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Speakers & Event Team

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The programme covers:

Neurodiversity, Education, Trauma, Art, Intersectionality, LGBTQIA+, Movement, Field Updates, and more. Talk descriptions to follow soon.

Dr Tamara Russell

Previous speakers include:

Prof Mark Williams, Hycinth Taylor, Prof Willem Kuyken, Prof Rebecca Crane, Prof Ruth Baer, Liz Lord, MiSP with Esther Ghey, The Mindfulness Initiative Awards 2024, Kalyana Bliss, BAMBA, Mind Salford, Dr Ken Lunn, Dr Phil Startin, Imani Sorhaindo, Louise Haynes, PhD, Sue Tibbles, Chris Ruane, Kareen Griffiths, Lucy Keller, Lucy Woods, and many more Mindfulness experts!

Join us for an (optional) social walk around Manchester after the event!

This is a great opportunity to join Liz Lord, Chris Ruane and friends for a mindful walk around Manchester City Centre! This is always a very popular, free addition to the programme, lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Event Team

Founder of the Manchester Mindfulness Festival

Christoph Spiessens

MA in Teaching Mindfulness.

Neuro-inclusive MBSR and MBCT-L.

Supervisor.

BAMBA Registered.

Event Support Lead

Ed Cutler

Member of the event support team

Event Support

Liz Lord

MSt Tutor University of Oxford, OMF Teacher, mindfulness supervisor

Event Support

Stassie King

MA Clinical Psychology, MA Research Methods, Organisational
Psychologist promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work; Qualified Mindfulness MBSR and MBCT teacher; ACT practitioner

Event Support

Nick Hammond

Mindfulness Teacher, studying for a Master's in Mindfulness at Bangor University. Trustee (Deputy Chair) of The Mindfulness Network. Street Wizard and TED speaker at Street Wisdom.

Event Support

Louise Haynes

PhD, specialising in Mindfulness Contemplation and Digital Technology