Mindfulness for Life: Corporate | Wittering Wellbeing
Eight week programme · Corporate

Mindfulness for Life:
Corporate Edition

An eight-week MBCT-informed programme for workplace teams. Long enough for something to actually change.

Most wellbeing provision gives people a day off and a set of ideas to forget by Wednesday. This programme gives them eight weeks of structured practice, a growing toolkit, and enough time for something to actually change.

The Mindfulness for Life corporate programme is drawn from the same evidence base as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, adapted for a workplace context and delivered in a way that fits around a working week. Sessions run weekly online via Zoom, or in person at your premises within the Midlands and surrounding areas.

By the end of eight weeks, participants have a reliable set of practices they understand, have used repeatedly, and know how to return to. That is different to knowing about mindfulness. It is knowing it well enough to reach for it when things are difficult.

The programme also includes a five-hour day of practice: a longer, quieter session that consolidates everything covered in the weekly meetings and gives participants an experience of sustained stillness that the weekly format cannot provide.

Programme at a glance
Duration Eight weeks
Session length 2 hours 15 minutes weekly
Day of practice One five-hour session included
Group size Up to 16 participants
Delivery Zoom or in-person (Midlands)
Home practice Guided audio, 20 to 40 min daily
£2,800
online · up to 16 participants
£3,500
in person · up to 16 participants
Enquire about your group
The programme

Eight weeks.
One session at a time.

Each week builds on the last. The practices become familiar. The understanding deepens. By week five or six most participants notice they are reaching for the tools without being prompted.

01
Automatic pilot
How much of daily life we move through without really being present. The raisin exercise. The body scan as a foundation practice.
02
Living in our heads
The difference between thinking about experience and being in it. Bringing awareness to the body as a way back to the present.
03
Gathering the scattered mind
Breath as an anchor. Working with distraction rather than against it. The mindful movement practice.
04
Recognising aversion
How the mind pushes away difficulty and what that costs. Staying with discomfort as a learnable skill.
05
Allowing and letting be
The difference between acceptance and resignation. Turning towards difficulty with curiosity. Thoughts are not facts.
06
Thoughts are not facts
De-centring: stepping back from thoughts to observe them. How the mind constructs stories, and what happens when you notice that.
07
Taking care of yourself
The exhaustion funnel. Nourishing and depleting activities. Building a personal early warning system for stress.
08
Using what you have learned
Consolidating the toolkit. Building a personal maintenance plan. How to keep the practice alive when the course ends.
Day of
Practice

The day of practice

Between weeks six and seven, participants come together for a five-hour session of sustained practice. Longer periods of sitting, walking, and body scan meditation, mostly in silence. It is the part of the programme most participants say they did not expect to value and ended up valuing most. Delivered online or in person depending on the group.

Why it works

Eight weeks is long enough
for something to actually change.

Repetition builds skill
A single session shows people a tool. Eight weeks of weekly practice means they know how to use it under pressure. The research consistently shows that it is the repeated practice, not the understanding of it, that produces lasting change.
Home practice changes the brain
Between sessions, participants practise daily with guided audio, typically twenty to forty minutes. This is where the neurological change happens. The weekly sessions provide the structure; the daily practice does the work.
Group learning accelerates the process
Hearing how others relate to the same practices, the same difficulties, and the same small shifts matters. People normalise their experience, feel less alone with it, and often notice things in others that help them see themselves more clearly.
MBCT has a strong evidence base
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is recommended by NICE for recurrent depression and has an extensive evidence base for stress reduction, attentional control, and burnout prevention in workplace populations. The corporate programme is adapted from that lineage.
Delivery

Online or in person.
Two prices, one programme.

The content and quality are identical. The difference in price reflects the real difference in what in-person delivery involves.

