The Oxford Mindfulness Podcast
Episodes
Getting Real with Mindfulness Ep. 5 - Does Mindfulness Make You A Pushover?
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'Getting Real with Mindfulness', Claire Kelly (Oxford Mindfulness) and mindfulness teacher Victoria Fontana discuss the question: d...
Getting Real with Mindfulness Ep. 4 - Mindfulness is Boring
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'Getting Real with Mindfulness', Claire Kelly (Oxford Mindfulness) and mindfulness teacher Victoria Fontana unpack boredom in mindf...
Getting Real with Mindfulness Ep. 3 - Mindfulness Doesn't Work
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like mindfulness just isn’t working for you? In this episode of 'Getting Real with Mindfulness', Claire Kelly (Oxford Mindfulness...
Getting Real with Mindfulness Ep. 2 - Is Mindfulness Just Fluffy Nonsense?
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is mindfulness just fluffy nonsense?! In this episode of 'Getting Real with Mindfulness', hosts Claire and Victoria take on one of the most common mi...
Getting Real with Mindfulness Ep. 1 with Claire Kelly and Victoria Fontana
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Podcast 📢 Getting Real with Mindfulness Ep. 1: "Down and Dirty" with Mindfulness: What We Wish We’d Known In this first episode of Getting ...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter 12 'A Life Well Lived''
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter 12 "A Life Well Lived”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters," i...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter 11 'Living Well: Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Relationships and the World'
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter 11 "Living Well: Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Relationships and the World”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Lif...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter 10 “Cool Head and Warm Heart: the Art of Balance and Equanimity”.
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter 10 “Cool Head and Warm Heart: the Art of Balance and Equanimity”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Li...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Eight "Perspective: Changing the View”"
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Eight “Perspective: Changing the View”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life ...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Nine “Responding Wisely”
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Nine “Responding Wisely”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Seven "Befriending Our Minds""
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Seven “Befriending Our Minds”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Cha...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Six "How We React to Stress and Difficulties"
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Six, “How We React to Stress and Difficulties”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness f...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Five 'Our Most Important Natural Resource: Our “Body-Mind”'
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Five, “Our Most Important Natural Resource: Our “Body-Mind””, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Li...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Four "Appreciating the Life We Have”
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Four, “Appreciating the Life We Have”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life i...
Mindfulness for Life Book Launch with Willem Kuyken and Mark Williams
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this conversation between Professors Willem Kuyken and Mark Williams, which took place in October, 2024 in Blackwell's book shop in Oxford, UK a...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Three "Coming Home to Our Bodies"
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Three, “Coming Home to Our Bodies”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 1...
Luke Doherty - From Boxing Gyms to Boardrooms: Making Mindfulness Accessible to All
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“How can mindfulness help me if I’m under pressure to stab someone to join a gang?” Mindful Peak Performance (MPP) was founded to answer this st...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter Two "Pay Attention!"
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter Two, “Pay Attention!”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters," ...
Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter One "Wake Up!"
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Chapter One, “Wake-Up!”, of our year-long Guest Speaker Event series: "A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters" in coll...
Book Launch: "Mindfulness for Life" with author Professor Willem Kuyken
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Guest Speaker event ahead of the launch of his new book, "Mindfulness for Life", Professor Willem Kuyken - the Ritblat Professor of Mindfulnes...
Barney Dunn & Megan Colletta: "Letting the Light In: Using Mindfulness to Reconnect with Positive Emotion and Build Wellbeing"
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The predominant focus of mindfulness-based approaches to date has been supporting individuals to manage challenging situations, so that negative emoti...
Norman Farb and Zindel Segal - Better in Every Sense
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In collaboration with ACCESSMBCT, we are delighted to bring you this guest talk from Norman Farb and Zindel Segal, introducing their new book, "Better...
