The OMF is fortunate to have a family of dedicated and skilled mindfulness teachers/trainers/researchers and operational staff who share the OMF’s values/mission. They work to deliver the OMF’s goals across research, training, MBCT provision and education. They are a vital, valued and essential part of the OMF.
James Macdonald
Teacher
I am a Clinical Psychologist who has specialised in experiential approaches to therapy. I trained in MBCT at the OMF, starting with the 8 day residential in Ammerdown in 2014, moving on to the Foundation Course in 2015/2016 and finally completing the MSt in MBCT in 2018 (for which I was awarded a distinction)....
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Andy Phee
Teacher and Trainer
I am a mindfulness teacher, trainer and supervisor and a Registered Mental Health Nurse with a background in community mental health nursing. I am interested in widening the provision of MBCT and mindfulness-based approaches to people who experience barriers in accessing groups. ...
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Susan Peacock
Trainer
I’m a Chartered Coaching Psychologist registered with the BPS and HCPC and Mindfulness MBSR trainer. Mindfulness has had a powerful influence on my life whether working with individuals or teams in public or private sector organisations or while I’m rowing on the Thames near our home in...
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Sheila Gill
Teacher and Mentor
I am an associate teacher with the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC) and on the UK register of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT teachers). I completed the master’s degree in MBCT at Oxford University in 2014. I worked as a psychological therapist for over twenty years in an NHS primary care context...
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Debbie Hu
Teacher, Trainer and Supervisor - Chinese Programmes
I am the Chief of the Psychiatric Department at the Tainan Municipal Hospital in Taiwan. I specialise in child and adolescent psychiatry and psycho-oncology. I am also a university lecturer. My interest in mindfulness began in 2012 when I started...
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Wei Zhao
Teacher and Apprentice Trainer
I am a mindfulness teacher, an experienced interpreter and a published translator. With a background in literature and philosophy, I also conduct historical research on interpreters in the 19th Century and how they served as bridges for wisdom and understanding between Asia and Europe. What do I...
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Oli Bazin
Teacher
I am a mindfulness teacher and supervisor with a special interest in the provision of mindfulness training in Higher Education, healthcare and other workplace settings. I graduated from the Masters in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) at the University of Oxford in 2016, passing with a Distinction. I...
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Claire Kelly
Co-Director Teaching & Training. Teacher, Trainer & Supervisor
I am a teacher of MBCT and MBSR, having trained at the University of Oxford and Bangor respectively. I have taught mindfulness to adults in a range of settings, including the NHS, Multi-Academy Trusts, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, to clinical and educational psychologists, in...
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Sian Warriner
Teacher and Trainer
I am a mindfulness practitioner, teacher, trainer, and author. I have had a long career in the NHS with a special interest in perinatal mental health and the provision of mindfulness to support NHS staff. I have an MSc and Clinical Doctorate and trained in MBCT, MBCT-L, Finding Peace and MBCP through the...
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Paul Bernard
Teacher and Trainer
I am a consultant psychiatrist and MBCT teacher in a large NHS Trust in the North East of England. I lead the Mindfulness Team in our NHS Trust, which provides clinical programmes of...
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