Questions about the Be Mindful program?

Be Mindful is a clinical-grade mindfulness program for improved mental health. It delivers Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as a preventative, intervention, and/or clinical treatment for depression, anxiety, and stress. Participation is only available to individuals via our licensed partners by referral. To train to teach mindfulness you'll need to attend a mindfulness teaching institution.

Be Mindful has empowered many thousands of people to significantly improve their mental health and wellbeing. The program is proven effective by published clinical studies and delivers all the elements of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), the clinically established form of mindfulness therapy. Be Mindful is effective as a preventative, an early intervention, and a clinical treatment for depression, anxiety and stress. See the Benefits.

Once enrolled you will have either one year or three years to complete the program and access its tools (depending on the licence given/purchased). You can take part at your own pace and will learn lifelong skills and techniques for continuing your practice into the future. Some time and motivation are required to achieve the most benefit; the key is regular practice.

Be Mindful is available to individuals via our licensed providers. These include healthcare services, workplaces, social enterprises and more. If you are in or starting employment, you may be eligible for funding via an Access to Work grant or from your employer: see here for details. Please note that we are unable to check if a particular provider can offer you the program; you will need to enquire with them directly.

Mindfulness is a mind-body approach to life that can benefit most people. Be Mindful is effective as a preventative, an early intervention, and a clinical treatment for depression, anxiety, and stress. The Be Mindful program delivers all the elements of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), initially established for preventing relapse episodes in recurrent depression, it is a powerful method for long term mental health.

The Be Mindful program leads individuals step-by-step through all the elements of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Everything is introduced and explained clearly, making the program suitable for those new to mindfulness. Participants can go at their own pace and repeat modules to suit different learning speeds as well as fit around other commitments.

Be Mindful is from Wellmind Health. Cost-effective solutions are offered to provide the therapeutic program in healthcare, workplace, or social care settings. Learn more here.

The team provide non-clinical support to all participants. If you are experiencing technical issues or have a general question about the program or your participation, please get in touch.

The Be Mindful program is linear, asynchronous, on-demand, and self-guided. Participants are led by mindfulness experts through four themed modules, comprising of pre-recorded video-led sessions and mindfulness assignments with accompanying emails. The program delivers all the elements of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), the clinically established form of mindfulness therapy.

Yes. Be Mindful is a web-app compatible with all desktop and mobile devices. The program is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

Mindfulness was brought to western society by Jon Kabat-Zinn in the form of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) therapy. A few years later Professor Mark Williams et al developed Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), derived from the therapies of MBSR and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). MBCT is now well established as the clinical form of mindfulness therapy and is used widely in healthcare as a treatment for recurrent depression. The Be Mindful program delivers all the elements of MBCT. Mindfulness therapy is not religious and Be Mindful does not contain anything of a religious nature. Participants are not asked to accept anything, except what they experience for themselves.

Be Mindful is a web-app compatible with all desktop and mobile devices. Participants access the program via any web browser by logging in here. There is nothing to download.

Individuals take part at their own pace. Participants are led through four modules comprising of pre-recorded video-led sessions and mindfulness assignments with accompanying motivational emails. Each module takes 1-week and involves 1-2 hours video instruction and a recommended 30-mins a day to practice their formal mindfulness meditation assignments.