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For the last ten years I have facilitated a local mindfulness group.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now in my sixties, and with long experience of listening deeply, I&#8217;m committed to using all my skills to help others have essential conversations.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Maybe I can help you too. \u00a0If you would like to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nytmediationservices.net\/?page_id=219\">get in touch <\/a><\/span><\/em>we can have that initial talk&#8230;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">For more information, see my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nytmediationservices.net\/?page_id=756\">FAQ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9712f1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9712f1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7da0e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb7da0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ukmediation.net\/contact-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/nytmediationservices.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Email-Signature-Badge-0.9-cm.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10197\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b9a13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95b9a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peter Leanse \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Now You&#8217;re Talking Mediation Service \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<br \/>Accredited Mediator \u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nytmediationservices.net\/?page_id=520\">Data Protection Policy<\/a><br \/><\/span>Regulated by <a href=\"https:\/\/ukmediation.net\/contact-us\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UK Mediation<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/imimediation.org\/find-a-mediator\/imi-qualified-mediators\/\">Member of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">International Mediation Institute<\/span><\/a> \u00a0<br \/>\u00a9 \u00a02025 \u00a0All Rights Reserved<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Mediation the aim is for a situation where you both feel you can \u00a0 say what&#8217;s important to you, be comfortable with your mediator and confident that you can speak freely. be heard with interest and compassion and without judgement. 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