Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom

Transformative Mindfulness Methods (TMM) Level 1 with Hilary McMichael
2026-06-07 18:30 - 2026-07-12 20:30 (Europe/London) | Online
This TMM level 1 course is a unique opportunity to explore Transformative Mindfulness Methods (TMM) guided by Hilary Mc Michael, with her unique gentle and warm-hearted style, she will help you discover a new path to inner freedom and self-compassion.
Transformative Mindfulness explores a series of simple, natural healing methods through inquiry and meditations that empower people to change their habitual response to problems and strong emotions and to strengthen positive qualities, deepening acceptance of themselves and compassion for others.
Based on mindfulness and kindness, this is a very practical and effective course with often profound and lasting physical and emotional healing and transformation.
Workshop highlights
If you are seeking to bring more mindfulness into your life, if you are tired, or ill, if you are lacking confidence in yourself, or if you find you spend more time helping others than listening to your deepest needs, then the five basic tools taught in TMM may be a gentle answer. You can learn to heal yourself physically and emotionally and grow as a spiritual person.
We bring to each session the heartfelt qualities of inner listening, deep sharing, exploring beliefs, learning to receive help, feeling and being creative that are some of the transformative ingredients. These simple but effective receptive visualizations, meditations and exercises can be coupled with drawing, writing or dialogue.
All the practices are sent to the participants as PDF files, enabling each one to continue their journey towards wholeness and healing.
Over the six weeks we’ll be exploring:

Dialogue with the body as a source of nurturing and knowing
Opening up to our inner, wiser self
Being kind and non-judgmental to oneself
Learning to receive support
Trusting and loving oneself as we are
Practicing ‘being’ instead of always doing

Structure
Each week for six two-hour sessions, we’ll meet on Zoom to share and practice one of the Transformative Mindfulness exercises together. There is continuous support from the facilitator during this inner journey.
If you can’t make the live calls, they will be available as replays to download.
Testimonials:
One participant from the last course comments on the effects of the method, saying it resulted in “feeling more whole and having more patience (less reactive to those in my household) and having more energy.” Another said the course made her “feel amazed on how to ask for help and get that inner wisdom.”
Dates & Times
On Sundays, from the 7 June 2026 to the 12 July 2026
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm CEST (5.30 – 7.30 pm BST Time)
(Note: Times may adjust slightly to accommodate participants from different time zones.)
More information and bookings:
To book your place, please send an email to Hilary on hilaryfdcw@gmail.com
Prices from 80 € (concession rate) to 150 € for the 12 hour course, booklet and replays. Please inquire about an extra bursary if you cannot afford the course and please, if you would like to help someone else, consider offering more, to contribute to the bursary funds.
Facilitator
Hilary McMichael – Hilary is a skilled FDCW facilitator with expertise in guiding participants toward wholeness and healing.
Hilary is an accredited FDCW facilitator based in France. She was trained in the Transformative Mindfulness Methods by the creator, Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw, at the University of Toronto in 2014. She has since presented many Transformative Mindfulness Methods programs and the 16 Guidelines. Being a qualified MBSR instructor, she teaches mindfulness based programs in both English and French. She says her life had a “before and after” to it when she first went to an intensive meditation retreat and that TMM has brought in extra compassion and kindness. She is passionate about bringing this «art of living» to others, especially to others who love helping others.
Transformative Mindfulness Methods (TMM) is a partner program of FDCW. It is an international course, created by Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw, co-author of the 16 Guidelines for a happy life. The University of Toronto integrated it into its applied mindfulness meditation certificate program in 2012.
