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.
Julia Wallond
Teacher
Julia Wallond has been meditating regularly since 2005. She undertook some longer 3-month retreat periods in 2011 and 2012 with the support of Rob Burbea (resident teacher at Gaia house). Just prior to this she trained to teach MBCT with Exeter University and since then has taught over 20 courses in a...
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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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Andrew Waterhouse
Teacher and Mentor to Teachers in Training
I am an occupational therapist working together with people living with dementia and their carers. I have worked in the NHS for nearly 20 years in a variety of settings including wards, community mental health teams and also using social and therapeutic horticulture as a means of rehabilitation. Through...
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Tessa Watt
Teacher
I specialize in mindfulness in the workplace, working as a lead trainer and advisor for large global organisations. I am trained in MBSR/ MBCT which I have taught to the general public since 2009. I was co-chair of the Workplace strand of the Mindful Nation UK inquiry and teach mindfulness in the UK Parliament. My books...
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Alison Yiangou
Development Director – Training and Curricula. Teacher, Trainer & Supervisor
I am the Development Director – Training and Curricula for the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation (OMF). I am also a member of the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC) Curriculum Development Group. I have an academic background in Psychology (MA Oxon). Most of my working life was spent in a business...
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Peter Yiangou
Trustee - Chairman of the Board and Teacher
As chair of the board of trustees, I work closely with the CEO and fellow board members to provide strategic leadership for the OMF. The pandemic brought with it a significant increase in our operations worldwide and the need to manage growth and structural changes in the organisation while ensuring good governance and sound...
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Sophie Zhang
Teacher and Trainer
I had been working for over ten years as lawyer, qualified in China and in the state of New York, USA, till I had the chance to meet, to practice and to fall in love with mindfulness. The path of learning, sharing and teaching MBCT nurtures me and inspires me how vivid, authentic and wise life can...
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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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