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Report from our conference – May 2026
Tamsin Bishton, volunteer editor, writes about our twelfth annual conference. It provides a flavour of the conference for those who couldn’t make it, and a happy reminder for those that did.
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Can we heal healthcare? Caring for doctors with evidence-based practice
Medical mindfulness conference A one‑day conference bringing doctors together to explore wellbeing, leadership, and evidence‑based mindfulness in healthcare in Brighton. Keynote speaker: Professor Gwen Adshead (BBC Reith Lecturer) Overview The event will explore how evidence‑based mindfulness and compassion can support doctors working under increasing pressure in healthcare systems. Hosted by the Sussex Mindfulness Centre, the programme brings together doctors, medical leaders, and educators to reflect on individual and systemic approaches to wellbeing. Keynote speaker Dr Gwen Adshead, forensic psychiatrist and former BBC Reith Lecturer, will share reflections from over 30 years of clinical practice, including her experience of Mindfulness Based…
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Foundations of mindfulness: Five-day retreat
This retreat will support a deepening of participants’ mindfulness practice using the framework of the four foundations of mindfulness (satipatthana) and the four Divine Abidings (brahma vihara).
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Mindful creative all-day retreat
A one-day mindfulness retreat, including meditation practices, creative expression and journaling, that will be held mostly in silence. Experience of creative expression is not necessary. Background to the day This day builds on the positive responses from offering a similar event last year. We realised from last year’s experience that there was a real hunger, both for connecting with our creativity and also for engaging with mindfulness and compassion practices in ways that keep us freshly discovering ourselves. We found last time that for some people, creative practices really deepened places inside that they could access in a way that…
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Connection and community: Our end of year message
At the end of 2025, Robert Marx and Clara Strauss reflect on the value of real, authentic connections in a world where we’re often judged by what we do and bring.
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Opening my mind: Running a group for refugees
Robert Marx, the son of a refugee, describes his experience of running a mindfulness course for refugees and asylum seekers