Policy areas and professional networks

Connect with news, studies and resources within your area of interest, find contacts and get involved.

Policing and emergency services

Workplace

A summary of the Mindfulness Initiative's policy work on mindfulness in the workplace. Read more

Criminal justice

A summary of the Mindfulness Initiative's work on mindfulness and criminal justice. Read more

Health

A summary of the Mindfulness Initiative's work on mindfulness and health. Read more

Children and education

A summary of the Mindfulness Initiative's work on mindfulness and education. Read more

Latest

Innovations in Mindfulness Awards - Finalists

Details of the finalists selected for the 2022 Innovations in Mindfulness Awards
Initial reflections on the MYRIAD study

A summary of initial reflections from the Mindfulness Initiative team on the results of the large RCT of mindfulness in schools conducted as part of the MYRIAD (My Resilience in Adolescence) Project.
New NICE guidelines on depression include mindfulness as a treatment for less severe depression

In NICE’s new guidelines on the management and treatment of depression in adults, mindfulness features in a menu of alternative psychological and psychosocial alternatives to antidepressants to be offered to people experiencing a new episode of ‘less severe depression’, with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) being presented as an exemplar within the mindfulness and meditation class.
Wales

Reconnection: Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out

A report on the relevance of mindfulness and compassion practices to the widespread disconnection from self, others and nature at the root of the climate crisis.
Mindful Nation UK report (and translations)

The first policy document of its kind, investigating the potential for mindfulness-based interventions across various domains of public policy. Published on behalf of the UK Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times

Multiple interconnected crises call for skilful response on a global scale - but our capacity for intentional action in our collective best interest is underdeveloped and increasingly undermined. This paper opens a dialogue on the contribution of evidence-based mindfulness training to individual and collective agency.
Implementing Mindfulness in Schools: An Evidence-Based Guide

This comprehensive guide is written by MI education policy co-leads Professor Katherine Weare and Adrian Bethune after extensive consultation with an expert steering group. The guide will be a key resource for all teachers, educators and SLT members interested in implementing mindfulness within their schools.
Who we are
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group

The Mindfulness Initiative provides the secretariat for the UK Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group (MAPPG) and helps politicians to inquire into applications in public policy.
Responding to 'Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times' - A compilation of essays

Contributions from researchers, innovators and thinkers that critically engage with the topics outlined in Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times.
Building the case for mindfulness in the workplace

A toolkit to help you pull together the rationale and evidence for mindfulness training in workplace contexts, with practical advice for launching and developing your initiative.
What we do

The Mindfulness Initiative bridges contemplative practice and public policy, championing the inner dimension of social change.

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