Willem Kuyken
@willemkuyken.bsky.social
Scientist, father, author, teacher and kite flyer.
Pleased to share my new book Mindfulness for Life
=> https://bit.ly/m/MindfulnessforLife
Pleased to share my new book Mindfulness for Life
=> https://bit.ly/m/MindfulnessforLife
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Willem Kuyken
@willemkuyken.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I'm thrilled to share that my new book, Mindfulness for Life, is now available as a paperback, e-book and audiobook at all major booksellers worldwide, including Amazon and Audible.
A website features films, guided practices, and resources.
🔗 bit.ly/m/Mindfulnes...
A website features films, guided practices, and resources.
🔗 bit.ly/m/Mindfulnes...
Reposted by Willem Kuyken
We're delighted to announce a £1 million donation to Oxford's mindfulness research, led by @willemkuyken.bsky.social
Generously contributed by Daria & Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, it will help maximise the reach of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
Generously contributed by Daria & Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, it will help maximise the reach of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
June 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We're delighted to announce a £1 million donation to Oxford's mindfulness research, led by @willemkuyken.bsky.social
Generously contributed by Daria & Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, it will help maximise the reach of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
Generously contributed by Daria & Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, it will help maximise the reach of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
New systematic review and meta-analysis: Can mindfulness boost couples' relationship satisfaction?
Andreas Voldstad systematically reviewed 28 RCTs (N=6,097; 90 effect sizes) examining mindfulness-based interventions. See 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Andreas Voldstad systematically reviewed 28 RCTs (N=6,097; 90 effect sizes) examining mindfulness-based interventions. See 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
June 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New systematic review and meta-analysis: Can mindfulness boost couples' relationship satisfaction?
Andreas Voldstad systematically reviewed 28 RCTs (N=6,097; 90 effect sizes) examining mindfulness-based interventions. See 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Andreas Voldstad systematically reviewed 28 RCTs (N=6,097; 90 effect sizes) examining mindfulness-based interventions. See 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Mentally “stepping back” allows for a broader perspective and offers space for more flexible response patterns.
This new paper found that decentering relates to mental health and wellbeing in adolescence, but did not correlate with social cognition or affective executive control.
This new paper found that decentering relates to mental health and wellbeing in adolescence, but did not correlate with social cognition or affective executive control.
May 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Mentally “stepping back” allows for a broader perspective and offers space for more flexible response patterns.
This new paper found that decentering relates to mental health and wellbeing in adolescence, but did not correlate with social cognition or affective executive control.
This new paper found that decentering relates to mental health and wellbeing in adolescence, but did not correlate with social cognition or affective executive control.
An extraordinary opportunity for a senior clinical academic. I love working in my Department and at the Oxford of Oxford. Highly recommend this post to any colleagues looking for a research-intensive, collegial environment for their career.
March 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
An extraordinary opportunity for a senior clinical academic. I love working in my Department and at the Oxford of Oxford. Highly recommend this post to any colleagues looking for a research-intensive, collegial environment for their career.
"Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"
Can Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy help reshape education, so students can learn the foundational skills needed to flourish and meet the challenges of our times.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Mindfulnessforlife #MBCT
Can Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy help reshape education, so students can learn the foundational skills needed to flourish and meet the challenges of our times.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Mindfulnessforlife #MBCT
The Mindful Way From Information to Knowledge, to Wisdom, and to Life: Perspectives on Mindfulness (-Based Cognitive Therapy) for Higher Education - Mindfulness
This article explores the potential relevance of Mindfulness-Based Programs, particularly Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), to support the mission of higher education by facilitating the jou...
link.springer.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"
Can Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy help reshape education, so students can learn the foundational skills needed to flourish and meet the challenges of our times.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Mindfulnessforlife #MBCT
Can Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy help reshape education, so students can learn the foundational skills needed to flourish and meet the challenges of our times.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Mindfulnessforlife #MBCT
Job Opportunity: Research Assistant.
Join our team at the University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre to support an #MBCT #RCT study of young people’s mental health.
📍 Based in Oxford, hybrid work available
📆 10-month post, apply by Feb 25!
🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Join our team at the University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre to support an #MBCT #RCT study of young people’s mental health.
📍 Based in Oxford, hybrid work available
📆 10-month post, apply by Feb 25!
🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
February 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Job Opportunity: Research Assistant.
Join our team at the University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre to support an #MBCT #RCT study of young people’s mental health.
📍 Based in Oxford, hybrid work available
📆 10-month post, apply by Feb 25!
🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Join our team at the University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre to support an #MBCT #RCT study of young people’s mental health.
📍 Based in Oxford, hybrid work available
📆 10-month post, apply by Feb 25!
🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
I joined @aileenxu on The Lavendaire Lifestyle podcast to share practical insights from my book Mindfulness for Life.
Her incredible platform helps millions create intentional, fulfilling lives.
🎧 youtu.be/YzbzHYKNLpg?...
