The Mindfulness Initiative was founded by Madeleine Bunting and Chris Cullen in November 2013 to support British politicians in forming the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness. Our partners include the four mindfulness training and research centres in Bangor, Exeter, Oxford and Sussex universities, and we benefit from an advisory group comprising some of the most experienced mindfulness scientists and practitioners in the UK and around the world. Our patrons are Jon Kabat-Zinn and Ruby Wax.

A talented team of consultants, 'policy leads' and associates are engaged to work on specific strategy areas or projects on a part-time or ad-hoc basis. These consultants contribute immensely to our work, coming from the fields of mindfulness research and wider academia, mindfulness teaching, policy development and advocacy. 

 

   

Patrons and Trustees

Patrons: Prof Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ruby Wax

Trustees: David Crook, Kareen Griffiths, Richard Evans

  

 

     

Core Team and Policy Area Leads

Joanna-May Sta. Ana, Chris Cullen, Chris Tamdjidi, Jamie Bristow, Dr Cathy-Mae Karelse, Menka Sanghvi, Prof Katherine Weare, Byron Lee, Andrew McNeill, Chris Ruane

 

 

Project Contributors, Advisors and Past Associates

Dan Nixon, Rosie Bell, Jasmine Isa Qureshi, Pilar Puig, Jenny Edwards CBE, Vishvapani Blomfield, Prof Ruth Baer, Amanda Bailey, Madeline Bunting, Vidyamala Burch, Prof Guy Claxton, Dr Joanna Cook, Dr Rebecca Crane, Fergus Crow, Marion Furr, Dr Jonty Heaversedge, Prof Willem Kuyken, Elizabeth Mpyisi, Dr Bridgette O'Neill, Rachel Lilley, Dr Tim Lomas, Heather Regan, Dr Jonathan Rowson, Dr Florian Ruths, Dr Clara Strauss, Dr Jutta Tobias, Ivor Twydell, Tessa Watt, Prof Mark Williams, Dr Kate Cavanagh, Isabelle Umugwaneza, Emma Wardropper, Sarah Post, Amanda Conquy, Mark Ovland, Nina Ross, Dean Capon, Angela McCusker, Ruth Ormston, Ed Halliwell, Richard Edwards