Mindfulness teacher, writer & founder of Rooted in Presence
I'm Tanya, a qualified mindfulness teacher trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
I came to mindfulness through discovering how easily we can become caught up in our thoughts - believing them, following them and allowing them to pull us away from the present moment.
This moment is the only one we have. When we are somewhere else in our minds, we can miss it - we can miss our life.
Why Rooted in Presence?
I chose the name because I like the idea of being rooted without being fixed.
Roots give us stability, but growth requires movement, change and adaptation. For me, that is a useful way of thinking about mindfulness.
A commitment to learning and growing
My teaching is grounded in established mindfulness approaches and informed by continued learning and personal experience.
I believe that teaching mindfulness also means remaining a student of it. My own understanding continues to evolve through training, retreats, personal exploration and ongoing study.
My
Training
Training
Mindfulness Teacher Training
In 2020, I began a comprehensive mindfulness teacher-training pathway with the Mindfulness Network in collaboration with Bangor University.
My training has included:
Mindfulness Teaching Safeguarding Workshop - April 2021
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Teacher Training Level 1 — November 2021, with Trish Bartley and Eluned Gold
Inquiry Workshop - January 2022
Groupwork Workshop - December 2022, with Trish Bartley and Eluned Gold
10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat at Dhamma Dīpa in Herefordshire in August 2024
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) - Specialist training to teach the MBCT curriculum — January–February 2026, with Christina Shennan
Evolving in Mindfulness: Consolidating and Embodying Your Training - September 2026, with Dr Bridgette O'Neill and Gemma Griffith
10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat at Dhamma Dīpa in Herefordshire in October 2026
Further Mindfulness Training
Mindfulness for Life - Eight-week mindfulness course — January 2020
Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living, Training with Frits Koster — 2020
.breathe Mindfulness Course - Mindfulness in Schools Project — 2021
Defence Mindfulness Course, Train the Trainer Pathway – 2022
May I through the work on myself become an instrument for the relief of suffering in all beings
Ram Dass