#Mindfulness #Psychology #ScienceOfWellbeing #LavendaireLifestyle
Her incredible platform helps millions create intentional, fulfilling lives.
🎧 youtu.be/YzbzHYKNLpg?...
#Mindfulness #Psychology #ScienceOfWellbeing #LavendaireLifestyle
The #1 Habit That Will Change Everything In Your Life with Dr. Kuyken
YouTube video by The Lavendaire Lifestyle
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February 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I joined @aileenxu on The Lavendaire Lifestyle podcast to share practical insights from my book Mindfulness for Life.
Her incredible platform helps millions create intentional, fulfilling lives.
🎧 youtu.be/YzbzHYKNLpg?...
#Mindfulness #Psychology #ScienceOfWellbeing #LavendaireLifestyle
Her incredible platform helps millions create intentional, fulfilling lives.
🎧 youtu.be/YzbzHYKNLpg?...
#Mindfulness #Psychology #ScienceOfWellbeing #LavendaireLifestyle
Reposted by Willem Kuyken
We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study - BMC Women's Health
Background From early adolescence, girls face greater risk of experiencing low mood and anxiety relative to boys, with recent evidence that this may be worsening. There is a paucity of mental health r...
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
… this HOPE isn’t the idle optimist
That sits on stumps plucking petals.
Instead, we are getting our hands dirty
And planting the seeds ourselves.
… every life on this planet
Has its own narrative
Worthy and deserving ...
This extract from the extraordinary poem Hope by Salome Agbaroji
That sits on stumps plucking petals.
Instead, we are getting our hands dirty
And planting the seeds ourselves.
… every life on this planet
Has its own narrative
Worthy and deserving ...
This extract from the extraordinary poem Hope by Salome Agbaroji
February 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
… this HOPE isn’t the idle optimist
That sits on stumps plucking petals.
Instead, we are getting our hands dirty
And planting the seeds ourselves.
… every life on this planet
Has its own narrative
Worthy and deserving ...
This extract from the extraordinary poem Hope by Salome Agbaroji
That sits on stumps plucking petals.
Instead, we are getting our hands dirty
And planting the seeds ourselves.
… every life on this planet
Has its own narrative
Worthy and deserving ...
This extract from the extraordinary poem Hope by Salome Agbaroji
Systematic and meta-analytic reviews are supposed to be at the top of the evidence hierarchy. But are they? Really interesting perspective, from Holly Else. The article features Andreas Voldstad @OMC_mindfulness @OxPsychiatry reflecting on his recent review.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say
www.science.org
December 10, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Systematic and meta-analytic reviews are supposed to be at the top of the evidence hierarchy. But are they? Really interesting perspective, from Holly Else. The article features Andreas Voldstad @OMC_mindfulness @OxPsychiatry reflecting on his recent review.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
I really enjoyed this conversation with Professor Mark Williams, about living with intention, spending our “attention budget” wisely, the inner critic, and what it means to integrate mindfulness into our lives.
@Blackwell's Bookshops in Oxford in October 2024.
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@Blackwell's Bookshops in Oxford in October 2024.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
December 2, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I really enjoyed this conversation with Professor Mark Williams, about living with intention, spending our “attention budget” wisely, the inner critic, and what it means to integrate mindfulness into our lives.
@Blackwell's Bookshops in Oxford in October 2024.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
@Blackwell's Bookshops in Oxford in October 2024.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
I'm thrilled to share that my new book, Mindfulness for Life, is now available as a paperback, e-book and audiobook at all major booksellers worldwide, including Amazon and Audible.
A website features films, guided practices, and resources.
🔗 bit.ly/m/Mindfulnes...
A website features films, guided practices, and resources.
🔗 bit.ly/m/Mindfulnes...
November 26, 2024 at 8:28 AM
I'm thrilled to share that my new book, Mindfulness for Life, is now available as a paperback, e-book and audiobook at all major booksellers worldwide, including Amazon and Audible.
A website features films, guided practices, and resources.
🔗 bit.ly/m/Mindfulnes...
A website features films, guided practices, and resources.
🔗 bit.ly/m/Mindfulnes...
Thoughtful and constructive piece on young people learning resilience
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
‘Resilience interventions do work’ – why coping strategies should be a staple of education
Early instruction that teaches young people how to recognise negative thought patterns and manage their mental health may help to avoid problems in later life
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Thoughtful and constructive piece on young people learning resilience
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Our new paper on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (#MBCT) for #depression suggests learning #mindfulness skills mediates MBCT’s effects.
Especially for those with more severe depression.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
Led by Jesus Montero-Marin
#depression
#MBCT
Especially for those with more severe depression.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
Led by Jesus Montero-Marin
#depression
#MBCT
November 22, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Our new paper on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (#MBCT) for #depression suggests learning #mindfulness skills mediates MBCT’s effects.