MBCT for OCD: A Manualized Treatment Program with Dr. Fabrizio Didonna
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Fabrizio Didonna is a clinical psychologist, senior mindfulness teacher, trainer, supervisor and author. He is also a Founder Director of the Inter...
Trish Bartley - Holding Groups: Exploring the ‘Inside Out Approach’ to Working with Groups
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special guest talk, we're pleased to welcome back Trish Bartley, an OMF guest trainer, mindfulness teacher trainer and author of a number of b...
Mark Williams - Deeper Mindfulness: The New Way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special guest speaker event, we’re delighted to welcome back Professor Mark Williams who will introduce the topic ‘Deeper Mindfulness’ –...
Susan Bogels - Living Mindfulnessy With Autism or ADHD
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Autism and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions that continue to profoundly influence the way we are in the world also in adulthood. In our current ...
David Treleaven - Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness: Nuturing Resilience and Empowerment
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the profound intersection of mindfulness and trauma resilience in this engaging three-hour webinar on Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness. Led by es...
Ed Halliwell interview - Supervision in the workplace
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Halliwell interview - Supervision in the workplace
Lotty Roberts Why is mindfulness a key ingredient for effectively leading and navigating change?
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lotty Roberts - Leaders in our modern world are constantly dealing with change and uncertainty. In order to navigate this ever changing landscape, l...
20230301 Science-backed tips for maintaining practice Dr Carly Hunt
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
20230301 Science-backed tips for maintaining practice Dr Carly Hunt
Richard Burnett (Co-Founder and Chair), Ben Chalwin (Head of Training) and Emily Slater (CEO) from Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP)
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Richard Burnett (Co-Founder and Chair), Ben Chalwin (Head of Training) and Emily Slater (CEO) from Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) as they ...
Susanne Olbrich - New Year, New Inspiration social evening 27th January 2023
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susanne Olbrich, Pianist & Mindfulness Facilitator leading a session entitled New Year, New Inspiration. Join Susanne for a deep dive into your own c...
Building compassion and inspiration through the simple act of noticing - Nick Hammond
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Hammond - Building compassion and inspiration through the simple act of noticing
The Practice of Sila: How Mindful Self-Restraint Could Transform the Workplace
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sila (or moral conduct) is the principle of human behaviour that promotes orderly and peaceful existence in a community. It is regarded as an anchor...
Shannon Harvey My Year of Living Mindfully (What Happened Next)
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Harvey My Year of Living Mindfully (What Happened Next) in this talk Shannon tells the story of what happened next. Hosted by Clare Kelly (OMF...
Oxford Mindfulness speaks to BBC Radio
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited to announce that OMF teacher and supervisor, Liz Lord, has represented us on BBC Radio. She spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about the OMF and...
Tim Dalgleish - Part 2 -The findings of the MY Resilience In ADolescence (MYRIAD) project
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Dalgleish from the University of Cambridge has kindly offered to return for an evening of further questions and discussions around the MYRIAD rese...
Tim Dalgleish - Part 1 - The findings of the MY Resilience In ADolescence (MYRIAD) project
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mindfulness and cancer Gently turning towards with Trish Bartley
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to be joined for our May keynote session by Trish Bartley. Trish will join us in May to share some stories, a few practices, and some...
The Dark Side of Social MediaHow Mindfulness Can Help with Erin Lee
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From mindless distractions and addictive behaviours to cyberbullying and encouraging feelings of inadequacy, we are becoming increasingly aware of the...
Agency and connection with Jamie Bristow
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will review a three-fold model for understanding how mindfulness supports human agency, our ability to act intentionally, that was ...
Understanding the challenging dynamics of mindfulness practice with Norman Farb
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing from emerging behavioural and neuroimaging research, this presentation with Norman Farb outlines the difficulty of understanding what it means...
The Fruits of Practice - Dr Sara Lazar
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk, Dr Sara Lazar will discuss her work evaluating the effects of regular mindfulness practice on a metric of adult development related to h...
