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Previous conferences

On this page we include some presentations from some of our previous conferences starting with the penultimate one. You can find presentations from the last one, on Mindful Culture here.

Eighth annual conference

The topics explored in conference included ‘Emerging from COVID’. We also had presentation on extending mindfulness to schools, politics and marginalised groups.

See an introduction to this year’s conference from Robert Marx, Co-Lead of the Sussex Mindfulness Centre (Training and Governance) here.

See films of some of the presenations below.

Here, Caroline Lucas MP, talks about the impact of mindfulness on her and in politics.

Professor Willem Kuyken speaks about mindfulness and it’s impact on preventing depression, and on realising human potential across the lifespan.

Byron Lee, answers the question, “Mindfulness – a source of liberation or masked oppression?”

Celia Heneage and Nicola Smith talk about mindfulness with people with learning disabilities.

Film credit: Sonam Nguyen Temple

Seventh annual conference

The presentations covered a range of topics including what makes teachers effective and how to create a compassionate culture in a commercial environment.

Rebecca Crane, Director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University preseneted on ‘What makes an effective mindfulness teacher?’

Jason Gonzalez, Principal Facilitator of The Mindful Leader programme presented on ‘Building a Compassionate Culture in a Competitive Environment’.

Sixth annual conference

The theme of our 2018 conference was community mindfulness, staying connected, local and accessible. We had workshops, mindfulness practice, discussions and short talks led by mindfulness teachers, researchers and service users.

See an introduction to this year’s conference from Robert Marx, Training and Governance Lead, and Clara Strauss, Research Lead, below.

To view further workshop and programme details click here.

Fifth annual conference

The fifth annual conference in 2017, explored mindfulness from a critical perspective. We looked at mindfulness practices and culture, with a specific focus on the safety, ethics, and integrity. We had workshops, discussions, and talks led by mindfulness teachers, researchers and service users.

To view some of the conference please click below.