The OMF provides insight on research, training, and the latest news and information across the field of mindfulness.

The MYRIAD project – free legacy resources now available to download

The MYRIAD project – free legacy resources now available to download

The MYRIAD project are pleased to announce that their free legacy resources around mental health and mindfulness research are now available to download.

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The importance of mindfulness-based supervision for teachers

The importance of mindfulness-based supervision for teachers

As a teacher begins to put what they have been learning through personal mindfulness practice and training into teaching – mindfulness-based supervision (MBS) is the space with the help of another to explore teaching and continue to build competence and confidence.

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ASPIRE findings on MBCT in the NHS published

ASPIRE findings on MBCT in the NHS published

How accessible is MBCT in the NHS, what are the facilitators and barriers to its implementation, and how we can support the NHS in making MBCT accessible?

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What defines mindfulness-based programs? The warp and the weft.

What defines mindfulness-based programs? The warp and the weft.

New paper provides a framework to define the essential characteristics of the family of mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) originating from the parent program MBSR, and the processes which inform adaptations of MBPs for different populations or contexts.

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Preventing depression with MBCT: From evidence to practice

Preventing depression with MBCT: From evidence to practice

Jo Rycroft-Malone, Professor of Implementation and Director of Research at Bangor University, and Willem Kuyken discuss the challenges that face the implementation of MBCT in the NHS, questions that were examined as part of the ASPIRE research project.

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MBCT for recurrent depression: What do we know? What does it mean? Where to next?

MBCT for recurrent depression: What do we know? What does it mean? Where to next?

Catherine Crane and Zindel Segal reflect on the findings of the largest meta-analysis to date of randomised controlled trials of MBCT for relapse prevention in recurrent depression, a research paper published in JAMA Psychiatry in April 2016.

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