About the College

Providing exceptional mindfulness teacher training training. Open, accessible and compassionate vocational learning designed around the needs of our students, delivered by experienced tutors across the country and online.

Our History

The UK College of Mindfulness Meditation was founded by Nick Cooke in 2010. Nick has been providing awarding winning training in therapeutic techniques since 2000 when he started his own clinic in Birmingham; Central England College, which was the birthplace of The Mindfulness Now Programme.

His training courses have been the recipient of The Training School of The Year Award (APHP) 3 times.

The UK College of Mindfulness Meditation has it’s main office within the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in beautiful, leafy Cannon Hill Park, in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Over the last 10 years, due to increasing demand, the college has expanded to include 6 training centre across the UK as well as providing online teacher training and extensive Continuing Professional Development courses.

The UK College of Mindfulness Meditation

The UK College of Mindfulness Meditation has a number of key objectives:

To provide accessible and affordable attendance based mindfulness teacher training
to monitor all student’s evaluation of training content and delivery and apply a policy of continuous improvement in order to maintain the highest possible standards
to uphold high ethical standards of its tutors, students and graduates,
to maintain on-going and indefinite support for students and graduates via our community
to make mindfulness available to as many people as possible in order to meet ever increasing needs

For further information or to book on one of our courses please call The UK College on 0121 444 1110 or email us.

At the UK College of Mindfulness Meditation, we’re passionate about offering training that is authentic, compassionate, and rooted in best practice. The quality of our training rests on the expertise and integrity of our trainers — dedicated professionals who embody mindfulness in both their teaching and their lives.

We follow the Good Practice Guidelines for Trainers of Mindfulness-Based Teachers, ensuring that every trainer working with us maintains the highest standards of experience, ethics, and professional development.

Experienced and Authentic Trainers

All of our trainers have extensive experience in teaching mindfulness-based programmes. Each has taught at least 10 full courses over a minimum of three years before stepping into a training role. They have also completed apprenticeship-style development with the college under the guidance of our course creator, demonstrating the skill and sensitivity required to train others.

Our trainers continue to teach regular mindfulness-based courses alongside their training commitments. This ensures that their teaching remains alive, grounded, and connected to the real-world experiences of those learning mindfulness.

Our training team shares a strong sense of community and collaboration. Trainers work closely together, supporting one another through shared reflection and ongoing dialogue. Compassion and integrity are at the heart of everything we do — creating a safe, inclusive, and inspiring learning environment for all trainees.

Each trainer also works within the ethical framework of their professional discipline, ensuring that:

They train only within their area of competence and expertise.
They model the same level of commitment to mindfulness practice that we ask of our trainees.

Ongoing Growth and Development

We believe that teaching mindfulness is a lifelong learning process. That’s why our trainers are fully supported to continue deepening their own practice and understanding. They:

Take part in regular supervision and peer reflection, exploring their teaching in relation to their personal mindfulness journey.
Attend annual retreats, some lasting 7–14 days, to nurture their experiential understanding of mindfulness.
Stay up to date with the latest research, evidence base, and teaching approaches in mindfulness-based interventions.
Engage in continuing professional development (CPD) through workshops, study, and supervision.

This commitment to growth means that every training session offered by the UK College is informed by fresh insight, lived experience, and a genuine depth of practice.

Deep Understanding of Mindfulness

Our trainers bring not only experience but also depth. They hold an in-depth understanding of the theoretical and experiential foundations of the mindfulness-based programmes they teach — from the intentions behind each curriculum element to the principles of adapting mindfulness to different contexts and populations.

They also appreciate the rich heritage of mindfulness, honouring its historical roots while being guided by contemporary scientific and clinical research.

Ensuring Quality Across All Our Programmes

At the UK College of Mindfulness Meditation, we take pride in maintaining consistency and quality across every level of our training. We do this through:

Careful assessment and supervision of all trainers.
Ongoing review and reflection within the training team.
A strong culture of learning, openness, and ethical integrity.

By upholding these standards, we ensure that everyone who trains with us is supported by highly skilled, compassionate, and authentic trainers — people who truly embody mindfulness in both their teaching and their way of being.