The Mindfulness Association and the Everyone Project are supporting two PhD students in this field. As part of their work over the next few years they will be contributing blogs to inform and engage those who are interested in this topic.
Some Legal, Ethical and Moral Principles that Underpin the Impact of EDI and Mindfulness As I embark on the second year of studies into Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Mindfulness, I have come across a number of people who have quite rightly questioned the relevance of EDI in mindfulness communities and in fact its…
PhD on Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Mindfulness: A Decolonial Approach 2 EDI? And why a decolonial approach, what does that even mean? Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are buzz words right now, which is timely and necessary to make mindfulness more inclusive, but how do we turn these ideas and aims into making a…
Introducing my PhD on Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Mindfulness: A Decolonial Approach By Josetta (they/them) Introduction: what am I doing?! Welcome to my first Mindfulness Association (MA) blog in which I introduce myself and my new PhD on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Mindfulness. It’s a part-time project alongside my equally soul-satisfying work…
As a mindfulness practitioner, facilitator and educator, writer and researcher, I welcome this opportunity to investigate a topic so close to my heart. Having studied mindfulness with the Mindfulness Association at Samye Ling and Holy Isle, I completed an MSc in Studies in Mindfulness (Aberdeen, 2021). My work focused on the uses of mindfulness skills…
Happy International Men’s Day! This day was celebrated on 19th November 2022, [1] therefore, I thought it fitting that my first blog shared here on issues relating to mindfulness and EDI should be on men. This day is a day to celebrate and to raise awareness about men’s health and wellbeing. The motivation behind this…