My name is Yvette Sargood and I am delighted to be offering four-week mindfulness courses for people with MS (PwMS) through MS-UK.
I am a qualified mindfulness teacher with an MSc in Mindfulness from the University of Exeter. Having MS too means I get what it’s like living with the unpredictability and challenges MS can bring.
I started practising mindfulness in 2014 when I was searching for some different ways to manage my condition better. I had tried mindfulness many times over my life, failing dismally! And it wasn’t until I understood what the research was suggesting about the benefits of mindfulness and MS that I was able to create a powerful personal intention to practice. And over time (this is not a quick fix), it has helped me accept that I have MS and enabled me, day by day, to live a little more easily with it.
Inspired by how mindfulness has helped me, I wanted to share this gift and teach others. I have taught the 8-week mindfulness courses to PwMS, to individuals with chronic illness at King’s College Hospital in London, as well as in organisations.