The OMF provides insight on research, training, and the latest news and information across the field of mindfulness.
New Mindfulness Practice App and Research Project, by Christine Parsons
A new app for Mindfulness teachers to use with their students may help answer important questions about the frequency and timing of student practice. Find out how you can get involved.
Read More“I am in control of my thoughts, they don’t control me”
Karen Wyn Griffith, who took one of our MBCT courses recently, describes the impact it has had on her.
Read MoreAn Interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn (by Alice Tickell)
An interview with mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, by Research Assistant and Project Co-ordinator Alice Tickell
Read MoreMYRIAD project study details published
The full details of a randomised controlled trial in the MYRIAD project, which is studying the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a mindfulness training programme in schools compared with normal school provision, have recently been published. This study protocol outlines the methods and design for conducting the study.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreHow do I know if someone teaching a mindfulness course is appropriately trained?
How can a member of the general public wanting to take an 8-week mindfulness-based class be reassured that what is being offered has depth and integrity? Rebecca Crane of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University reflects on this question facing those interested in taking a mindfulness course, and a key question in the field of mindfulness.
Read MoreThe Long View – perils and possibilities
Christina Feldman continues to discuss the challenges facing the field of mindfulness for the future, and the lessons that can be learnt from the establishment of meditative traditions in Western culture over the last 45 years, in the final part of this blog post series.
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