There are kinder ways of being…
Maria lives and works in Finland, and offers freelance services in person and online.
If you are interested in cultivating a kinder way of being, and a more joyful and resilient way of life, for yourself, your organisation or school, please get in touch. maria@mariaperkins.fi
Freelance services
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Teacher of Mindfulness for Adults and Young Adults (11-18).
Groups, 1:1, Organisations, Schools and Workplaces. Online and in-person.
Courses, workshops, retreats, bespoke services.
Supervisor of mindfulness based practices.
Facilitating, space holding, for group and personal practice
Personal Wellbeing: coaching, guidance & support
Online and in-person. One-off guidance sessions, and in-depth coaching journeys.
Mediation practice support: ways to cultivate regular formal and informal practice.
Creating with the flows of pastel, ink, sand, snow.
Sale of flow-art prints on request.
Facilitation and space holding.
Facilitation/space holding for connecting with self/other/nature.
Guidance and support for new facilitators
Workshops, events, gatherings and retreats.
Freely shared within the Connection Playground community.
Facilitating Deep Listening and Deep Relating gatherings.
Workshops, events, gatherings and retreats.
Freely shared in the Deep Adaptation community.
Supporting the Work that Reconnects and Active Hope communities.
Prior work & skills
Community Mental Health and Wellbeing project co-ordinator & acting manager.
Networks of Wellbeing (NoW) Aberdeenshire. North Scotland. 2009-2019
Creation and development of community wide mental health and wellbeing activities and projects. Specialising in facilitating spaces that cultivate inclusion, compassion, connections to nature, others, and self.
Teacher, Support Co-ordinator, Disability Officer
Blackburn College and East Lancs Institute of Higher Education (ELIHE). Lancashire. North England. 2007-2017
Improving policy and practice for educational inclusion, diversity and disability access. Personal, vocational and academic service development with and for: students, teachers, departmental and support staff, voluntary and private sector organisations.
Compassion Based Mindfulness
8 year pathway to the teaching and supervision of mindfulness based practice. 2012-2020
Teacher member of the Mindfulness Association. Qualified to teach the Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC), and the Mindfulness Based Living Course for Young Adults.
Resilience
A lifetime of personal interest and experience.
20 years professional application of the qualities, developments, and interventions in relation to resilient communities, groups, and individuals.
Nature connection
A lifetime!
2 years land-based training and volunteering. 2007-2009.
Inclusion in personal and work-based wellbeing practice. 2009-this moment
Creativity, writing, & intuitive flow art
Creating with words, colour, shape and texture – for the past 8 years. A way of being (curious and playful) in the present moment.
English language, literature & communication
English graduate and qualified teacher. BA Hons & PGCE. 1996-2001