Event Partners
THE MINDFULNESS INITIATIVE
The Mindfulness Initiative provides the secretariat to the Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group. The initiative works with legislators around the world who practice mindfulness and helps them to make trainable capacities of heart and mind serious considerations of public policy. We investigate the benefits, limitations, opportunities and challenges in assessing and implementing mindfulness and compassion training and educate leaders, service-commissioners and the general public based on these findings. Visit www.themindfulnessinitiative.org.uk to find out more.
THE INNOVATIONS IN MINDFULNESS AWARDS
Celebrating the creativity that makes mindfulness practices more accessible, more diverse and more effective. This innovation project is run by the Mindfulness Initiative with support from Hart Knowe Trust.
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The award ceremony will take place at the Manchester Mindfulness Festival on 19 October 2024
Visit www.innovationsinmindfulness.org to find out more.
BAMBA
BAMBA is the UK’s primary professional body of mindfulness practitioners, teachers and teacher training organisations. Our mission is to promote safe, ethical and inclusive practices in the field of evidence-based secular mindfulness teaching in the UK. Visit BAMBA.org.uk to find out more.
Sussex Mindfulness Centre
We aim to improve the wellbeing and mental health of all people who can benefit from mindfulness. We do this by running mindfulness and compassion programmes, training teachers, and conducting research. Visit https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/ to find out more.
THE MINDFULNESS NETWORK
The Mindfulness Network is a registered charity. We serve the mindfulness community and general public through supervision, retreats and training courses delivered both in-person and via our online platform - the Mindfulness Network Community site. The Mindfulness Network Community Friends (MNCF) is an initiative to engage the wider mindfulness community and reach new audiences through donation-based events and opportunities to practice.
Led by a Committee of Volunteers, supported by the Mindfulness Network, we work together to run a programme of events and inspiring content. By developing mindfulness and compassion both internally and through our services, the Mindfulness Network has the intention to reduce/alleviate human suffering, promote well-being and create the conditions in which people, communities and the planet, can flourish. We aim to bring together highly-trained mindfulness-based supervisors, retreat leaders and teacher trainers who all work within Good Practice Standards set out by the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA).
BREATHWORKS
Breathworks is an international mindfulness organisation founded in the United Kingdom, which offers mindfulness-based approaches to living well with pain, stress, and illness. Since 2001, they have trained over 100,000 people to unlock the benefits of mindfulness and compassion practice for themselves, their patients and their communities. Breathworks also runs an accredited teacher training programme that has qualified over 600 mindfulness teachers in over 35 different countries. The organisation is committed to making mindfulness accessible and inclusive to everyone and provides bursaries and scholarships for those with financial barriers. Visit: www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk
MINDFULNESS NETWORK FOR PEOPLE OF COLOUR
MNPC is a community interest company with a focus on programs for people of colour and establishing a sitting practice. To support, resource and explore ways of managing life & positive identity through Mindfulness.
The Mindfulness and Cancer Project
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The Mindfulness and Cancer project is designed for people with cancer, and for health and care workers who want to include mindfulness as a resource to support their patients/clients. There are three collections of video, audio and text packages that are all drawn from the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer (MBCT-Ca) program, which has been taught to people with cancer for over 20 years in different parts of the world. Two MBCT-Ca books have been published – one for mindfulness teachers (Bartley, 2012) and one for people with cancer (Bartley, 2017).
MiSP
Helping educators and young people flourish since 2009
Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) is a charity and international community of mindfulness educators united in our commitment to the wellbeing of the next generation, as well as the adults caring for them.
With a decade’s worth of experience, MISP is the most established provider of mindfulness training and curricula for educational and youth-related settings. Our courses are written by teachers, for teachers and succeed consistently with all types of children and young people, according to both the research evidence and overwhelmingly positive feedback.
EAMBA
eamba is an international association bringing together Mindfulness Teachers’ Associations. The eamba member associations aim to connect, inspire and support each other and their local members by promoting the quality of teaching evidence-based mindfulness programs as well as of the quality of teacher training. Eamba Members and Affiliates contribute to more sustainable inner and outer worlds by developing mindfulness and compassion in European societies in all their diversity. https://www.eamba.net/
MINDFULNESS INDIA SUMMIT
Asia’s Biggest Mindfulness Event in India. Join hundreds of the world's leading thinkers, neuroscientists, global leaders, and practitioners of mindfulness and emotional intelligence (EQ) as they gather in India for a unique annual summit, Mindfulness India Summit. Dive deep into the science and practice of mindfulness and EQ through carefully curated panel discussions, inspiring keynotes, interactive breakout sessions and First ever Mindfulness Impact Awards. 17th and 18th of October 2024, in its 3rd edition in Mumbai. https://mindfulnessindiasummit.com/
HIGH-RISE COMMUNICATIONS
High-Rise is an award-winning communications and PR agency, specialising in digital PR, charity comms and reputation management.
JOIN US! BE A PARTNER/SPONSOR
Get in touch if you wish to be a Partner of the Manchester Mindfulness Festival! We are particularly keen to give local charities an opportunity to raise their profile at our event. We also welcome Sponsors and look forward to exploring a responsible collaboration.
The Resources Hub at the festival is an opportunity to freely share information about your mindfulness projects for the community.