Welcoming leading Mindfulness experts to Manchester

The Manchester Mindfulness Festival is an independent, not-for-profit event that 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 is entirely not-for-profit and all proceeds from ticket sales go towards covering event costs, with any profit reinvested in next year’s event.

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.

Speakers:

Dr Tamara Russell (neuroscientist, author, clinical psychologist, martial arts expert, leading innovator in mindfulness, and Director of The Mindfulness Centre of Excellence)

Prof Ruth Baer (Director, Master of Studies in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, University of Oxford)

Prof Willem Kuyken (Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science at the University of Oxford)

Kalyana Bliss (Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Trauma-Informed Yoga)

Liz Lord, MSc (MSt Tutor University of Oxford, OMF Teacher, mindfulness supervisor)

Hycinth Taylor (Mindfulness Network for People of Colour, integrative psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher, and supervisor)

Dr Kelly Birtwell (Research psychologist, counsellor, and mindfulness teacher. Based in the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester)

Esther Ghey with Mindfulness in Schools Project(MiSP)

And representing the BAMBA EDI Team: Tawny Cortes, Sarah Sung, Stephanie Unthank-Latter, and Dean Francis

PLUS: We are delighted that The Innovations in Mindfulness Awards 2024 ceremony, organised by The Mindfulness Initiative, will take place at our festival this year! (Sat 19 Oct.)