LiveMind is a four-session mindfulness-based course aimed at people who have experienced mental health difficulties in the past and are looking to manage and maintain their wellbeing. Adapted from 8-week evidence-based mindfulness programmes, this course aims to be more accessible for people who are interested in learning some mindfulness practices to support wellbeing, or for those who are unsure about committing to a longer course. It is a light touch introduction into Mindfulness.
This is for people with more enduring and recurrent depression and anxiety and/or severe and enduring mental illness (SMI) who are later in their recovery journey. People suitable for this pathway are those who are currently not presenting with disabling acute symptoms of ill mental health but show declining levels of wellbeing and functioning. This may include people who have sufficiently stable symptoms and have been discharged from secondary care, or for people who were historically held in secondary care services but now held by General Practitioners (GP) and have a stable presentation of symptoms.
- Aged 18 or above (no upper age limit)
- Living in the Devon catchment area and registered with a Devon GP.
- Willing to attend face-to-face appointments at the AccEPT clinic or video conferencing (with sufficient digital access).
- Has capacity to give informed consent
- Not in current treatment with NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT), secondary care NHS services, or other DMHA services.
- At a stage in your recovery journey where you do not need an intervention focusing on acute symptoms and instead your primary goal is to work on their recovery and build resilience
- Are currently presenting with declining levels of wellbeing or quality of life
- Willing to engage with and are suitable for a group treatment (not presenting any significant risk to others or not displaying any interpersonal features that may impact on engagement of other clients with group)
- Be open to a mindfulness offering
- Be able to engage with the requirements of course (attending group sessions and engaging with home practice)