Claire Derry talks about mindfulness and meditation, and how they can help reduce stress.
 
 

 
 
Claire Derry is a business coach with ActionCOACH.   Her particular expertise relates to emotional intelligence and its application in developing leadership skills and team effectiveness.  She brings a wealth of knowledge, having created her own successful company in her early 20’s – Link Licensing Ltd., which was ranked by Virgin Atlantic and The Sunday Times as one of the fastest growing private companies in the UK.
 
Claire studied History at Newcastle University and began working life as a trainee buyer on the Boots graduate scheme.
 
Time off includes tennis, golf and long walks with her black Labrador – Blue, and she’s a strong advocate of yoga, meditation and mindfulness.  In this video, Claire explains how they have helped her deal with some particularly stressful times in her life.
 
 

Read more:

Mindfulness & Surviving my Worst Nightmare by Claire Derry – Martyn Newman
 
 

 

‘I find Mindfulness really useful when everything seems to be on top of you…
just by focusing on your breathing, you can really start to calm yourself.’

 Claire Derry

 

Claire recommends:

Headspace app
Try free introductory sessions

Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Apps
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Deepak Chopra
Meditation programmes, books, apps

The Haven
Breast Cancer Charity – Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Find out more about how to avoid & deal with with stress:

Stress Less
How to recognise the signs of stress & find ways of coping

SOS Professional Help
If you need help or just want to talk, these professionals & organisations are experienced in supporting young people

Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
 Good physical health can increase your resistance to stress

More about Claire Derry:

Claire Derry – LinkedIn

ActionCOACH