Promoting Good Practice in Mindfulness

Welcome to BAMBA: The British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches

BAMBA is a Charity and is the UK’s primary professional body of mindfulness practitioners, teachers and teacher training organisations. Our mission is to promote safe, ethical and inclusive practices in the field of evidence-based secular mindfulness teaching in the UK.

BAMBA’s objectives are for the public benefit, to advance good general health and wellbeing among the general public and to relieve ill-health among those suffering depression or anxiety-based disorders, in particular, but not exclusively, by:

1. Upholding the highest standards of practice in the field of mindfulness in both practice and in teaching, training, and supervision, ensuring that the public has access to safe, effective, and evidence-based mindfulness-based approaches;
2. Educating the public about the benefits and standards of practice of mindfulness.
3. Collaborating with other organisations, institutions, and stakeholders involved in mindfulness to share knowledge, promote best practices, and enhance the overall quality of mindfulness services available to the public.
4. Providing accreditation and certification for mindfulness practitioners, trainers and supervisors who meet the organisation’s established standards, and to conduct annual assessments of those listed with the organisation to ensure they continue to uphold these recognised standards.