The Oxford Mindfulness Podcast

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. 

Pay Attention! It's the Gateway to Your Experience

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 second episode "Pay Attention! It’s the Gateway to Your Experience". The next session will be "Coming Home to Our Bodies". These sessions will typically feature a talk and a guided practice session. This episodes practice is approximately 20 minutes long. 

Wake Up! It’s Time to Start Living the Life You’ve Imagined

Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We started this week with "Wake Up! It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined." Next week's session will be "Pay Attention! It’s the Gateway to Your Experience". These sessions will typically feature a talk and a guided practice session. This episodes practice is approximately 20 minutes long. 

The Power of Self Compassion

This recording was made during our first keynote session of 2021. The session was led by Chris Germer and hosted by Ruth Baer, We hope you enjoy listening. For information on future sessions visit our website here. University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre Online Sessions & Podcasts.

Nurturing Resilience in Times of Crisis

In our latest podcast, Mark Greenberg & Christa Turksma join the OMC as keynote speakers to discuss the topic of Nurturing Resilience in Times of Crisis. Hosted by OMC Director Willem Kuyken. 

Mindfulness, Attention, & High Stress: Training Our Minds To Strengthen Our Resilience

In this session, Amishi Jha explores the science of attention and how mindfulness training can strengthen attention to improve lives, especially when we are experiencing protracted intervals of high stress. Includes short practices.

Is Insight Overrated? The Practice Of Mindfulness & Psychotherapy Provide Surprisingly Similar Answers.

Listen again to the live session from 01/07/2020. Zindel Segal talks about how the practice of mindfulness and psychotherapy can provide surprisingly similar answers.