Create Your Own In-House Mindfulness & Wellbeing Programme

Develop Accredited Mindfulness Practitioners Within Your Organisation

Employee wellbeing is no longer a workplace perk—it’s an essential part of creating a healthy, resilient and high-performing organisation. While many organisations invest in one-off wellbeing workshops or external programmes, these can often be difficult to sustain over the long term.

At Mindfulness Now, we offer a different approach.

Rather than simply delivering wellbeing sessions to your employees, we train members of your team to become accredited Mindfulness Now Practitioners, enabling your organisation to develop and deliver its own bespoke, evidence-based mindfulness and wellbeing programmes in-house.

By investing in your own people, you create a lasting culture of wellbeing that continues to benefit your workforce long after the initial training has finished.

Why Train Your Own In-House Mindfulness Practitioners?

Every organisation is unique. Your culture, challenges and workforce are different from anyone else’s.

Training internal practitioners allows you to design and deliver wellbeing programmes that are tailored specifically to the needs of your employees.

Your trained practitioners can:

  • Deliver regular mindfulness and wellbeing sessions throughout the year.
  • Create bespoke programmes for different departments or teams.
  • Support employees through periods of change or organisational stress.
  • Integrate mindfulness into leadership, management and staff development.
  • Build a sustainable wellbeing culture from within.
  • Adapt programmes as your organisation evolves.

Rather than relying on external providers for occasional workshops, you develop an internal capability that continues to grow.

Accredited, Evidence-Based Training

Mindfulness Now is one of the UK’s leading providers of accredited mindfulness teacher training.

Our practitioner training is:

  • Accredited and professionally recognised.
  • Based on established, evidence-based mindfulness approaches.
  • Designed to equip practitioners with the knowledge, confidence and practical skills to teach mindfulness safely and effectively.
  • Suitable for professionals from a wide range of backgrounds including HR, Learning & Development, Occupational Health, Coaching, Education, Healthcare and Leadership.

The programme combines scientific understanding with practical teaching skills, ensuring your staff can confidently facilitate mindfulness programmes that meet the needs of your organisation.

Ongoing Support for Your Internal Practitioners

One of the greatest challenges organisations face after training staff is ensuring they continue to develop and maintain confidence in their role.

At Mindfulness Now, our relationship doesn’t end when the course finishes.

We provide ongoing support for our accredited practitioners through:

  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
  • Regular supervision and guidance.
  • Practitioner community and peer support.
  • Access to teaching resources.
  • Updates on the latest mindfulness research and best practice.
  • Opportunities for further specialist training.

This means your internal wellbeing team continues to develop, ensuring your organisation benefits from high-quality mindfulness provision for years to come.

The Benefits for Your Organisation

Research continues to demonstrate that evidence-based mindfulness interventions can have a positive impact across many areas of workplace wellbeing.

Developing an internal mindfulness programme may help organisations:

Improve Employee Wellbeing

Mindfulness supports individuals in developing greater emotional awareness, self-regulation and psychological wellbeing.

Build Resilience

Employees learn practical skills to manage pressure, respond more effectively to challenges and recover more quickly from periods of stress.

Reduce Stress and Burnout

Regular mindfulness practice has been shown to help reduce perceived stress and support healthier responses to workplace demands.

Reduce Absenteeism

By supporting mental wellbeing and helping employees manage stress more effectively, organisations may see reductions in stress-related sickness absence over time.

Improve Focus and Productivity

Mindfulness training can enhance attention, concentration and decision-making, helping employees work more effectively.

Strengthen Leadership

Managers and leaders who practise mindfulness often report improvements in communication, emotional intelligence and compassionate leadership.

Create a Positive Workplace Culture

Embedding mindfulness into everyday organisational life encourages openness, psychological safety, collaboration and healthier working relationships.

 

Evidence-Based Mindfulness

The Mindfulness Now programme draws upon established mindfulness-based approaches that have been widely researched over the past four decades.

A growing body of evidence suggests that mindfulness-based interventions can support:

  • Stress reduction
  • Emotional wellbeing
  • Anxiety management
  • Improved concentration
  • Emotional regulation
  • Resilience
  • Psychological flexibility
  • Compassion and self-awareness

Our training integrates contemporary research with practical application, ensuring practitioners understand not only how to teach mindfulness but why the practices are effective.

A Long-Term Investment in Your People

Creating an internal mindfulness and wellbeing programme is more than a training initiative—it’s an investment in the future health of your organisation.

By equipping your own staff with accredited practitioner skills, you establish a sustainable, cost-effective wellbeing strategy that can evolve alongside your organisation.

Whether you’re looking to support employee wellbeing, strengthen leadership, reduce workplace stress or embed a culture of resilience, Mindfulness Now can help you build the internal expertise to make lasting change.

Partner with Mindfulness Now

If your organisation is looking to create a bespoke, in-house mindfulness and wellbeing programme, we’d love to discuss how we can help.

