Mindfulness for stress course

An 8 week course aimed at lowering your stress levels, helping you better manage anxiety, and improving your wellbeing. Over 8 weeks, you'll be supported in establishing your own meditation practice by learning a variety of mindfulness meditation techniques and skills. These can help increase focus, decrease the rumination that can make stress worse, and give us greater resilience to face life challenges. 

We have recorded guided meditations and handouts for each session to help you along the way.

Course dates and times  
Tuesday afternoons from Tuesday 20th January 2026: 3 - 5pm. There are 8 sessions in total. The final session will be March 10th 
Location: Victoria House, Princess Street, Manchester M1 4AX 

We ask that you commit to attending the full course.  

You are expected to establish a home meditation practice during this course, and we have recorded guided meditations and handouts for each session to help support you in this. 

Meditation is not a quick fix, and does require some commitment. We also advise that there are certain times in life when it's not always a good idea to embark on a course like this. Please have a read of this document, and if you'd like to speak with us first before signing up, do get in touch. If you'd rather chat to us first before signing up, then we're very happy to arrange a phone call with you to talk through what to expect from the course and if it's right for you at this time.  

Manchester Mind does not have funding for the course, but it does cost us money to put on, so this time, we’re asking you to contribute £60 towards our running costs. This includes VAT and is excellent value at just £7.50 per two hour session. If you cannot afford to pay this fee, please contact me as there are a limited number of free and low cost places available.

As there are only limited places on these courses, payment will be need to be made by card to secure your place before signing up.  If you'd rather speak with someone about the course before signing up, we're very happy to have a chat with you to explain more about what to expect, and whether it's right for you.