The OMF provides insight on research, training, and the latest news and information across the field of mindfulness.
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A conversation with MBCT teacher Jill Roberts
"Rather than viewing the fact that life is hard as evidence of our inability to cope, maybe we can work towards acknowledging that things are tough, while finding some steadiness in the midst of the storms."
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Summer school offers the chance to explore how the self can become highly fragile
Summer School leaders Melanie Fennell and Mark Williams describe the content of their 2017 workshop
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Frauke Eicker: a personal experience of taking an MBCT course
Read this blog from Frauke Eicker on her experience of taking an MBCT course
Read More![Willem Kuyken comments on happiness at work in the Guardian](https://i0.wp.com/www.oxfordmindfulness.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rsz_research_panel_willem_and_ruth.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1)
Willem Kuyken comments on happiness at work in the Guardian
Being consumed by work is not a pre-requisite for happiness at work - in fact, the opposite may be true, Willem Kuyken tells the Guardian.
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New mindfulness book inspires OMC healthcare masterclass
Dr Maura Kenny describes how physician and mindfulness teacher Ronald Epstein's new book was part of the inspiration behind her Masterclass.
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Professor Michael West opens ‘Mindfulness in the Workplace’ series
Part of series of new masterclasses designed specifically to support teachers of mindfulness in the workplace
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Mindfulness in the Workplace
The OMC is delighted to announce the first six dates of our new programme of masterclasses for mindfulness teachers working in organisational settings. The programme will include the science and theory of organisational change as well as the practicalities of how to understand and effect change in organisations. We are proud to do this in collaboration with the University of Bangor Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice.
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Mindfulness in the workplace. Is it effective and what are the challenges?
Silke Rupprecht asks what is the evidence for mindfulness in the workplace and what are the issues in this field?
Read More![The role of retreats for MBCT teachers](https://i0.wp.com/www.oxfordmindfulness.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Blue-Love-Nahid-V.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1)
The role of retreats for MBCT teachers
What is the role of retreats in MBCT for teachers? John Peacock, Ruth Baer, Zindel Segal, Rebecca Crane, Willem Kuyken and Christina Surawy engage in a dialogue on the perils and possibilities around this question.
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How 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.
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