Therapist, Mentor, Tutor
Creator of the popular Mind Detox & Mind Calm methods & Q.E.C. Practitioner.
Author of 12 Books
Published in multiple languages by Findhorn Press & Hay House Publishing.
Featured On 3 TV Series
As seen on three series of the popular ‘Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses’.
About Sandy
For over 18 years, I’ve researched, developed and taught several therapeutic, coaching and meditation techniques for healing the undercover mind-based causes of physical, emotional and life issues. As an ex-monk, I’ve also extensively explored spirituality and offer guidance on ‘knowing thyself’ and finding real peace. Here’s a quick summary:
★ Known for simplifying self-help, healing, therapy and spirituality, plus his rare ability to pinpoint the undercover root causes of health and life issues.
★ Creator of four transformational techniques - Mind Detox, Mind Calm, Body Calm and Calm Cure techniques - collectively known as Calmology.
★ Conducted hundreds of 1:1 sessions and meditated for thousands of hours.
★ Former monk and qualified meditation teacher since 2009.
★ Featured in Positive Life Magazine, Yoga Magazine, Om Yoga. Psychologies, The Times, Metro, London Evening Standard, Red Magazine, InStyle, HELLO!
Why Am I?
[THERAPY]
Why am I anxious? Why am I sick? If you have any health conditions, emotional issues or life problems, and don’t know why, let’s find and heal the hidden cause.
How Can I?
[COACHING]
How can I change my life and get my goals? If you want to learn how to live with more calm, confidence, clarity, and connection, let’s make it happen.
Who Am I?
[SPIRITUALITY]
Do you want to know who you are and why you are here? Let’s explore the answers to these big life questions, so that you can connect with your self and source.
★ Curing the Cause
How Mind Detox Was Born
In 2005 I was invited to work as a therapist on a detox health retreat in Spain. Many of the ‘detoxers’ were wanting help with chronic conditions, including migraines, I.B.S., infertility, and psoriasis, and until then, I’d never worked with health issues.
Thankfully, I’d been researching the mind-body connection and so I decided to keep it simple by asking my first client if there was an unresolved past event that might be causing her current condition. To both of our amazements, a memory “popped into her mind”, and so we worked to resolve it, once and for all.
In session after session, the same strategy resulted in great success. I witnessed skin conditions clear up, chronic pain vanish and digestion problems disappear, to name but a few. I also witnessed many emotional and life issues improving, all from doing one thing – discovering and resolving the possible mind-based causes.
As I was the ‘mind guy’ working on ‘detox retreats’ my method became known as Mind Detox. News about my work then spread internationally when I was shown on three televised retreats. The positive publicity gave me the opportunity to meet with hundreds of clients at my clinics, workshops and retreats, and in 2008 I ran my first of many Mind Detox Practitioner training courses.
‘Sandy is pioneering mind-body detox.’
- The Times
‘Sandy’s Mind Detox is a highly effective method so peace, health, and happiness are attainable states for us all.’
- Yoga Magazine
‘Sandy is the master of mind detox.’
- Discovery Health Channel
Awards
TUTOR OF THE YEAR : Awarded by The Federation of Holistic Therapists (2012 & 2021)
TRAINER OF THE YEAR : Awarded by Association of Professional Coaches, Therapists & Consultants
‘Sandy's work is packed full of wisdom with the power to change your life.’
- Dr David Hamilton, Bestselling Author
‘I was lucky to have meditation taught to me by Sandy & it was enlightening.’
- Sadie Frost, Actor/Producer
‘Sandy helps you to make the shift from becoming happy to being happy.’
- Dr Robert Holden, Bestselling Author
★ My Philosophy
From Chaos to Calm
Turning points often come when we least expect them. For me, everything was going ‘great’. I was on television around the world, my business was booming, I had a great girlfriend, lived in a fancy Edinburgh pad etc. On the outside, I was living a successful life, but inside, it was a very different story.
Stressed to the hilt, swinging between fear and frustration, I could feel lonely in a room full of people, and nothing satisfied the inner itch that ‘there must be more to life than this’. Then one day a mate suggested he tried meditating, and after a reluctant start, I discovered that a genuinely successful life is lived in the moment, with inner stillness, and by finding ‘peace with’ the antics of the mind.
