The Oxford Mindfulness Podcast

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

The recording of our March keynote where we were delighted to be joined by David Treleaven PhD. David is currently a visiting scholar at Brown University and has worked with a number of organizations to bring Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness to their staff and programs.

Attitudes of Mindfulness - Befriending

Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podcasts based on the Mindfulness: Taking it Further course curriculum with our seventh episode "Attitudes of Mindfulness - Befriending". The next session will be "Perspective - Standing Back and Seeing Anew". These sessions will typically feature a talk and a guided practice session. This episodes practice is approximately 20 minutes long. 

Mindfulness for Senior Executives

In this episode of our Mindfulness in The Workplace podcast series, Michael Chaskalson talks to our CEO Sharon Hadley about the importance of gaining a real understanding of the culture of the organisation that you will be working in when teaching mindfulness in the workplace. Amongst many other fascinating insights, he also discusses the different approach required for delivering mindfulness training to ‘high achievers’ in a workplace setting. Not only is Michael is a pioneer in the application of mindfulness to leadership and other workplace contexts, but he is also founder and CEO of Mindfulness Works; a Professor of Practice adjunct at Hult Ashridge Executive Education; and an associate at the Møller Institute at Churchill College in the University of Cambridge. 

Our Reactivity to Stress and Difficulty

Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podcasts based on the Mindfulness: Taking it Further course curriculum with our sixth episode "Our Reactivity to Stress and Difficulty". The next session will be "Attitudes of Mindfulness". These sessions will typically feature a talk and a guided practice session. This episodes practice is approximately 20 minutes long. 

The Landscape of Our Bodies and Minds

Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podcasts based on the Mindfulness: Taking it Further course curriculum with our fifth episode "The Landscape of Our Bodies and Minds". These sessions will typically feature a talk and a guided practice session. This episodes practice is approximately 20 minutes long. 

Mindfulness in a Healthcare Setting

Florian Ruths, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London talks about the mindfulness programme that he has developed for those that work in healthcare settings. Florian has published in the areas of MBCT, anxiety and depression. He and his colleague, Stirling Moorey, have been delivering MBCT courses for patients with chronic depression and anxiety for 15 years. He has also developed a programme based on MBCT for healthcare professionals designed to improve compassion, wellbeing and resilience. The full episode on Mindfulness in a Healthcare Setting will be released on Friday 19th February 2021.

Appreciating the Life You Have

Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podcasts based on the Mindfulness: Taking it Further course curriculum with our fourth episode "Appreciating the Life You Have". The next session will be "The Landscape of Our Bodies and Minds". These sessions will typically feature a talk and a guided practice session. This episodes practice is approximately 20 minutes long. 

Mindfulness Practice for Challenging Times

The recording of our February keynote where we were delighted to be joined by Dr Ron Siegel, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. 

Researching Mindfulness in the Workplace

This episode of the Mindfulness in the Workplace podcast series features Silke Rupprecht, Head of Research and Product Development Lead at Awaris and a frequently cited author on research papers about mindfulness in the workplace. Initially developed for our current cohort of participants on the Mindfulness: Teaching in the Workplace programme, the podcasts will be launched to our wider community on a regular basis throughout the first 2 quarters of 2021. We hope you enjoy listening.

Coming Home to Our Bodies

Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podcasts based on the Mindfulness: Taking it Further course curriculum with our third episode "Coming Home to Our Bodies". The next session will be "Appreciating the Life You Have". These sessions will typically feature a talk and a guided practice session. This episodes practice is approximately 20 minutes long.