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. Read more
Details of calls for essays on the Mindfulness Initiative discussion paper: Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times. The deadline for proposals is 7 December 2020. Read more
Does the climate crisis call for us to stop, or creatively advance? Does the Coronavirus crisis present an opportunity for both? Comedian and author Ruby Wax joins mindfulness in politics expert Jamie Bristow, to discuss how transformative practices can underpin systemic shifts. Read more
MI Director Jamie Bristow was asked to comment by The Guardian newspaper on the success of mindfulness programme trials in the UK police force. These results are great news for service commissioners seeking to fund training for frontline public services. Read more
Read bout the feedback we have received from key figures in education and beyond on our most recent publication on mindfulness in schools. Read more
This week the Mindfulness Initiative launched it's latest publication in the field of education: Implementing Mindfulness in Schools: An Evidence-Based Guide. Read more
The Mindfulness Initiative has curated a list of free mindfulness practice resources for health and care workers to support them through a time of crisis, and a list of free resources for those staying at home and after. Read more
The Mindfulness Initiative has curated a list of resources on mindfulness & anti-racism to support practitioners in their inquiry in this area. Read more
In a recent article published by 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. Read more
'Father of Polyvagal Theory', Dr Stephen Porges, and leading expert on oxytocin (the 'cuddle hormone'), Dr Sue Carter, speak about how mindfulness and yoga could help us to live well together Read more
UK Members of Parliament Caroline Lucas, Desmond Swayne and Chris Ruane speak on BBC Radio 4 about how mindfulness supports their work Read more
The Mindfulness APPG hearing Ageing Well and Older People took place in Westminster on 14th May 2019. Read more
The mindfulness for teachers retreat took place at Sharpham House in February 2019. Read more
It was standing room only for Professor Dan Siegel's talk in Westminster on 6th February 2019, hosted by the mindfulness APPG. Read more
Dan Nixon presents at SOAS Mindfulness in Public Discourse event, 8th December 2018. Read more
The Mindfulness All Party Parliamentary Group hearing: Armed Forces, Policing and Emergency Services, Westminster, 25th October 2018. Read more
Mindfulness All Party Parliamentary Group, Education Event, Westminster, 5th June 2018. Read more
Jamie Bristow and Chris Ruane MP delivered mindfulness classes in the Parliaments of Estonia, Finland, and Sweden in March 2018. Read more
Jamie Bristow gave the keynote at the Global Mindfulness Summit in Sri Lanka presented to President Maithripala Sirisena and spoke on national TV. Read more
40 politicians from 14 countries practised mindfulness together, guided by Jon Kabat-Zinn, at the Mindfulness in Politics Day in October 2017. Read more
145 MPs now signed up to the eight-week course on mindfulness in Westminster. Read more
Schools sign up to mindfulness, with more than 4,000 teachers qualified to combat pupil stress. Read more