Owen, London

"I wasn’t sure that I wanted to do this. I can be a bit too blokey, a bit too cynical of new stuff, particularly of someone re-teaching me to learn something that I am reliably informed I had mastered by the age of one. I already know how to walk, thank you, Jo. On the other hand, I have never previously practised mindfulness and I was interested in this, albeit that I needed some persuading on this too. So off we went… and it worked. On both counts, actually. Jo is a great teacher, calm voice, easy company, gently persuasive. If, like me, you had your guard up, you find that she has a manner that brings it down. The walking theory works. That is clear. No doubt. The mindfulness too; it was an introduction to something new and I would now like to do more. Guard down. Thoroughly recommended."