Mark Williams

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Mark Williams is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. He co-developed Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for prevention of depression. His books include The Mindful Way Through Depression (with John Teasdale, Zindel Segal & Jon Kabat-Zinn); Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World (2011) and Deeper Mindfulness: The New Way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World (2023, with Dr Danny Penman) which shows how feeling tone can be a new gateway to mindfulness.

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Reviews

Pat Hentschell

Oct 8, 2026

Nice calming moment. Short yet effective! Thank you!šŸ™

T

Sep 18, 2026

Wonderful guided meditation, calm presence with a wise ā€œGranddadā€ vibe to this.

Karen

Sep 14, 2026

Wonderful short meditation, I did this as part of the course in the book & CD written by Mark Williams and Danny Penman, great to see it on here too 😊

Karen Andelin

Sep 11, 2026

Excellent teaching meditation, with reassurance that the breath will always anchor you to the present moment.

Samantha

Aug 25, 2026

Simple and effective for helping focus my mind and let my busy mind pause for a while

Lauren Delmar Jackson

Aug 14, 2026

I feel very peaceful, just the right amount of guidance for me

Caroline

Aug 6, 2026

Such a good practice which is so helpful in building skills and also to return to beginner’s mind. So well paced. Thank you šŸ™

Eva

Aug 6, 2026

Helped me to return to here and now, gently yet focused. Thank you.

Bella

Aug 2, 2026

Great balance of practice and instruction- thank you!

Alain Vereecke

Aug 1, 2026

Thank you for this simple and great also guided meditation

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