Welcome to
Oxford Mindfulness Centre
The Oxford Mindfulness Centre was founded in 2007 to realise the potential of mindfulness-based approaches in mental and physical health and to promote the well-being of people in their world of work, home and family life. Its aim is to be an international centre of excellence that can also meet local need, and to extend our understanding of the relevance of mindfulness through research, training and providing classes for NHS patients. With independent charitable status (Registered Charity No: 1104059), it is a centre within the University’s Department of Psychiatry, and works closely with the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust.
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 The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn The Mindful Way Through Depression is the best-selling book by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn. It has been written for all those who struggle with depression and unhappiness, but many people are finding it helpful for learning to deal skilfully with everyday life. |
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MBCT is a class-based skills training programme originally designed to teach patients in remission from recurrent major depression to become more aware of, and to relate differently to their thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. It is based on an integration of aspects of cognitive therapy for depression and components of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. |
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Mindfulness has been described as “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment to moment. |
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