A summary of the report of the Mindfulness in Westminster report, held in the Speaker's State Rooms in parliament on 13 September 2023. Read more
The Mindfulness Initiative and the Hart Knowe Trust have launched the Innovation in Mindfulness Awards, intended to celebrate the important creative work being done by innovators in the mindfulness sector to make mindfulness training more efficient, diverse, inclusive and beneficial. Read more
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
Launching a revised and updated Fieldbook for Mindfulness Innovators, with a new community hub and a new round of awards for innovation. Read more
The report, Weaving Communities of Inner-Led Change, gives a picture of how young people around the world are using inner-led practices to support climate resilience. Read more
Take a look at our new five-minute film, capturing the views of UK politicians on mindfulness Read more
An online knowledge-sharing and networking event for innovators in the mindfulness sector Read more
An announcement regarding the Mindfulness Initiative's incoming director, Richard Edwards. Read more
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Jamie Bristow, MI Co-Director, was interviewed by Wendy Hasenkamp for the podcast of the Mind & Life Institute recently. Their fascinating discussion covered Jamie's personal journey in meditation, the policy advances the Mindfulness Initiative has seen in its 8-year history, and the role of mindfulness as a foundational capacity. Read more
The Mindfulness Initiative was represented at the VIII International Mindfulness Congress in São Paolo, and in meetings with political and business leaders in Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile, as well as on Chilean television. Read more
The Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group met to consider the topic of Mindfulness in the Services: Strengthening Resilience within the Armed Forces Read more
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. 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
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
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