Most popular Online
Via Zoom · £2,800
The default delivery method and the one most groups choose. Participants join from wherever they are, which means no travel time, no room booking, and a much easier commitment to sustain across eight weeks. James has been delivering the programme online since 2020 and the format works well. Sessions feel personal and connected despite being remote.
In person
At your premises · £3,500
Available for organisations within the Midlands and surrounding areas. In-person delivery adds something that Zoom cannot entirely replicate: the quality of being in a room together. The higher price reflects the travel, setup, and printed materials that come with it. Travel expenses beyond Worcestershire are additional and agreed at enquiry stage.
The evidence base

Grounded in research.
Adapted for the workplace.

The corporate programme draws on three bodies of research, each with a substantial and peer-reviewed evidence base.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
NICE-recommended for recurrent depression. Extensive evidence for stress reduction, improved attentional control, and reduced burnout in workplace populations. The corporate programme is adapted from the MBCT lineage.
Segal, Williams and Teasdale · Oxford Mindfulness Foundation
Neuroplasticity and practice
Repeated mindfulness practice produces measurable changes in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala. Eight weeks of daily practice is the threshold at which these changes become detectable in imaging studies.
Hölzel et al., Massachusetts General Hospital, 2011
Workplace outcomes
Multiple randomised controlled trials show MBCT-based workplace programmes reduce perceived stress, improve emotional regulation, and lower rates of presenteeism and sickness absence over a twelve-month follow-up period.
Virgili, 2015 · Workplace mindfulness meta-analysis
What people say

In their own words

"
Implementing this in our team resulted in a measurable boost in focus and collaboration. Our employees now have a common language in mindfulness to support each other on the tougher days.
Measurable team impact
Lorna, Visit Worcestershire
A structured approach that provided clear benefits: improved communication, reduced stress, and an overall happier team. Highly recommended for any organisation aiming to foster resilience.
Recommended without hesitation
Greg, F8
My work paid the fees. I wanted tools to share with the people I see at work. I also needed something for myself. The course did both those things, and I am so grateful.
Employer-funded · personally valuable
Maria
James's knowledge and genuineness make him an excellent teacher. I found myself looking forward to each class. A wonderful course and real insights into how the mind works.
Jason, 1st cohort
One month out, I am still using the practices we learned and feel just that little bit more equipped for handling the noise of life.
Still using the practices
Rory
Who this is for

Teams who want to go
deeper than a day.

HR and People Teams
Looking for provision with a credible evidence base that can be reported to leadership with confidence. The MBCT lineage and NICE recommendation give you something to point to. Eight weeks of measurable engagement gives you something to show.
Teams under sustained pressure
High-demand environments where stress is the norm and burnout is a real risk. The programme works particularly well for teams who have already noticed the signs of depletion and want to do something about it before it becomes a problem.
Organisations wanting lasting change
A one-day workshop changes how people feel. Eight weeks changes how people think. If the goal is lasting attentional resilience rather than a temporary lift, this is the right programme.
Get in touch

Tell us about
your team

If the Mindfulness for Life corporate programme sounds like something your organisation needs, fill in the form and James will be in touch to talk through how it might work for your group.

There is no obligation and no sales process. A short conversation is enough to work out whether this is the right fit and to answer any questions about the programme, the delivery, or the evidence base.

  • Online delivery via Zoom, or in person within the Midlands
  • Up to 16 participants, any mix of experience or background
  • Flexible scheduling arranged around your team's working week
  • £2,800 per group online · £3,500 in person, all sessions included
  • Invoiced to the organisation, not to individuals
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    Your facilitator
    James Wittering
    James Wittering
    MBCT Teacher · Blue Health Facilitator · SUP Instructor

    James is a qualified MBCT teacher trained through the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation and a certified Blue Health Facilitator with the Academy of Surfing Instructors. He has been delivering the Mindfulness for Life programme since 2021 and has worked with individuals, NHS referrals, and corporate groups across a range of industries and backgrounds.

    His approach is direct, patient, and sceptic-friendly. He does not ask people to believe in anything. Only to notice what is already happening, and to practise until they can do that reliably.

    MBCT-L Qualified ASI Blue Health Instructor Oxford Mindfulness Foundation Blue Health Facilitator
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