On the Cushion: The Mindfulness Educators Podcast

Join me as I sit down with meditation and mindfulness teachers from around the world to explore how they teach, guide, and hold space for others. Each episode dives into the pedagogy behind the practice, unpacking teaching methods, challenges, inspirations, and the evolving landscape of mindfulness education. Between interviews, I’ll share short episodes introducing key educational concepts, theories, and philosophies designed to deepen your understanding and enrich your own practice or teaching. Whether you’re a fellow teacher or a curious practitioner, this podcast offers rich insights into the art of this important discipline.

On the Cushion: The Mindfulness Educators Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Michael Atkinson, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michael Atkinson hosts On the Cushion: The Mindfulness Educators Podcast, a education show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  On the Cushion with Ali Lambie

  Aug 9, 202643 minS1

  Ali Lambie founded Mindfulness Hampshire in 2011 while studying for a master’s degree in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses at Bangor University. A long-time counsellor, Ali was then working in the NHS as Manager of Southampton’s Primary Care Counselling Service. Ali first began teaching mindfulness to people who had received counselling through the service and wanted to use mindfulness as longer-term support. This quickly led to privately offered courses for the wider public, and Mindfulness Hampshire was born. In this episode we explore Ali’s deep devotion to teaching mindfulness.

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  Episode #9

  On the Cushion with Michael Chaskalson

  Jun 10, 202643 minS1

  <p>Michael Chaskalson has been a pioneer in applying mindfulness to leadership and workplace contexts. Based in Cambridge, UK, he has fifty years of personal meditation practice and has spent decades helping to bring contemplative practices into mainstream society and corporate boardrooms. Michael is the founder of Mindfulness Works, a Professor of Practice (adjunct) at Hult Ashridge Executive Education, and an associate at the Møller Institute at Churchill College, in the University of Cambridge. </p><p></p><p>Michael is the author of The Mindful Workplace and the bestseller Mindfulness in Eight Weeks, and has co-authored Mindfulness for Coaches a...

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  Episode #8

  On the Cushion with Ted Meissner

  May 25, 20261 hourS1

  <p>Ted Meissner has been a meditator since the early 90’s, is a UMass Center for Mindfulness Certified MBSR Teacher, and is the host of the podcast Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science and the new video podcast Mindfulness Voyage. He has presented about mindfulness to various groups including Apple, UnitedHealth, Optum, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the National Black Nurses Association, and others. Ted has been published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Mindful, and The International Journal of Whole Person Care, and is a peer reviewer of articles for the science journal Mindfulness. He supervises mindfulness teachers internationally wi...

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  Episode #7

  On the Cushion with Margaret Fletcher

  May 19, 202649 minS1

  <p>Margaret Fletcher has a great love and concern for our shared Earth. Margaret is the originator of the MBSR & EcoAwareness Project, bringing MBI teachers together to invite life on Earth into the span of embodied practice and into our teaching, all in love, care and service for our precious planet. </p><p></p><p>Margaret trained and was certified to teach MBSR through the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical School, where she also served as an MBSR Teacher and Senior MBSR Teacher Trainer. She trained with and is certified by senior trainers at Bangor and Oxford Universities in as...

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  Episode #6

  On the Cushion with The Little Company of Calm

  Feb 10, 202639 minS1

  <p>Three friends, Joe Glancy, Liz McEvoy and Andrew Carton together make up The Little Company of Calm. Based in Sunderland, UK, they offer mindfulness courses, activities, and retreats for the public and organisations. As a community interest, not for profit company, they endeavour to provide affordable and high quality mindfulness provision for their local area. </p><p></p><p>In this episode, we dive into their individual journeys, the shared philosophy that binds their teaching, and their big-picture vision for a more mindful society.</p>

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