Awaris Team

Tessa Watt

Facilitator and coach

Mindfulness and resilience are central to Tessa’s work. She supports individuals and companies to strengthen their well-being, emotional intelligence, creativity and leadership – in the workplace as well as in private life.

Why am I working for Awaris?
It’s exciting to support culture change that is about creating healthy systems in the workplace, as well as helping individuals to flourish. Awaris are the european leaders in this field and we adapt to the needs of each sector and company we are working with, which makes every project new and interesting.

Tessa Watt,
Facilitator and coach

Education

  • Trained as a mindfulness teacher (Bangor University)
  • Accredited by the British Association of Mindfulness Based Approaches (BAMBA)
  • Associate member of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre
  • Firstbeat Certified Professional User
  • PhD and Research Fellowship in History (Cambridge University)
  • Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS (University of London in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation (2017-19)
  • Mindfulness practitioner for 30 years

Expertise

  • Extensive experience as a trainer in leading workplaces across many sectors including banking, manufacturing, civil service, pharmaceuticals, higher education, media and PR, arts
  • Mindfulness training for MPs, Peers and their staff in the UK Houses of Parliament (2015-present)
  • Author of Introducting Mindfulness (Icon, 2012) and Mindful London (Virgin, 2014)
  • Co-chair of the Mindfulness in the Workplace inquiry for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Mindfulness
  • Senior Producer with BBC Radio and Music (1989-2006)
  • Leading groups through transformative journeys in an atmosphere of warmth, openness, humour and authenticity

Languages

  • English

My passion

Mountains, canoeing, Georgian singing, dancing, yoga, meditation, theatre and the arts

My inner purpose: Human wakefulness. Supporting people to be fully present in their lives, and to be open and kind in their connections with others.

Tessa Watt,
Facilitator and coach