Leeds Sanctuary Invites City Centre Community to Pause and Reflect with Monday Mindfulness
Added: 18/09/2025
Leeds Sanctuary
Leeds Sanctuary is inviting people across the city to begin their week with calm, focus, and community through its weekly Monday Mindfulness sessions.
Taking place every Monday from 12:30pm–1:00pm online, the gatherings offer a safe, welcoming space for people of all backgrounds to pause, breathe, and find balance in the middle of busy lives.
The sessions are designed for everyone, whether completely new to mindfulness or a regular practitioner. Each week includes a guided practice led by our Wellbeing Practitioner, Eleanor Gillott, with the aim of helping participants to nurture self-awareness, reduce stress, and carry a sense of peace into their week. “I aim to create an environment where people can take an active role in Meditation and Mindfulness” shares Eleanor. “The sessions have been designed to include engaging, accessible content to help people incorporate Mindfulness into their everyday lives.”
100% of regular attendees to Monday Mindfulness said the sessions have helped them learn and reflect on their triggers for stress and anxiety, and that they have learned new Mindfulness techniques as a result of attending the sessions. One person said, “Remembering that sense of honouring the space I am in and allowing this, and remembering self compassion… All sessions have helped to support my stress and anxiety.”
Sessions are free to attend, with donations welcome. Sign up is required through TicketSource so that we can send you the Zoom details, and you can find the link to book and more information about the community at https://www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/events/monday-mindfulness-220925
Monday Mindfulness forms part of Leeds Sanctuary’s commitment to a Flourishing city – our deep desire is for people to grow and develop in themselves and their lives.
Leeds Sanctuary hosts communities and events, and creates campaigns and resources, so that belonging, flourishing and transformation can take place within and around the people of Leeds. Through the development of sanctuary spaces for those on the margins, we enable supportive relationships to develop and bring about change in people’s circumstances and society. Find out more about us at www.leedssanctuary.org.uk .
