Passionate about purpose, mindfulness & impact

Our well-being depends not just on having a source of income, but on having a job in which we can cultivate joy and happiness... Ideally, we are able to work in such a way that is of benefit to the Earth.
- Thích Nhất Hạnh

  • Mindful Peak Performance

    I am a Director at Mindful Peak Performance (MPP) an award-winning social enterprise using mindfulness to enhance performance and mental wellbeing in elite sports, business and grassroots communities.

    discover YOUR PEAK

  • GIFT.ed

    I advise GIFT.ed, a global knowledge platform dedicated to redesigning society through education, innovation and transformation.

    redesign society

  • Back to Being

    A 6-week course adapted from Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) that blends meditation, movement and neuroscience to help you effectively manage stress and enhance wellbeing.

    unpack pain and stress

  • Wild Mind Odyssey

    Guiding transformative journeys through breathtaking landscapes that open new perspectives and deepen self-understanding. 

    Be more. wild

  • Breathworks

    I serve as a Trustee at Breathworks, a charity and training organisation offering mindfulness and compassion based approaches to living well with pain, illness and stress.

    BREATHE... REPEAT.

My guided meditations, short audio courses and podcast episodes are all available on Insight Timer, which includes the worlds largest free library of meditations.

About

My journey began on the Western Isles of Scotland, included two decades living, learning and working across Asia, and has come full circle back to the historic capital of Edinburgh.

After choosing Mandarin studies in Shanghai over university in England, I became Operations Director at a restaurant chain that grew to 40 locations across seven Chinese cities before Covid taught me a powerful lesson in letting go!

After earning my MBA in Beijing in 2010, I joined the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT). As a partner and Managing Director I led sustainability projects across Asia, advised clients on purpose-driven strategies, and facilitated leadership programs in 15 countries for executives, civil servants, and NGO leaders.

In 2013, insight and zen meditation helped me overcome debilitating chronic pain from a degenerative back condition, profoundly shifting my perspective. This personal transformation led me to pursue a Masters from the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University, dedicating myself to helping others discover their own capacity for healing and growth.

Today, my work spans teaching mindfulness to athletes and corporate leaders through MPP, supporting those with pain and stress through Back to Being Courses Back to Being, and guiding transformative mountain retreats with Wild Mind Odyssey.

My work with GIFT evolved into helping establish GIFT.ed, a knowledge platform focused on redesigning society for greater equity and resilience.

As a Trustee at Breathworks, the acclaimed charity co-founded by Vidyalama Burch OBE, I support their mission to offer mindfulness and compassion-based approaches to living well with pain and illness.

​I live in Edinburgh with my three most treasured mindfulness teachers: my wife Rebecca, and our two daughters Na'ima and Amina.