My philosophy is simple: ‘Peace is easier than we think and the solution to most problems’. So if you want to make the move from treating symptoms to curing causes, and find consistent inner calm, you’re in the right place.
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Sandy’s Story
I’ve overcome chronic anxiety, healed an eating disorder, put my broken-heart back together, got out of debt, written bestselling books (despite dyslexia), created four meditation and mentoring techniques and even become a monk. Here’s my story…
ANXIOUS + LONELY
I lived with an underlying angst and anxiety. I felt I was unworthy of love and alone in the world. Existing like an island, I believed I was bothering people with my mere presence and could even feel lonely in a room full of people. Nobody knew though, as I kept it a secret...
STARVED + SLEEP DEPRIVED
I quietly persisted with an eating disorder. If I was stressed or dealing with a problem - which happened often - I couldn’t eat for the life of me. I would end up way too skinny and I’d have no energy. To make matters worse, I couldn’t sleep with my mind working overtime with worry…
HOME EMPTY HEARTED
I headed to Australia in search of love and my happy-ever-after. Only to return home early, single and broke, and forced to get a temporary job doing data entry. I lacked purpose, passion and started searching for meaningful work. My life changed the day I met a Life Coach - who happened to sit down at the desk opposite me! That same weekend I had spent the inheritance that I’d received from my grandmother to train as one myself…
BLOCKED BY TOXIC BELIEFS
Despite graduating at a top of my class, I noticed that even when my clients agreed upon strong success strategies, many couldn’t apply them. Their past ‘stuff’, emotions, toxic beliefs and habits were all preventing them, big time. Wanting to work deeper, I added to my toolkit and after a few years of successfully offering coaching with a therapeutic twist, I got an invitation that resulted in me accidentally creating my own method...
ACCIDENTAL MIND DETOX
I was invited to work on a detox retreat in Spain. Many of the detoxers wanted my help with health concerns and so, not knowing if it would work, we explored the possible mind-based causes. Remarkably, many of the retreat participants healed after detoxing their mind, and a new method was accidentally born...
EMBARRASSING BREAK
Soon after creating what was becoming known as ‘Mind Detox’, I was asked to use my method on three TV series called The Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses. The shows ended up being aired in 30+ countries! The TV exposure and book deals helped to get the word out and I did hundreds of Mind Detox's worldwide...
FEELING LIKE A FRAUD
By this point I had successfully used Mind Detox to heal my eating disorder and insomnia, overcome my relationship hurts, get out of debt and gain the confidence to not let dyslexia stop me from writing books. But despite being on TV and helping lots of people, I still secretly lacked any kind of consistent inner peace. In short, I felt like a failure and a fraud and a million miles from the peaceful person I wanted to be…
MEDITATING WITH MONKS
My frustration played a part in my girlfriend soon leaving; along with our joint business. Observing my upset, it was around that time a mate suggested I tried meditation. After some reluctance, I learnt and soon started experiencing a surprising amount of peace. So much so that I went off to meditate for several months, ending up becoming a monk. Soon after, I started teaching meditation...
MIND CALM DOWNLOAD
Excited to discover that peace was easier than I had always thought, I soon saw the need for modern ways to meditate that fitted into daily life and delivered quick results. Not long after that, the Mind Calm meditation technique came to me as an instant ‘download’ when I was meditating one day. Within a year Hay House publishing asked me to write a book on the technique and it started being used internationally...
PEACE IS THE SOLUTION
A couple years later, I developed the Body Calm technique, and then most recently Calm Cure. Collectively, alongside Mind Calm, they are now known as ‘Calmology’ and offer a complete system for clearing and calm the mind, helping the body to heal, and discovering that inner peace is the silent solution for most problems and genuine life success. In 2021 I left my spiritual teacher and started a new spiritual chapter in my life… but that’s a story for another day!
PRESENT DAY
Today I offer one:one Sessions, train students via my Academy and continue writing - having now published 12 books. To make it all accessible to anyone, I opened the Mind Detox Club in 2016, which is making wisdom mobile by offering online meditations, masterclasses and mentoring - so that you can heal for real, benefit from meditation, explore our spiritual-side and enjoy the best life humanly possible.
