Meet Liane
“I get very excited about the brain and the body and understanding how they work, so part of my focus with people is exploring some basic neuroscience, neuroplasticity and physiology, and I find this comes with so many 'aha!' moments. I help people cultivate self-care, compassion and kindness, as it often feels this is a place to start and it can be very difficult for many of us. I am passionate about the teachings on impermanence, loss and grief, and how it can enrich our lives.
For most of my life I have longed for a simpler life, something different from the overwhelming amount of stimulation there is available and the constant striving for more. A regular meditation practice came to me ten years ago, as often these things do, from a difficult period in my life - like the lotus growing from the mud! Through practising and studying meditation and mindfulness, I have found simplicity, balance, calm and ease. Not only that but a strength and confidence I never knew I had.
I also run a small charity, Sustainable Sussex, with my partner and we are developing a Community Farm in Sompting, UK, where people come to together to connect with themselves, each other and nature, grow food, learn and share skills, and together be resilient for the present and for the future.”
Liane is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, as a graduate from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Programme (MMTCP) in 2021. Liane went on to complete the Mindfulness Mentoring Training (MMT) with Cloud Sangha in 2022.
Liane began teaching mindfulness in 2016 after gaining a teaching diploma in Mindfulness, Meditation and Relaxation with SMARTfoundations in Brighton, UK. She started teaching at a community project in an area of top 5% social deprivation in the country, and after a few years Liane was running 18 courses in a year across two towns. During this time, Liane founded The Sustainable Mind, where she teaches and mentors people to support their mental health and wellbeing with a focus on reducing stress and anxiety, and increasing self-care.
Liane also guides groups of meditators from all over the world and facilitates mindful friend’s groups for Banyan at https://banyantogether.com
Training and Qualifications:
Mindfulness Mentoring Training (MMT) with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach (with Cloud Sangha) – live online, with a mentoring buddy – June 2022
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Programme (MMTCP) with Kack Kornfield and Tara Brach – internationally recognised two-year in-depth course – online, live and with mentoring sessions – January 2021
Mindfulness, Resilience and Well-being Schools Coach, Teacher Training Diploma with SMARTfoundations – In-person – September 2019
Relaxation, Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor, Teacher Training Diploma with SMARTfoundations – In-person – February 2016
Master of Science in Applied Forensic Psychology - University of Leicester, UK - 2003
Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Social Studies - University of Derby, UK - 1996
Professional Membership:
Complementary Therapists Association (CThA)
Insurance:
Holistic Insurance
Liane has taught mindfulness meditation for the last seven years to various people supporting their mental health and wellbeing, but also to groups and individuals, clients and staff, from:
Adur and Worthing Councils
Carers Support
Change, Grow, Live (CGL)
Community Works
Emerging Futures
ESTEEM
Going Local – Social Prescribing Service
Guild Care
Herba Medica
National Probation Service
Paediatric Department of Western Sussex Hospitals
Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School
Sustainable Sussex
TCV (The Conservation Volunteers)
The Community House, Worthing Homes
Wellbeing Wednesdays at Worthing Hospital
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness with David Treleaven – Part 1: 6 modules online with live sessions – August 2022
Neurobiology with Heart with Juliane Taylor Shore – 5 modules online – June 2022
Interpersonal Neurobiology with Dan Siegel – 6 months online with live sessions – January 2022
Positive Neuroplasticity with Rick Hanson – 6 weeks online live – December 2021
An Introduction to Theory and Practice of Compassionate Focused Therapy with The Compassionate Mind – 3 days live online – October 2021
Wise Speech with Oren Jay Sofer via Barre Buddhist Centre – 6 weeks online live – July 2021
Energy and Embodiment in Mindfulness with Willa Blythe Baker via Sangha Live – 4 weeks online live – July 2021
Mindfulness in Nature with Mark Coleman via Sangha Live – 4 weeks online live – June 2021
Advanced Mindful Self-Compassion: Shame with Chris Germer – online live – March 2021
Advanced Mindful Self-Compassion: Fierce Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff – online live – Feb 2021
Authentic Communication with Oren Jay Sofer – 6 weeks online live – 2021
Mindful Self Compassion with Paul Johanson – 8 weeks in-person – November 2019
Power of Awareness Training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach – 6 weeks online live and mentoring sessions – May 2017
Mindfulness and Meditation Course with British Mindfulness Institute – 8 week online – December 2016
Mindfulness, Meditation and Relaxation Course – 6 week In-person – 2015
