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Speakers

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As we build yet another exciting lineup of incredible speakers, Early Bird tickets are AVAILABLE NOW! ​

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Confirmed Speakers

 

Dr Rodney King Ph.D. "Mindfulness Before Monasteries: An Ancient Human Inheritance" (more info) 

Steve Haberlin, Ph.D. "Where AI Ends and the Teacher Begins: Navigating Ethical AI in Mindfulness Teaching" (more info)
 

BAMBA - The British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (more info soon)

 

All Edition 6 Speakers will be announced soon!

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Retreat Co-Facilitators

 

Michelle Harris, Nicholas Hammond, Lucy Ranger, and Kalyana Bliss.

 

 


Previous Speakers include:

​Dr Tamara Russell, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Prof Mark Williams, Prof Rebecca Crane, Dr Ken Lunn, Prof Willem Kuyken, Prof Ruth Baer, William Fley, John Newton, Chris Ruane, Dr Kelly Birtwell, Louise Thompson, Sangita Mistry, Paula Watson, Uz Afzal, Esther Ghey, Menka Sanghvi, Vin Harris, BAMBA, Kareen Griffiths, Nick Hammond, Mark Leonard, Liz Lord, MiSP, The Innovation in Mindfulness Awards 2024 - The Mindfulness Initiative, Hyacinth Taylor, Kalyana Bliss, Lucy Ranger, Imani Sorhaindo, Dr Louise Haynes, Sue Tibbles, Dr Phil Startin, Natalie Rossiter, Mind Salford, Lucy Keller, Lucy Livesy, Nikhila Sharma, Enactus Manchester, Lavinia Wilkinson, Amy Davies, Shaun Donaghy, George Bate, Christine McLean​, Liezl Laidlaw, Natasha Iregbu, and Dr Alessandro Sparacio. We also offer inclusive online retreats, attended by a global audience, facilitated by Michelle Harris, Lucy Ranger, Kalyana Bliss, Nicholas Hammond, and Christoph Spiessens

Event Team

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