Bringing Mindfulness to teams in organisations
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Silke Rupprecht, Head of Research and Development at Awaris speaks to us about bringing mindfulness to teams in organisations. She off...
Mindfulness and Cancer: Gently Turning Towards with Trish Bartley
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Way back in 2000, Mark Williams opened doors for her to start bringing mindfulness to the patients of a Welsh oncology department where Trish herself ...
What is the role of mindful leadership in addressing the climate crisis?
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of our workplace podcast series, Liane Stephan, co-founder of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal, speaks to the OMC about sustainab...
Agency and connection with Jamie Bristow
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will review a three-fold model for understanding how mindfulness supports human agency, our ability to act intentionally, that was ...
Understanding the challenging dynamics of mindfulness practice with Norman Farb
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing from emerging behavioural and neuroimaging research, this presentation with Norman Farb outlines the difficulty of understanding what it means...
Looking ahead to a new year with Mindfulness with Jake Dartington
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen again to our first keynote session of 2022. Jake Dartington joined us to look ahead to a new year with Mindfulness.
Mindfulness for people with learning disabilities with Gemma Griffith
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andy Phee and led by Gemma Griffith, this keynote will inform mindfulness teachers how they could adapt their courses making them more suita...
The impact of art on the neurobiology of stress with Dr Sará King
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this keynote presentation, listeners will receive an overview of the neurobiology of mindfulness, and how this relates to a brief history of the us...
Responding to climate change - the role of mindfulness
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were delighted to be joined by Jeroen Janss for our October keynote. The session explores how mindfulness is helping us to respond to the unfolding...
Mindful movement with Sarah Silverton - part 2
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah has been teaching, and training others to teach, mindfulness for more than 20 years. She has taught a range of established mindfulness curricula...
Mindful movement with Sarah Silverton - part 1
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah has been teaching, and training others to teach, mindfulness for more than 20 years. She has taught a range of established mindfulness curricula...
Exploring Mindful Self-Compassion with Steve Hickman - Part 2
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Hickman, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist and Executive Director of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, as well as a trainer of...
Noticing the little things with Jem Shackleford - part one
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Noticing the Little Things - A way to move our practice off the cushion. This session looks at how we can shift the awareness of the minute details of...
Exploring Mindful Self-Compassion with Steve Hickman - Part 1
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Hickman, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist and Executive Director of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, as well as a trainer of...
Seven and a half lessons about the brain
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were delighted to be joined for our September keynote by Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, who is among the top one percent most cited scientists in th...
Noticing the little things with Jem Shackleford - part two
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Noticing the Little Things - A way to move our practice off the cushion. This session looks at how we can shift the awareness of the minute details of...
Supporting young minds through change and challenge - Part 2
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The second of a two-part series with Dr Chris Willard, this week the Wednesday session was tailored towards anyone supporting young people and explore...
Supporting young minds through change and challenge - Part 1
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first of a two-part series with Dr Chris Willard, this week the Wednesday session was tailored towards anyone supporting young people and explores...
“I am because we are” – finding our sense of self through connection and community
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the many things we have learned as a result of the global pandemic is the importance of community – of thinking and taking action collectivel...
8 I Integrating mindfulness into everyday life
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we host Mark Williams in this final episode of the podcast series that offers a taste of his new course, which has been developed for those...
Pause and reflect - review of sessions 1 - 6
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mark Williams and Claire Kelly as they take a moment to pause and reflect, revisiting some of the practices and exploring the questions that have...
7 I Reclaiming your life
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we host Mark Williams to offer a taste of his new course which has been developed for those who have already completed a mindfulness course...
6 I Exploring difficult emotions
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we host Mark Williams to offer a taste of his new course which has been developed for those who have already completed a mindfulness course...
5 I Feeling tone at the fringes of consciousness
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we host Mark Williams to offer a taste of his new course which has been developed for those who have already completed a mindfulness course...
4 I Restoring balance
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we host Mark Williams to offer a taste of his new course which has been developed for those who have already completed a mindfulness course...
