Mindfulness Spaces

15/12/2025

Anxiety about aging often shows up quietly—through fear of time passing, changes in identity, and questions about meaning and purpose.

Birthdays can amplify this anxiety. They invite reflection, sometimes before we feel ready. In response, many of us lean on deflection—staying busy, joking, minimizing, or avoiding the deeper emotions that aging can bring up. These strategies once helped us cope, but they can also keep us disconnected from ourselves.

In today’s video, I talk about anxiety around aging, how birthdays can surface it, and how noticing our coping strategies can open space for reflection, meaning, and self-compassion as we move through different seasons of life.

Get in touch https://www.yateleytherapyspace.com/

08/12/2025

What the Body Tells Us in Therapy (and How to Get Unstuck)

When we feel stuck, it’s often not just in our thoughts, it’s in our body too.

In this week’s video, I share how I use an integrative therapy approach to listen to what the body is communicating through:
• the breath (shallow, held, or flowing)
• the nervous system state
• tension in the hands, jaw, face, and muscles

These signals quietly tell us where we’re at and give us a clear pathway toward change and regulation. When we learn to notice and work with the body, getting unstuck becomes gentler and more possible. You can try it out right now - watch the video.

If this resonates, I’d love to support you.
👉 Have a look at my profile and visit my website to find out more:

Dr Christine Rivers, Psychotherapist, Camberley, GU17 | Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/christine-rivers-camberley/1543009

Yateley Therapy Space | Trauma-Informed Therapy in Yateley | Support for Anxiety, OCD & Stress-Related Symptoms

https://www.yateleytherapyspace.com/

01/12/2025

When Christmas Feels Mixed - How Therapy Helps To Hold Both Wonder and Worry.

✨ Christmas can be both magical and messy — full of wonder, memories, pressure, and everything in between. It’s not unusual for clients to find their focus shifting at this time of year and to want to explore why the season feels particularly tender or challenging. In therapy, we learn to hold space for all of it: what we hope for and what we actually feel.

Just like in yoga, we meet each pose with honesty and kindness… therapy invites us to meet ourselves the same way. There’s room for both challenge and beauty, and you don’t have to navigate that space alone.

If this season feels heavy or complicated, support is here. 💛
Learn more: https://yateleytherapyspace.co.uk

24/11/2025

⭐ What You Need to Know When a Therapist Doesn’t Use Testimonials

You may notice that I don’t share client testimonials on my website. This is because I am registered with UKCP and the UKCP Code of Ethics advises against using testimonials for two key reasons:

1. Confidentiality – Protecting the privacy and anonymity of clients is essential.
2. Avoiding Misleading Information – Therapy is a highly individual process, and one person’s experience may not accurately reflect what another may need.

Instead, I encourage prospective clients to explore trusted professional bodies such as UKCP, where you can verify qualifications, accreditation, and ethical standards. This helps you choose a psychotherapist who is compliant, experienced, and committed to supporting you safely and effectively.

Find out more about my practice here:
🌍: https://www.yateleytherapyspace.com/

Psychology Today Profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/christine-rivers-camberley/1543009

10/11/2025

Clients often ask about the length of therapy and whether weekly or biweekly sessions are best. These are such important questions to consider so you can get the right support for you and your needs.

Watch the reel to learn more — and get in touch if you’d like to explore what therapy could look like for you.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/christine-rivers-camberley/1543009

07/11/2025

🚀 Thrilled to share my latest article in Surrey Business Magazine:
“Mindful Leadership: Align your planets and bridge performance and purpose.”

In a world of constant acceleration and overstimulation, leadership is evolving. The most effective leaders today know that success isn’t just about KPIs — it’s about connection, awareness, and authenticity.

Mindful leadership invites us to align our head, heart, and gut — cultivating presence, empathy, and clarity. These skills don’t just enhance workplace culture; they transform how we show up in every area of life.

🌿 Mindfulness at work begins with mindfulness at home.

If your organisation is exploring ways to embed mindful leadership into its culture, I’d love to collaborate. I offer evidence-based workshops and coaching grounded in leadership theory and mindfulness practice.

🔗 Read the article here: https://issuu.com/platinumbusiness/docs/surrey_business_magazine_-_issue_92?fr=sZTM1Yzg0MjIzOTI&mc_cid=c888a1694d

📩 Get in touch to learn more about tailored workshops for your team: https://mindfulnessspaces.com/

05/11/2025

Anxiety lives in the body as much as the mind.
When your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, it’s hard to feel safe or calm.
Through Polyvagal-informed therapy, we gently help the body remember safety — using mindfulness, body awareness, and integrative tools to regulate and restore balance.

💚 Read more here:
https://www.yateleytherapyspace.com/blog/anxiety-the-nervous-system-polyvagal-calm
🌿 Therapy supports Polyvagal calm for the anxious body.

03/11/2025

Anxiety lives not only in the mind but also in the body. When your nervous system gets stuck in survival mode, it can be hard to feel calm or connected.

Polyvagal Theory helps us understand this — it shows how our body naturally moves between states of safety, activation, and shutdown. In therapy, we gently support your nervous system to find its way back to safety and ease.

Using an integrative approach that includes mindfulness, body awareness, and clinical hypnosis, we work with both mind and body to create lasting calm and resilience.

When your body feels safe, your whole system can begin to rest and reconnect.

Connect via my Psychology Today profile or website:
⭐ www.yateleytherapyspace.com
🌟 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/christine-rivers-camberley/1543009

03/11/2025

To calm anxiety, start where it lives: your nervous system. Explore yoga. 🧘‍♀️

There are many ways to join a group or gym, I offer yoga on Mondays 7 pm
https://mindfulnessspaces.com/book

We’ll use grounding poses to help you feel safe, reconnect with your body, and calm your mind — bringing you back to balance.

Therapy can be more than talking, it is also about feeling into the body and that’s where yoga can support our journey to healing.

Create your mindful life at home and at work with our classes and courses offered in Yateley, Hampshire designed to support you from the inside out.

31/10/2025

✨ Yoga & Meditation — Monday 3/11 ✨

Yogis say it’s like a mini retreat — the perfect way to unwind and feel deeply relaxed to start your week. 🌿

🧘‍♀️ 7–8 pm: Gentle Somatic Flow
🧘‍♂️ 8:15–9 pm: Guided Meditation

Join for one or both sessions:
💫 £8.50 per session or £17 for both

📍 Location: Yateley Industries
🪷 Book your space: www.mindfulnessspaces.com
No mat? No problem — you can borrow one!

30/10/2025

One of my favourite books 📚 ❤️ not just to work with clients but to remind myself!

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29/10/2025

The anxiety trench can feel lonely and frightening, pulling us into survival mode.
Climbing out alone can seem too much — or even impossible.

In therapy, we work together to gently untrench, moving from survival toward safety, at a pace that feels right for you.

Get in touch if you are ready to begin untrenching.

https://www.yateleytherapyspace.com/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/christine-rivers-camberley/1543009