What is mindfulness?
Away from the hype, and the lifestyle magazines what is mindfulness? Is it a cure for stress? A quick fix? On this page we describe mindfulness, explain what it is and debunk some myths. There’s also a helpful video.
Learn mindfulness
We offer a range of mindfulness programmes so that people, patients and staff can improve their wellbeing and mental health.
Find out how you can learn mindfulness and take a look at the courses we run.
Train to teach mindfulness
Train to teach mindfulness and Mindful Self-Compassion with one of the leading mindfulness centres in the UK.
Find out about training to teach mindfulness
Mindfulness at work
As a leading mindfulness centre we offer effective mindfulness programmes for staff, and compassionate leadership programmes for managers. Find out about mindfulness at work
Resources
You can find a range of mindfulness and Mindful Self-Compassion guided audio practices led by our experienced teachers. Find out more about our resources
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Resourcing ourselves in uncertain times: Online weekend retreat
News
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From social prescribing mindfulness to learning to teach it
After experiencing the benefits of mindfulness herself, Lizzy West decided she wanted to share it with others. In this blog post, Lizzy reflects on her experience of training to teach adapted mindfulness-based interventions.
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BAMBA now open to teachers of Brief & Adapted interventions
People who train to teach Brief & Adapted mindfulness interventions now have a pathway to register as mindfulness teachers with BAMBA. Fergal Jones explains what this means.
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How do I stay connected through difficult times, big and small?
Experienced mindfulness teacher Bridgette O’Neill reflects on how we can stay connected to our practice through difficult times – and what can help us return to kindness and awareness.
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A new name for the next chapter of our work
From today, 8 September 2026, our new name is Sussex Mindfulness & Compassion Centre. The new name reflects how our work has evolved with compassion now at the heart of what we do.
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Replacing harsh self-criticism for kind soothing support
Akasati describes how she found herself gently soothing and supporting herself after an outburst of self-reproach, which followed a frustrating encounter with a new parking app.
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The value of silence: Alternative to the attention economy
Dr Robert Marx writes about the value of silence as a possible response to the increasingly distracting digital world that is always competing for our attention.
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