# Mindfulness Association: Being Present \| Responding with Compassion \| Seeing Deeply > The Mindfulness Association run an extensive range of courses for everyone including MSc and Teacher Training Courses\. BAMBA accredited\.  Generated by Yoast SEO v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Mindfulness Association Home](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/) - [Free Resources](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/free-resources/) - [MSc Studies in Mindfulness](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/masters-and-research/msc-studies-in-mindfulness/) - [Mindfulness Retreats](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/retreats/) - [Themed Courses](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/themed-courses/) ## Posts - [Gemseed \- Mark Nepo](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/words-of-wonder/gemseed-mark-nepo/) - [July 2026 Mindfulness Calendar](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/latest-news/july-2026-mindfulness-calendar/) - [Awareness \- John Astin](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/words-of-wonder/awareness-john-astin/) - [The Science and Soul of Compassion in Nature](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/team-blogs/the-science-and-soul-of-compassion-in-nature/) - [Nature as Refuge](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/guest-blogs/nature-as-refuge/) ## Products - [2026 Wall Calendar](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/product/2026-wall-calendar/): For the past few years the MA Membership team have created a free themed downloadable online calendar every month full of Mindfulness prompts\. The beautiful and colourful designs of Lisa Hellier with words by Heather Regan\-Addis have proved so popular prompting this A3 calendar now being available to buy for yourself and friends and family\. The cost is £13\.95 plus postage and packing with 25% of all profits go to the \Everyone Project Charity\ \- helping disadvantaged and isolated groups access a Mindfulness course Read a Mindfulness prompt each day, beautifully illustrated with plenty of space to add important dates and deadlines\. \-\-\-\-\- \Dimensions: \42 × 29\.7 cm \High\-Quality Prints:\ Printed in vibrant, full\-colour on 250gsm coated silk paper with professional packaging\. \Eco\-Friendly:\ Made with FSC/PESC\-certified papers \(produced from forests that are sustainably managed, ethically operated, and free from illegal logging\) and local production to minimize environmental impact\.   ## Team - [Kristine Mackenzie\-Janson](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/ma-team/kristine-mackenzie-janson-2/): Kristine’s work is rooted in a lifelong fascination with the mind and the possibility of easing suffering through mind training\. At the age of nineteen, Kristine first came to Holy Isle where she encountered Tibetan Buddhism, which profoundly shaped her path and had a lasting influence on her life and work\. She lived on the island for four years in her mid\-twenties, including one year as a nun, undertaking intensive training in meditation under the guidance of Lama Yeshe Rinpoche and Rob Nairn\. Since 2010, Kristine has held a range of roles with the Mindfulness Association\. She teaches on many of the core programmes, contributes to the teacher training and supervises other mindfulness teachers\. She has also been an Honorary Fellow at the University of Aberdeen for the MSc in Mindfulness Studies since 2013\. Kristine has additionally served for several years as a trustee of BAMBA, including a term as Chair\. Originally from the Netherlands, Kristine now lives in Edinburgh with her extended family\. At the heart of her professional and personal life is the continued practice of compassion, which remains deeply transformative\. - [Jacky Seery](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/ma-team/jacky-seery/): Jacky is the Communications Manager, a Tutor and Core Management Team member within the Mindfulness Association\. She is a tutor on Level One, Level Two, Level Three and Teacher Training Courses, the Living Well to Die Well Course as well as having developed and led the new Mindful Body Course, combining Qigong and Yoga with Mindfulness\. Jacky graduated in 2018 with the MSc Studies in Mindfulness, having researched the impact of mindfulness practice and compassion with family carers\. She has also integrated mindfulness and supportive practices for the dying\. Having spent 15 years as a senior manager for a large global corporation, she now dedicates her time to practicing and teaching Mindfulness, Compassion, Tai Chi, QiGong and Yoga, as well as being committed to her communications role for the Mindfulness Association\. Key interests: Family Carers, Mindful Movement with QiGong and Tai Chi, Mindfulness for end of life, Mindfulness in Nature and integrating Mindfulness in business\. Jacky is a tutor on Level 1 Mindfulness, Level 2 Compassion, Level 3 Insight, Living Well to Die Well, Mindfulness Based Healthy Living and the Mindfulness Teacher Training Pathway\.  - [Dr David McMurtry](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/ma-team/dr-david-mcmurtry/): Dr David McMurtry \- Director I have had an interest in meditation since my teenage years, but my experience of formal practice began in 1978 when I trained in Transcendental Meditation\. During the 1980's I was member of the White Eagle Lodge and I led meditation groups in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, Scotland\. In the first phase of my working life and career, I was a primary school teacher, and then a secondary school teacher of Religious and Moral Education\. My involvement with the Mindfulness Association \(MA\) began in 2009 when, as a Senior Lecturer and Director of Policy and Planning in the School of Education, the University of Aberdeen, I was a member of the team that founded and created the MSc in Studies in Mindfulness degree\. This was in partnership with the Mindfulness Association, and with the encouragement and support of Akong Tulku Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe\. I was Programme Director of the MSc from 2012\-2015, proceeded and followed in this post by colleague Prof\. Graeme Nixon\. During this time, I trained with the Mindfulness Association to teach their courses\. In 2015 I relocated to Zagreb, Croatia \(I am married to a Croatian\!