Zen Meditation & mindfulness
8 week course
meet Dawn
Dawn is a Zen Meditation teacher with a deep commitment to sharing mindfulness practices that support real, lasting change. After a life-altering health challenge in 2018, she began a personal journey of healing through yoga, meditation, and sound.
Her training includes one-to-one integral sound healing and Zen Meditation and Mindfulness with Zen Master Daizan Skinner Roshi, founder of Zenways.
Dawn is now a qualified Zen Yoga and Zen Meditation teacher, working with charities, healthcare organisations, the Lottery Fund, and studios across the North West to make these practices accessible to all.
About the course
Join Dawn for an 8-week secular (non-religious) course grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and centuries-old Zen practice. Designed to build mental clarity, emotional resilience, and stress awareness, this course offers a structured and research-based introduction to meditation and mindfulness.
Each session explores a key theme and includes guided practices, discussion, and reflections to deepen your understanding:
Week 1: Rewire – Discover how meditation reshapes the brain through neuroplasticity, and commit to daily practice to begin rewiring attention and awareness.
Week 2: Regulate – Explore how mindfulness interrupts stress responses, supports the nervous system, and builds inner resources for challenge and change.
Week 3: Observe – Learn to meet physical pain with curiosity rather than resistance, and shift your relationship to discomfort through focused attention.
Week 4: Feel – Develop tools to sit with emotional states such as anxiety, fear or low mood — without avoidance or judgement — using the body as anchor.
Week 5: Detach – Reflect on the roles you play and how they impact identity, stress, and time pressure. Use meditation to find space between reaction and response.
Week 6: Restore – Identify the habits and relationships that nourish or deplete you. Learn how daily mindfulness can support better boundaries and balance.
Week 7: Elevate – Understand the longer-term cognitive and psychological benefits of sustained practice — from improved focus to emotional resilience.
Week 8: Sustain – Review and reflect on your 8-week journey, and create a personal plan to continue your meditation practice with confidence.
No prior experience is needed—just a willingness to practise, reflect, and explore. Book below.
Course materials
The course is taught over eight 1.5-2 hour sessions at our beautiful studio space in Higherford Mill, Barrowford.
You just need to show up on the day. Each student will receive:
📝 University of Oxford's Research with Zenways uses 3 questionnaires - We use them on each programme with us.
🖊️A notebook and pen for journaling and reflection.
📖 A structured printed curriculum to support your practice.
🎧 Downloadable guided meditations for ‘homework’ that follow the themes of each session.
Plus:
☕ Herbal tea, coffee, and biscuits throughout each session
🧘♀️ Mats, blankets, and cushions for your comfort.
Benefits
This course offers a rare chance to:
Understand the science behind mindfulness and its effects on the brain.
Build resilience to stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges.
Establish a consistent meditation practice that fits your life.
Cultivate clarity, focus, and presence in everyday moments.
Connect with others in a supportive, non-judgemental space.
Whether you're completely new to meditation or returning to your practice, this course offers practical tools to support real, lasting change.
Testimonials
Click on the voice notes below to hear people’s experiences of Dawn’s courses in Darwen.
Book your place
Secure your spot today and take the first step toward building a lasting meditation practice.
Course price: £200
Book here – no experience needed, just an open mind and a willingness to explore.