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.

Taravajra
Trainer & Retreat Leader - Spanish Programmes
I am a teacher of MBSR and MBCT, based in Sussex. I gained a masters degree from Bangor University in 2010. Since 2011, I have been offering training in MBSR/MBCT through Bangor (CMRP/Mindfulness Network) and the Sussex Mindfulness Centre. In 2017 I was convenor of the UK Network and pioneered the Listing (now...
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Isabel Andariza
Teacher and Trainer - Spanish Programmes
I’m a psychotherapist, with a master’s in clinical social work who works in a Community Health Centre located at downtown Toronto, Canada. I’m a certified Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy teacher, trained by Zindel Siegel at The Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto. I’m also a Yoga practitioner...
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Ruth Baer
Teacher and Trainer
I’m a clinical psychologist and a mindfulness researcher, teacher, trainer, supervisor, and practitioner. Before moving to Oxford in 2019, I was a Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, where I conducted research on mindfulness and taught and supervised several mindfulness-based programmes in...
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Merran Barber
Teacher and Trainer
I am a mindfulness teacher, trainer and supervisor and am involved in teaching and training the Mindfulness for Life curriculum for the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. I am a Chartered Occupational Health Physiotherapist by background and for many years have had a special interest in the connection between physical...
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Trish Bartley
Guest Trainer
I am a mindfulness teacher trainer and author – and have been involved in mindfulness since 1999 and the beginning of MBCT. I have two special interests within the mindfulness field – one is in relation to work with people with cancer – and the other is concerned with groupwork practice. I am...
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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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Brenda Bell
Teacher
I am a Mindfulness teacher with a special interest in providing mindfulness training in Higher Education, in workplace settings and to cancer patients and their families. With the OMF I am involved in teaching Frame by Frame. My career background is in psychology, business consulting, leadership...
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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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Geetika Arora Bhojak
Teacher
I am a workplace health and well-being professional, with over 20 years of experience working with corporates across the world. I am a thought leader in the space of well-being and have facilitated Mindfulness programs for clients in the UK, US and APAC region. ...
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