The University of Liverpool

When I was looking for a tutor to help deliver postgraduate teaching on mindfulness based approaches I turned to Dave Spencer. As a co-tutor he was excellent to work with, thorough, reliable, extremely knowledgeable and committed to providing a powerful learning experience for students. Dave embodies mindfulness, but brings a sense of joy and enthusiasm to the subject that cuts through the academic content that we also have to deliver.

The student feedback from our teaching was overwhelmingly positive, describing it as ‘passionate’, ‘engaging’, ‘excellent’, and many students said how valuable it was to learn through experiencing mindfulness. I have hugely enjoyed teaching with Dave, he is a pleasure to work with, and inspiring in his commitment, openness and flexibility.

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Dave Spencer has been working with our students for a number of years. I have personally worked with Dave since 2016 and my understanding and appreciation of mindfulness has grown during this time. Dave is patient, passionate and dedicated to his work. He has worked in partnership with LIPA to provide both one-to-one mindfulness sessions and group workshops for students with varying needs.

Student feedback about working with Dave is consistently excellent. He is a valued member of the Student Support team and provides thoughtful and considered contributions to our work.

Plus Dane Housing

Dave Spencer ran a six-session mindfulness course for myself and colleagues. The sessions have been invaluable. They helped me personally to create inner calm around all the chaos and stresses of work - I can all-too easily get lost in the pressures of work and the demands it places on senior executives so it was fantastic to re-align my thinking and cultivate peace of mind. After each session I felt refreshed, ‘reset’, less anxious and more connected with my body and breathing.

The weekly sessions brought a level of mindfulness that continued well beyond the session and into the week. The sessions definitely improved my ability to be more effective as a leader and shifted my thinking from reacting to responding. I would definitely recommend Dave Spencer.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Dave delivered a session – An Introduction to Mindfulness- within my workplace yesterday and both myself and my colleagues were blown away at just how calm and relaxed we could feel within an hour. The session was both informative and experiential and enabled us to understand Mindfulness practice and engage in many different aspects.

Interest for the session was so great that we have asked Dave to return for a follow up session. Thank you so much for bringing peace and calmness to what is generally quite a high pressure environment’ Comments from the group ‘enlightening’, ‘breathtaking’, ‘a few moments just for me’, ‘wonderful’.

Knowsley Council

Dave is the most authentic mindfulness teacher I have ever met. His very presence brings calmness to the room. He supports staff in some experiential learning to discover the power of our mind over whatever problems we face. By developing our relationship with our mind we can approach situations in a more resourceful way.

We have introduced mindfulness as part of an integrated resilience programme in Knowsley council. Dave Spencer from Mindfulness Liverpool introduces the topic of mindfulness as part of this programme. Dave’s approach has been a great way to introduce staff to the benefits of mindfulness with some easy to grasp practices. This benefits both the individual and the organisation in supporting staff wellbeing, focus and creativity.

UNISON

I really enjoy working with Dave Spencer to bring the Introduction to Mindfulness courses to our members. Dave is professional, approachable and welcoming.

He puts our members at ease and his style of delivery makes mindfulness accessible to our members. Our members have found the mindfulness sessions beneficial. A positive experience all round.

Breathworks Mindfulness CIC

Breathworks regularly call upon Dave Spencer to represent us as a mindfulness teacher and trainer, both on our own training events and also with clients in a range of sectors including public, private, health and education.

Dave gets excellent feedback from partner organisations, and is well appreciated for his skilful, engaging and responsive teaching style.

Sefton Council

Dave Spencer was recommended to us for the Active Workforce Health and Wellbeing programme. We have worked regularly with Dave since then and we’ve had a great response and brilliant feedback from all the staff involved.

HIT Harm Reduction

Dave Spencer’s mindfulness training for HIT has been a great success. Delivered with great passion, the feedback from participants is always unanimously positive.