The Practice of Flourishing
Ian Rigg is a mindfulness teacher, contemplative practitioner, and NHS programme developer with over two decades of experience in mindfulness-based interventions, movement practice, and contemplative education.
He completed the MSc in Studies in Mindfulness at the University of Aberdeen and was later invited to teach on the programme. He is a lead tutor for the Mindfulness Association and has taught on all of their long-course offerings: mindfulness, compassion, insight and Mindfulness for Life. He is also qualified to teach a range of 8-week courses: MBLC, CBLC, CMT, .b course and other related curricula.
Since 2015 he has led mindfulness and compassion provision within an NHS Trust in Cumbria, and developed The Art of Living Well — a six-course curriculum arc built from that NHS work and from over a decade of teaching beyond it. From 2003 to 2015 he worked as a young persons’ drug and alcohol counsellor, alongside four years of training in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy. He lives in Cumbria, in the English Lake District.
Certifications
A comprehensive overview of Ian Rigg's professional qualifications and evidence-informed training credentials.
2013
MSc Studies in Mindfulness
Aberdeen University, Scotland
2012
Lead Tutor, Mindfulness Association
UK-wide professional certification in mindfulness-based teaching and training.
NHS Mindfulness & Compassion Lead
10-year service evaluation in Cumbria's healthcare sector.
Counselling training background
Transactional Analysis psychotherapy training (former drug and alcohol counsellor)
Teaching Experience
Ian began practicing in his late twenties and began his formal training with Rob Nairn in 2004. A decade of evidence-informed delivery and curriculum development in mindfulness, compassion, and contemplative education.
2015 — Present
Lead Mindfulness & Compassion Practitioner
NHS Cumbria, delivering evidence-based programmes in mindfulness and compassion for staff wellbeing.
Curriculum development
The Art of Living Well
Developing a six-course evidence-informed arc for human flourishing, built from NHS delivery, long-term contemplative practice, and ongoing evaluation research.
Physical Practice
Lead Yoga & Mobility Instructor
His physical practice runs alongside the contemplative one: over a thousand hours of Budokon yoga and mobility training, ongoing study of Yogic Arts, and certification as a pranayama breathwork coach and cold immersion teacher. He also holds a 5th Dan black belt in TaeKwon-Do, training since 1991.