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A Key Annual Landmark in the UK Mindfulness World 

Join Our Milestone 5th Edition!
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Diversity, Equity, and Neuro-Inclusion in Mindfulness

Saturday 18 October 2025
 The Bridgewater Hall

With various ONLINE events too,
including a Day of Practice!

The Manchester Mindfulness Festival is an independent event that runs at cost and not for profit. The festival aims to serve the community with a comprehensive programme filled with highly informative mindfulness-based talks and workshops, making mindfulness more easily available to everyone and inspiring ripples across the region and beyond. 

The festival enables many connections, leading to the creation of community initiatives, creative partnerships, and other projects based on the social application of mindfulness - a practice that often appears as me-centric due to its inward focus but can significantly contribute to a more inclusive world.

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Why attend The Manchester Mindfulness Festival?

 

Because there’s a world of difference between the ‘blissing out’ image of mindfulness and its true nature as a self-regulatory capacity of the mind, rooted in contemplative wisdom, science, and ethics.

Mindfulness is not just about feeling better. It’s about being and doing better, for ourselves and for society.

This is the kind of mindfulness we explore at the Manchester Mindfulness Festival. Everyone is welcome, no matter your experience.

This milestone edition focuses on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mindfulness, with a particular spotlight on neuro-affirmative practice.

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The day is a hive of diverse voices engaging in meaningful conversations, cultivating the co-creation of more inclusive approaches to mindfulness teaching and practice!

"So many incredible, thought-provoking sessions and speakers. I've come away feeling positive, motivated, and hopeful for what we can achieve when supporting people with long-term conditions."

​"Thank you for organising this fantastic event! There were many highlights and so much inspiration for me to take back to our school and community."

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Photo credit: Ben Blackall 2015, The Bridgewater Hall website

All sessions take place in bright, well-ventilated, and accessible spaces (Barbirolli Room and Circle Foyer) of

The Bridgewater Hall

Lower Mosley Street, M2 3WS

You can find information regarding accessibility before, during, and after the festival on our Plan Your Visit page.

Our Values: Quality, Inclusion, Safety

Quality

We aim to provide a varied programme that can appeal to a wider audience. All sessions are based on evidence, experience, and expertise, and are respectful of the contemplative and ethical roots of Mindfulness whilst also considering innovative applications of Mindfulness for modern life.  

 

Inclusion

We aim to make the event inclusive by providing various ticket options, providing equal opportunities to speakers and partner organisations, and ensuring a welcoming, accessible, and respectful environment where everyone can belong. 

 

Safety

We aim to make the event as accessible, safe, and comfortable as possible and work closely with our prospective visitors, speakers, volunteers, and venue management to ensure all reasonable measures are in place.   

A day of talks, practice, and community
Enjoy some videos from previous editions!
You can find more on our free YouTube channel...
Prof Willem Kuyken. A Life Well Lived
46:20
Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP). Faiy Rushton with Esther Ghey
44:23
The Mindfulness Initiative. Innovations in Mindfulness Awards 2024
47:22
BAMBA. Broadening Access to Mindfulness: A View from BAMBA’s EDI Task Force
45:24
2024 Promo Video
01:43
Mindfulness for Life, with Prof Willem Kuyken
44:01
Mindfulness in a Changing World, with Prof Rebecca Crane & Dr Ken Lunn
50:43
Deeper Mindfulness: Exploring Feeling Tone, Frame by Frame
45:50

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