About

Mindful Mountains was founded by John Arnold in 2016 after he completed three years of study into Buddhist mindfulness and meditation, culminating in a MSc in Mindfulness Studies at Aberdeen University.

He now combines a unique blend of knowledge and experience in coaching alpine skiing and teaching mindfulness to provide new forms of learning experiences in skiing and in mindfulness.

Whatever the season, we aim to create experiences which have positive benefits in physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing. Moving through the mountains with companionship, your time with us will often feel like a journey, more than just the physical activity.

We look forward to seeing you in the mountains.

John Arnold

John is a qualified Mindfulness Teacher and holds an MSc in Mindfulness Studies from Aberdeen University. He attends annual Retreats himself, usually at Samye Ling Centre for Buddhist studies and its partner Retreat centre on the Holy Isle in northwest Scotland.

He is an internationally qualified Skiing Coach with many years of experience of coaching National Squad ski racers (from Scotland and New Zealand), training and qualifying ski teachers, guiding off piste skiers into the back country and teaching recreational skiers in ski schools throughout the European Alps, New Zealand and America.

John is also a qualified Life Coach and spent numerous years providing life coaching, applying his sports performance knowledge to coaching individuals and business groups.

He also trained other life coaches, sharing his passion for coaching, mentoring and training. For a number of years at this time John was recruited by an educational charity to work in Uganda, training teachers in a national campaign to help develop schools and learning methods.

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Qualifications

Academic –

MSc Degree in Mindfulness Studies – Aberdeen University
Post Graduate Diploma in Performance Coaching – Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh
Post Graduate Diploma in Mindfulness – Aberdeen University

Professional –

Certified Life and Business Coach – Results Coaching Systems
Certified NLP Practitioner – Brain Train
Mindfulness Teacher – Mindfulness Association
Waveform Practitioner – Waveform Energetics
Positive Psychology Practitioner – Vanguard Project

Snowsports –

International Ski Teachers Diploma Level 4 – British Association of Snowsport Instructors
Alpine Performance Coach – Snowsport Scotland and New Zealand Ski Instructors Alliance
Alpine Development Coach – Snowsport England
Alpine Ski Leader Tutor – Snowsport Scotland
Artificial Slope Ski Instructor – Snowsport England

Professional Membership

Member of the British Association of Snowsport Instructors, qualified to the highest International level and certified to coach and teach Alpine skiing Europe and World wide and follow BASI’s code of ethics and best practice guidelines.

Retreats Skiing