2024 in Review

Mindful Voices in Westminster - Our short film captures the reflections of UK politicians on their own mindfulness practice, its potential in political culture, and what it can mean for public policy.

General Election Briefing for Parliamentary Candidates - July’s general election in the UK was a chance to highlight how mindfulness can support the development of the qualities we all value in our politicians.

International Network - images of the faces of members

Our international network grew further in 2024, creating supportive links between people in almost 50 nations working to bring mindfulness into politics and policy.

MI International Lead, Chris Ruane, pioneer of mindfulness in Parliament, met a number of influential policymakers on a visit to Australia and New Zealand. MI was profiled in an article for Spanish newspaper El País

In association with the Climate Majority Project (CMP) and the Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA), we are working to highlight the importance of ‘inner work’ in supporting people to process their feelings about the climate crisis. Strengthening inner capacities helps to move past overwhelm and enable participation in climate action. Seeking resources to develop this work and create a national Community of Practice, iCRA intends to enable more effective climate adaptation and mitigation efforts within local communities

Climate Youth Resilience - Emerging from our report Reconnection: Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out, CYR seeks to embed mindfulness and related forms of inner work wherever young people are engaging with the polycrisis.

Guided by the voices of young climate activists, Weaving Inner and Outer Worlds to Drive Impactful Change outlines the mission and intentions of CYR. Through a team of Regional Convenors, CYR continues to strengthen and extend its network, offering regular gatherings to build community and relevant training to support the facilitation of inner-led work.

MPs and Peers joined us in the Palace of Westminster for an event on the theme of mindfulness in education.

Young people shared their testimony, alongside Esther Ghey, MiSP, Prof Katherine Weare and Prof Lord Richard Layard

In closing the event, tech and innovations experts Menka Sanghvi and Harriet Pellereau discussed the specific benefits of mindfulness in relation to how children use technology.

Fieldbook for Mindfulness Innovators

Innovations in Mindfulness

The awards ceremony was held in partnership with the Manchester Mindfulness Festival, giving the finalists a platform at a key event in the mindfulness sector calendar.

Shaping a new strategic plan gave an opportunity to clearly define our mission, vision and values, as well as developing a theory of change.

While each Forum will address a single topic, cross-cutting themes such as DEI are held central to all our work.

While each Forum will address a single topic, cross-cutting themes such as DEI are held central to all our work.

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Author: Eileen Clark

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