\) and I began teaching secular mindfulness, in English, in local communities\. With colleagues we set up an NGO, Mindfulness Hrvatska \(Mindfulness Croatia\), a franchisee of the Mindfulness Association, teaching the MA courses, including teacher training\.  I was the elected President of Mindfulness Hrvatska for two terms of office, and my active involvement with this organisation and in teaching locally and online continues\. - [Jane Negrych](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/ma-team/jane-negrych/): Jane Negrych is the lead tutor and head of the Mindfulness Association's franchise in Ireland\. She is a graduate of the MSc: Studies in Mindfulness with the University of Aberdeen and has worked for the Mindfulness Association in various positions since 2014\.  In recent years, she is a past Managing Director of the Sanctuary in Dublin City\. She currently works in programme development for the Sanctuary and has developed programmes such as the Caring for the Caregiver programme, the Mindfulness and Compassion Based Professional practice course that is run in conjunction with Dublin City University, the Art of Rest, When Things Fall Apart \(delivered alongside psychologist Dr\. Tony Bates\) and the Nature and Healing programme\. Jane Negrych is working towards her Masters Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy with Dublin City University \(DCU\) and is a member of The Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists\. - [Angie Ball](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/ma-team/angie-ball-2/): Individual supervision preferred\. Angie has been a part of the Mindfulness Association’s teaching team since its inception in 2010 initially studying with founder Professor Rob Nairn\. ## Events - [Mystical Poetry Practice Day](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/course/mystical-poetry-practice-day/) - [Compassion in Nature Weekend](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/course/compassion-in-nature-weekend/) - [31 Day Charity Challenge](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/course/31-day-challenge-online/): This is an opportunity for the month of July, a chance to boost your mindfulness practice throughout summer whilst raising money for charity\! Every morning over July an email with a 10\-15 minute mindfulness practice with a summer twist will arrive in your inbox led by a Mindfulness Association or Everyone Project Tutor\. Practices include reflecting on happy summer memories, mindful movement including yoga and qigong, cooling self compassion, mindful barefoot walking, mindful paddling and kindness practice whilst taking in the warmth of the sun\. - [Mindfulness Level 1 – Spring Intake](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/course/mindfulness-level-one-third-spring-intake/) - [Mindfulness Level 3 – Insight – Spring Intake](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/course/mindfulness-level-3-insight-spring-intake/) ## Media Hub - [Seven Points of Mind Training](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/media/seven-points-of-mind-training/) - [CBLC Audio Files](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/media/cblc-audio-files/) - [MBLC Audio Files](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/media/mblc-audio/) - [MBLC\-YA Audio Files](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/media/mblc-ya-audio-files/) ## Popups - [Newsletter Sign Up](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/?post_type=popup&p=40819) - [Example: Auto\-opening announcement popup](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/?post_type=popup&p=40818) ## Popup Themes - [Default Theme](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/?post_type=popup_theme&p=40810) - [Enterprise Blue](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/?post_type=popup_theme&p=40812) - [Hello Box](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/?post_type=popup_theme&p=40813) - [Cutting Edge](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/?post_type=popup_theme&p=40814) - [Framed Border](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/?post_type=popup_theme&p=40815) ## Categories - [Team Blogs](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/team-blogs/) - [Words of Wonder](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/words-of-wonder/) - [Latest News](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/latest-news/) - [Guest Blogs](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/guest-blogs/) - [Research Blogs](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/research-blogs/) ## Brands - [Mindfulness Association](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/brand/mindfulness-association/) - [Everyone Project](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/brand/everyone-project/) ## Product categories - [Wall Calendar](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/product-category/wall-calendar/) ## Product tags - [2026](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/product-tag/2026/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/sitemap_index.xml)