About

Maureen Cooper

Maureen is the founding director of Awareness in Action, an organization dedicated supporting people to make sustainable wellbeing part of their lives—through developing clarity, connection and openness.

Drawing on more than thirty years of experience as a professional educator, senior manager in a non-profit organization, an entrepreneur and as an experienced practitioner of Buddhist meditation, she leads Awareness in Action workshops and training programs in the UK and Europe.

Her new book, The Stress Workbook is a groundbreaking effort that brings together the best of modern science and the wisdom of the world’s ancient contemplative traditions into a practical manual for thriving in today’s fast-paced world. Although born in London, UK love took Maureen to Amsterdam, The Netherlands where she lives with her husband.

Taming the Inner Critic A 6 Week Journey from Judgement to Compassion Workshop with Maureen Cooper (March 2025)
Many clients that we work with struggle with feelings of unworthiness and a reluctance to…
Research shows that in our communications, vulnerability is the quality we look for in other…
In this workshop, we will explore how fear of failure can be seen as the…
We are all ageing from the moment we are born. In our early years there…
How to Help Your Clients Manage Overwhelm Workshop with Maureen Cooper
There are times when the demands of our life can feel like an assault, when…
It seems that two people celebrate their sixtieth birthday every second. By 2050 there will…
How to Help Your Older Clients Resist Feeling Invisible Workshop with Maureen Cooper (1)
The ageing process is a life-long project effecting all of us—and yet it seems as…
Many clients that we work with struggle with feelings of unworthiness and a reluctance to…
How to Help Your Clients Re-Discover Joy in a Turbulent World Workshop with Maureen Cooper
WORKBOOK INCLUDED: This workshop focuses on joy as a state of being, rather than a…
How to Help Your Clients Let Go of Resentment Workshop with Maureen Cooper
WORKBOOK INCLUDED When we experience pain and hurt it’s all too easy to cling to…