Our accredited practitioner training provides your team with the knowledge, confidence and ongoing support needed to deliver evidence-based mindfulness programmes that make a genuine difference to your workforce.

Get in touch today to discuss organisational training options and discover how Mindfulness Now can help you develop your own in-house mindfulness practitioners.

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Core Workplace Mindfulness Evidence

1. Bartlett, L. et al. (2019)

A systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace mindfulness training randomized controlled trials.

Bartlett, L., Martin, A., Neil, A. L., Memish, K., Otahal, P., Kilpatrick, M., & Sanderson, K. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace mindfulness training randomized controlled trials. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(1), 108–126.

Key findings

  • Reduced perceived stress
  • Improved psychological wellbeing
  • Increased mindfulness
  • Improvements in mental health
  • Some evidence for improved work performance

This is one of the strongest reviews specifically examining workplace mindfulness interventions.

2. NICE Guideline NG212 (2022)

Mental Wellbeing at Work

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

NICE recommends organisations consider offering employees ongoing access to mindfulness, meditation or yoga as part of workplace wellbeing provision. It emphasises organisational and individual approaches to improving mental wellbeing at work.

3. Vainre, M. et al. (2025)

Mindfulness-Based Programmes for Work Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Published in Stress and Health.

This recent review found evidence that mindfulness-based programmes can positively influence work-related outcomes including performance, engagement and psychological functioning, while highlighting areas where further research is still needed.

Foundational Mindfulness Research

Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990)

Full Catastrophe Living

Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living. New York: Delacorte Press.

The foundational text describing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), the programme that has inspired much of the modern evidence base.

Kabat-Zinn, J. (2003)

Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context

Kabat-Zinn, J. (2003). Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present, and Future. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2), 144–156.

An excellent overview of how mindfulness became integrated into healthcare and psychology.

Evidence for Mental Health

Goldberg, S. B. et al. (2022)

Goldberg, S. B., Riordan, K. M., Sun, S., & Davidson, R. J. (2022).

The Empirical Status of Mindfulness-Based Interventions

A review of 44 meta-analyses involving over 30,000 participants concluded that mindfulness-based interventions are effective across a wide range of psychological outcomes, particularly compared with passive controls, while noting that effects versus active treatments are often smaller.

Goyal, M. et al. (2014)

Goyal, M., et al. (2014).

Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being

JAMA Internal Medicine.

One of the most cited reviews in mindfulness research.

Found moderate evidence that mindfulness meditation improves:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Stress

Self-Compassion Research

Neff, K. D. (2003)

Self-Compassion: An Alternative Conceptualization of a Healthy Attitude Toward Oneself

Self and Identity.

Excellent reference for wellbeing programmes that incorporate compassion.

Neff, K. & Germer, C. (2013)

A Pilot Study and Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program

Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Shows significant improvements in:

  • Wellbeing
  • Self-compassion
  • Reduced anxiety
  • Reduced stress

Emotional Intelligence & Leadership

Hülsheger, U. R. et al. (2013)

Hülsheger, U. R., Alberts, H. J. E. M., Feinholdt, A., & Lang, J. W. B. (2013).

Benefits of Mindfulness at Work

Journal of Applied Psychology.

Found workplace mindfulness improved:

  • Emotional regulation
  • Job satisfaction
  • Sleep quality
  • Reduced emotional exhaustion

UK Workplace Wellbeing

Mindful Nation UK (2015)

The Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group (MAPPG)

Mindful Nation UK

A landmark UK report recommending greater use of mindfulness across:

  • Workplaces
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Criminal justice

WHO

World Health Organization (2022)

Guidelines on Mental Health at Work

The WHO recommends organisations adopt evidence-based interventions that promote mental wellbeing and prevent work-related mental health conditions, supporting comprehensive workplace wellbeing strategies.

Reference List 

  • Bartlett, L., Martin, A., Neil, A. L., Memish, K., Otahal, P., Kilpatrick, M., & Sanderson, K. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace mindfulness training randomized controlled trials. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(1), 108–126.
  • Goyal, M., et al. (2014). Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being. JAMA Internal Medicine.
  • Hülsheger, U. R., Alberts, H. J. E. M., Feinholdt, A., & Lang, J. W. B. (2013). Benefits of Mindfulness at Work. Journal of Applied Psychology.
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living.
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. (2003). Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present, and Future.
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2022). Mental Wellbeing at Work (NG212).
  • Neff, K. D. (2003). Self-Compassion: An Alternative Conceptualization of a Healthy Attitude Toward Oneself.
  • Neff, K. D., & Germer, C. K. (2013). A Pilot Study and Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program.
  • Vainre, M., et al. (2025). Mindfulness-Based Programmes for Work Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Stress and Health.
  • World Health Organization. (2022). WHO Guidelines on Mental Health at Work.