Mindfulness for Staying at Home & After

A curated list of free mindfulness resources particularly intended for those staying at home through a time of crisis

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UPDATED: 11 November 2020

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Brazil

Since 2011 the Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Promotion 'Mente Aberta' has been advocating for the implementation of mindfulness in public health, education and public safety policies, disseminating up-to-date scientific evidence about its benefits, evaluating its impact, producing accessible and relevant informative content for the general population, and promoting the training of hundreds of highly qualified mindfulness instructors throughout the country.
Canada

The Mindfulness Advisory Group (MAG) is an independent body supporting the selection and standardization of mindfulness training for Canadian Members of Parliament and Civil Servants
What others are saying about 'Implementing Mindfulness in Schools: An Evidence-Based Guide'

Read bout the feedback we have received from key figures in education and beyond on our most recent publication on mindfulness in schools.
Launch of new publication: Responding to 'Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times'

Last week the Mindfulness Initiative launched it's latest publication. The launch event included a contribution by Jamie Bristow on agency, rich presentations from some of the essayists on their chosen topics, and a lively Q&A.

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.
Launch event for: Responding to 'Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times' - A compilation of essays

Responding to Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times is a compilation of essays by researchers, innovators and thinkers that critically engage with the topics outlined in Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times. Join us for the launch event that will take place online on the 1st of July 4-5:30pm BST.
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.
Mindfulness & anti-racism: a curated list of resources

Support for mindfulness practitioners wanting to do anti-racist inquiry and personal development
Briefing Paper on Covid-19: Resilience, Mental health & Mindfulness

A document that summarises research on the mental health impact of Covid-19, and makes the case for building resilience, and increasing accessibility to mindfulness interventions.
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.
Time for New Thinking About Mindfulness and Social Change

In an article for openDemocracy, MI Director Jamie Bristow proposes that inner work alone won’t bring collective evolution, but we can’t build better systems without developing hearts and minds.
The Mindfulness Initiative's Education Strategy

An analysis of the challenges and opportunities for mindfulness in the UK education system and an outline strategy for how we can best help to move the field forwards, drafted after an extensive consultation process with leading figures.
COVID-19 & Mindfulness: Resources for health and care staff

**UPDATED NOVEMBER 2020** A curated list of free mindfulness resources intended for health and care workers to support them in a time of crisis.
Briefing Paper on Mindfulness-Based Alternatives to Long-Term Prescription Drugs

A review of how mindfulness-based interventions can provide an alternative to drugs for mental health, pain, sleeplessness and living with physical health conditions.

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.
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.
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.
Who we are
Launch event for: Responding to 'Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times' - A compilation of essays

Responding to Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times is a compilation of essays by researchers, innovators and thinkers that critically engage with the topics outlined in Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times. Join us for the launch event that will take place online on the 1st of July 4-5:30pm BST.
Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group
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.
International Conference on Mindfulness 2021

MI Director, Jamie Bristow, will be delivering a keynote session exploring a new narrative account of why mindfulness may fundamentally underpin a host of critical positive behaviours and outcomes at individual and societal levels.
Briefing Paper on Health, Wellbeing and Mindfulness

A document summarising the case for investment in wellbeing, prevention and mindfulness interventions.

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