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I am an anthropologist and mindfulness practitioner based in Edinburgh, UK.

In both aspects of my work, I think and write about how people understand, experience, and create practices around the mind, health, and distress – and then I teach what I learn.

My work as a social and medical anthropologist focuses on the contemporary mindfulness field, in particular mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). My research is guided by questions of ethics, embodiment, creativity, and the construction of knowledge.

As a mindfulness practitioner I specialise in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and MBCT: Finding Peace, in higher education and other non-clinical contexts.

I am the Mindfulness Chaplain at the University of Edinburgh, where I run the University’s mindfulness programme for staff and students. I am also an Associate at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, University of Oxford. I hold a DPhil (PhD) in Anthropology from the University of Oxford.

As part of my work for the Chaplaincy during the COVID-19 pandemic, I write a weekly virtual mindfulness drop-in. This consists of an email with a suggested practice, theme, and article or podcast episode for reflection, to explore in your own time. I post these weekly on my blog, or you can subscribe by emailing mindfulness@ed.ac.uk.