We help people achieve greater well-being through research-based mindfulness and meditation
We’re a not-for-profit organisation helping people achieve greater well-being and improved mental health through research-based mindfulness and meditation. We partner with the University of Oxford to develop easy-to-understand programmes which combine mindfulness and psychological science.
2024 Oxford Mindfulness Annual Gathering, University of Oxford, UK
What is mindfulness and is it meditation?
Mindfulness means paying close attention to things as they are right now, in the present moment. It means learning to notice more clearly our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations, and the people and world around us, in a spirit of friendliness and curiosity. This is for the benefit of our personal, as well as our collective, well-being and mental health. One way to become more mindful is by training through meditation.
Mindfulness courses for personal learning, training to teach and trained teachers
Whether you’d like to learn mindfulness for your personal well-being, train to teach mindfulness or to develop your teaching skills, we have a course for you.
“My experience with Oxford Mindfulness has been phenomenal. The staff, the programme, the support and the engagement has been world-class and really professional. I’ve trained with a lot of different organisations, worked with a lot of different vendors and providers and institutions and, by far, this is my favourite one.”
Patrick Kozakiewicz
Apprentice Trainer
Develop your mindfulness and meditation skills. For free.
We offer a range of free events and resources to support your understanding and development of mindfulness and meditation.
Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, UK, Founder Oxford Mindfulness Foundation
News and blogs
A new communications programme and app supports the Oxford Mindfulness mission
Unlocking the Potential of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to Manage Neurological Conditions Like Visual Snow Syndrome by Sierra Domb
How the new science of sensation provides the key to doing things differently with Norman Farb and Zindel Segal
‘Meeting People Where They Are’ – Introducing Mindfulness (IM) for Beginners
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