Recap of weeks 1, 2 & 3
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Phee and Ee Lin Ong offer a recap of sessions 1, 2 & 3 in this series of taster sessions from Frame by Frame, a new mindfulness course developed ...
The Freedom of Knowing How You Feel
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were delighted to welcome Trudy Goodman and Jack Kornfield for our June keynote. Keeping with the theme of Mark Williams' series, Trudy and Jack sp...
3 I Discovering the feel-of-things
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we host Mark Williams to offer a taste of his new course which has been developed for those who have already completed a mindfulness course...
2 I The Pause
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we host Mark Williams to offer a taste of his new course which has been developed for those who have already completed a mindfulness...
Conflict in the Workplace: Mindful Communication
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Philippe Goldin, associate professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, where he teaches, conduc...
Speak Up: Say What Needs to be Said and Hear What Needs to be Heard
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our April keynote session, we were joined by Professor Megan Reitz. This keynote explored the choices we all make around speaking up or staying si...
1 I Finding Your Ground
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout this Frame by Frame taster series we hosted Mark Williams to offer a taste of his new course, developed for those who have already complete...
Unlearning Reactivity
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ancient wisdom and contemporary psychological science identify habitual reactivity as the source of much of the suffering, stress and distress in whic...
Creating a Speak Up Culture
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Mindfulness in the Workplace podcast series features Megan Reitz. Megan is a facilitator, teacher, speaker, executive coach, resea...
Working With the Fear of Self Compassion
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lee’s talk discusses compassion and trauma, and includes some mindfulness practices that explore compassion. If you are going through a challengi...
Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Mindfulness in the Workplace podcast series features Michelle Maldonado. Michelle is a former corporate lawyer and business leader...
Mindfulness for Life, For Life
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Cool Head, Warm Heart
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Responding, Not Reacting
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Mindfulness in a Parliamentary Setting
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a Member of the UK Parliament for 20 years between 1997 and 2019, working with the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre, Chris Ruane introduced ...
Online Delivery of Mindfulness Programmes
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Meissner talks about the key benefits that come from the social aspect of participating in a live online course vs watching recorded learning mate...
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Univers...
Attitudes of Mindfulness - Befriending
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Mindfulness for Senior Executives
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our Mindfulness in The Workplace podcast series, Michael Chaskalson talks to our CEO Sharon Hadley about the importance of gaining ...
Our Reactivity to Stress and Difficulty
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
The Landscape of Our Bodies and Minds
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Mindfulness in a Healthcare Setting
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Florian Ruths, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London talks about the mindfulness programme that he has developed for those that w...
Appreciating the Life You Have
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Mindfulness Practice for Challenging Times
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The recording of our February keynote where we were delighted to be joined by Dr Ron Siegel, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical Scho...
Researching Mindfulness in the Workplace
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Mindfulness in the Workplace podcast series features Silke Rupprecht, Head of Research and Product Development Lead at Awaris and ...
Coming Home to Our Bodies
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Pay Attention! It's the Gateway to Your Experience
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We continue our series of podc...
Wake Up! It’s Time to Start Living the Life You’ve Imagined
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Wednesday evening mindfulness sessions are supporting people in extending and deepening their mindfulness practice. We started this week with "Wak...
The Power of Self Compassion
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 liste...
Nurturing Resilience in Times of Crisis
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Mark Greenberg & Christa Turksma join the OMC as keynote speakers to discuss the topic of Nurturing Resilience in Times of Cris...
Mindfulness, Attention, & High Stress: Training Our Minds To Strengthen Our Resilience
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, Amishi Jha explores the science of attention and how mindfulness training can strengthen attention to improve lives, especially when ...
Is Insight Overrated? The Practice Of Mindfulness & Psychotherapy Provide Surprisingly Similar Answers.
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen again to the live session from 01/07/2020. Zindel Segal talks about how the practice of mindfulness and psychotherapy can provide surprisingly ...