every enquiry — no obligation in reaching out. |
The Calm Is Already There
You came here looking
for something.
You wouldn't have read this far if some part of you wasn't ready. This course is not about becoming someone else — it is about clearing away what is covering the version of yourself that was always there, waiting quietly beneath the noise.
Email Seona to Register Interest
Or reach Seona directly · seona@stiveswellness.uk · 07377 773312
2 Free Church Passage, St Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5AY · Also available online