simon michaels of mindful work
I’m Simon Michaels. I combine 30 years experience of meditation and mindfulness
practice, with being a social entrepreneur and business advisor. Whilst my
training and coaching is entirely secular, my experience of meditation comes
from a deep and on-going practice in the Buddhist contemplative tradition. I
have lay ordination as Upasaka Tsultrim Wangpo in the Namgyal lineage. This
ancient wisdom is the foundation for effective mindfulness practice, where sound
ethical values underpin the techniques and tools. My long experience in
meditation, and on-going practice and retreat attendance, ensures that I stay in
tune with 2500 years of teaching, that I channel when working with you. In
parallel, I have been a very successful social entrepreneur for the last 20
years, applying the boundless energy that comes from being in touch with one's
true self. This has included setting up seven profitable enterprises with
multiple six-figure turnovers. I have formal qualifications in business support,
coaching, and mindfulness teaching. I’m a member of the International Stress
Management Association and have a Mental Health First Aid certificate, and
adhere to the code of practice for mindfulness-based trainers. I’m an elected
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a director of several successful ethical
companies, and have advised businesses, government agencies, third sector
organisations and local authorities, as well as training and coaching hundreds
of individuals.
