The OMF provides insight on research, training, and the latest news and information across the field of mindfulness.
Mindfulness in Everyday Life – Developing a ‘To Be’ List by Liz Lord, MYRIAD School Liaison at the OMC
Have you thought about trading in your 'to do' list for a 'to be' list?
Read MoreEngaging Young People with Brain Development and Mindfulness Research
The Oxford Mindfulness Centre is launching an innovative programme of activities to engage young people with research into the teenage brain giving students opportunities to learn about and reflect on brain development and how it influences behaviour, emotions, and thinking
Read MoreImpressions from the International Conference on Mindfulness, Amsterdam 2018 by Pilar Puig
Pilar Puig, who will begin our MSt in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy this autumn, shares her impressions from this year's ICM conference in Amsterdam.
Read MoreA Workshop with Jack Kornfield in Oxford by the OMC’s Alice Tickell
The OMC's Alice Tickell provides a personal perspective on Jack Kornfield's recent workshop in Oxford.
Read MoreMasterclasses on Mindfulness in Brazil – in English and Portuguese
Marcelo Demarzo of the Mente Aberta Centre writes about Masterclasses recently delivered in Brazil as part of their partnership with the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.
Read MoreMindfulness for School Teachers: Lessons from Rita, aged 87
'The skills and approach that mindfulness offers helps teachers be more fully ‘present’ in the classroom, not preoccupied with other things but available to their pupils with a greater sense of awareness. We may never fully know what impact this may have on pupils but what greater gift can we give our pupils than to be fully present with them in the classroom?'
Read MoreThe Oxford Mindfulness Centre in Partnership with Ser Integral: Portuguese Center for Mindfulness
Ser Integral: Portuguese Center for Mindfulness is now providing MBCT training in partnership with the OMC
Read MoreJoin us for our 2018 Summer School: Compassion in Action
During five days of inspiring discussion and teaching, you will update your skills and knowledge as well as deepening your mindfulness practice. Join us for our fourth annual Summer School on the theme of Compassion in Action and forge new connections with like-minded people from all over the world.
Read More2018 MBCT Summer School Bursary Scheme and 2018 MBCT Accessibility Fund
We are inviting applications to our 2018 Summer School Bursary Scheme and to our 2018 MBCT Accessibility Fund.
Read MoreCelebrating Training MBCT Teachers in the NHS
For the first time since 2004, when MBCT was first recommended by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, there is an England-wide training programme for MBCT teachers. This represents the realisation of a significant part of the 2015 Mindful Nation UK recommendations around health and is something we hope will be continued and scaled up in coming years.
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