I’m a mindfulness teacher, supervisor, and co-founder of the Urban Mindfulness Foundation. After completing my master’s in mindfulness studies, I co-created the award-winning Mindfulness-Based Inclusion Training program, specifically designed to build solidarity through practice, and dismantle racism and social inequalities, collectively.
I co-authored the collaborative paper “Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Our Time: A Curriculum That Is Up to the Task” and serve as a trustee for the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA), the UK’s primary professional body for registered practitioners, teachers, teacher training organisations, and innovators.
Starting my mindfulness journey in 2009, I’m at the forefront of socially engaged mindfulness training, especially for underrepresented groups in the UK. I play an active role in developing and leading BAMBA’s new EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) task force, advocating for co-created, collaborative training that values lived experience. I also support my local council’s Race Equality Alliance and Sussex Mindfulness Centre’s EDI developments and IAPT training. By facilitating grassroots engagement, my work has aided access and relatability in our current times of collective global challenge.
