Building on his influential publications, ‘Reconnection: Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out‘ and ‘Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times,’ and on his more recent work with the Inner Development Goals, Jamie offers personal learners of mindfulness, teachers and advocates a fresh narrative that underscores the vital role of mindfulness and compassion in addressing today’s global challenges.
Discover how these practices are not only personal tools but foundational for collective sensemaking, resilience and transformative action in our world.
The first part of this event – lasting approximately 1 hour 30 minutes – is open to trained teachers and others with a keen interest and personal practice in mindfulness. The topic will be outlined and explored with time for general Q&A at the end
After a short comfort break of 15-20 minutes, trained mindfulness teachers (only) will be warmly invited back for a more in-depth discussion with each other and the session facilitator.
This second part of the event will include breakout room discussions to explore:
- What we can learn from this and each other as a shared community of teachers
- How this topic may inform our teaching
- What we are taking away from the session
We will end with a final Q&A session.
Please note: This event is included, at no extra cost, as part of the new Oxford Mindfulness Members’ Programme. Non–members are welcome to join the event at the relevant fee band.
If you’re a personal learner of mindfulness, you may be interested to note there will be a separate workshop on the same topic by Jamie, specifically for personal learners – view event details.
Entry criteria: who can apply for this course?
This event is open to fully trained mindfulness teachers who’ve participated in a 12-month teacher training programme to deliver 8-week mindfulness-based courses.
If you’re not a trained teacher, you’re warmly invited to join the first part of this event, tailored for personal learners. View event details.
What you’ll gain from this event
This event is offered as part of our Members’ Programme and aims to support trained mindfulness teachers to meet the BAMBA Good Practice Guidelines for mindfulness teachers, particularly in relation to the ongoing requirements to:
- Engage in processes which continue to develop mindfulness-based teaching practice.
- Have ongoing contacts with other mindfulness practitioners and teachers, built and maintained as a means to share experiences and learn collaboratively
- Commit to ongoing development as a teacher through further training, keeping up to date with the evidence base, and participation in webs forums, etc.
About Jamie Bristow
Jamie Bristow is a writer, linking inner and outer transformation, and a policy advisor on the application of inner development and contemplative practices in public life.
His work includes influential reports such as Reconnection: Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out and The System Within: Addressing the inner dimension of sustainability and systems transformation.
He currently leads on public narrative and policy development for the Inner Development Goals, emphasising the inner skills and qualities needed for a sustainable transition, and is an associate of Life Itself, The Climate Majority Project and Bangor University.
For eight years, from 2015 to 2023, Jamie played an instrumental role in the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness, acting as its clerk and serving as Director of the associated policy institute, The Mindfulness Initiative. During this time he worked with legislators around the world to make mindfulness and compassion training serious matters of public policy and catalysts for a healthier political process.
Jamie’s earlier roles included being the Business Development Director at Headspace, and his rich background encompasses psychology, climate change campaigning, and advertising. He is a committed, long-term Insight Meditation practitioner and his teachers have included Rob Burbea.