Especially for those with more severe depression.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
Led by Jesus Montero-Marin
#depression
#MBCT
Especially for those with more severe depression.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
Led by Jesus Montero-Marin
#depression
#MBCT
Lessons from the My Resilience in Adolescence #myriadproject
What did we learn when we explored school-based #mindfulness training, focusing on mechanisms, effectiveness, and implementation? And what’s next?
Slides from my talk @ University of Malmö
🔗 bit.ly/MYRIAD
What did we learn when we explored school-based #mindfulness training, focusing on mechanisms, effectiveness, and implementation? And what’s next?
Slides from my talk @ University of Malmö
🔗 bit.ly/MYRIAD
November 13, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Lessons from the My Resilience in Adolescence #myriadproject
What did we learn when we explored school-based #mindfulness training, focusing on mechanisms, effectiveness, and implementation? And what’s next?
Slides from my talk @ University of Malmö
🔗 bit.ly/MYRIAD
What did we learn when we explored school-based #mindfulness training, focusing on mechanisms, effectiveness, and implementation? And what’s next?
Slides from my talk @ University of Malmö
🔗 bit.ly/MYRIAD
📖 Book Launch: Mindfulness for Life
📅 6:00–7:00 pm, Thursday, 24th October 📍 Blackwell's Bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford
Join Mark Williams and me for the launch of my new book.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/willem-kuy...
#Mindfulness #MindfulnessforLife #WellBeing #Oxford
📅 6:00–7:00 pm, Thursday, 24th October 📍 Blackwell's Bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford
Join Mark Williams and me for the launch of my new book.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/willem-kuy...
#Mindfulness #MindfulnessforLife #WellBeing #Oxford
Willem Kuyken 'Mindfulness for Life' with Mark Williams
Oxford Professor and leading mindfulness expert, Willem Kuyken joins us to discuss his new book with Mark Williams.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 23, 2024 at 8:42 AM
📖 Book Launch: Mindfulness for Life
📅 6:00–7:00 pm, Thursday, 24th October 📍 Blackwell's Bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford
Join Mark Williams and me for the launch of my new book.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/willem-kuy...
#Mindfulness #MindfulnessforLife #WellBeing #Oxford
📅 6:00–7:00 pm, Thursday, 24th October 📍 Blackwell's Bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford
Join Mark Williams and me for the launch of my new book.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/willem-kuy...
#Mindfulness #MindfulnessforLife #WellBeing #Oxford
New review argues that our focus must be on reward processing and positive emotions to transform mental health care for #depression, #anxiety, and #PTSD.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 1, 2024 at 3:28 PM
New review argues that our focus must be on reward processing and positive emotions to transform mental health care for #depression, #anxiety, and #PTSD.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) offers a new way to address depression prevention and recovery. Our latest article in JAMA Psychiatry argues that by leveraging translational science, we can enhance access, engagement, and treatment outcomes for depression.
🔗https://bit.ly/MBCT_JAMA
🔗https://bit.ly/MBCT_JAMA
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy’s Untapped Potential
This Viewpoint discusses the benefits of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
bit.ly
September 26, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) offers a new way to address depression prevention and recovery. Our latest article in JAMA Psychiatry argues that by leveraging translational science, we can enhance access, engagement, and treatment outcomes for depression.
🔗https://bit.ly/MBCT_JAMA
🔗https://bit.ly/MBCT_JAMA
📚 Beyond excited to hold the 1st copy of my new book today! It's been a labor of love, blending ancient wisdom with modern psychology—ideas that have enriched my life.
I hope it resonates with readers just as much.
Available in the US & for pre-order globally!
🔗https://bit.ly/m/MindfulnessforLife
I hope it resonates with readers just as much.
Available in the US & for pre-order globally!
🔗https://bit.ly/m/MindfulnessforLife
September 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM
📚 Beyond excited to hold the 1st copy of my new book today! It's been a labor of love, blending ancient wisdom with modern psychology—ideas that have enriched my life.
I hope it resonates with readers just as much.
Available in the US & for pre-order globally!
🔗https://bit.ly/m/MindfulnessforLife
I hope it resonates with readers just as much.
Available in the US & for pre-order globally!
🔗https://bit.ly/m/MindfulnessforLife
New Paper - "Target Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Programmes and Practices" explores how mindfulness skills, decentering, and attitudes may be key to improving well-being across diverse populations.
Led by Shannon Maloney & published in BMJ Mental Health
Read
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Led by Shannon Maloney & published in BMJ Mental Health
Read
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
September 12, 2024 at 10:23 AM
New Paper - "Target Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Programmes and Practices" explores how mindfulness skills, decentering, and attitudes may be key to improving well-being across diverse populations.
Led by Shannon Maloney & published in BMJ Mental Health
Read
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Led by Shannon Maloney & published in BMJ Mental Health
Read
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Delighted to come over here. Still finding my way, so starting with some photos that capture my life, professional and personal ...
September 9, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Delighted to come over here. Still finding my way, so starting with some photos that capture my life, professional and personal ...