The Internationally Accredited Online 4-Week Course

Compassionate Mindful Resilience (CMR)

A Programme for Healthcare Professionals

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Our next course will start in Autumn 2026

Healthcare professionals are rigorously trained to prioritise the needs of patients above all else - often at the expense of their own physical and mental health. My recent article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) underscores that physician self-care is not a luxury, but a moral necessity for sustainable, patient-centred practice.

The Compassionate Mindful Resilience (CMR) course offers a structured, evidence-based framework for healthcare professionals to cultivate mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience. It provides the tools for clinicians to offer the same level of care and compassion to themselves that they provide to their patients, ensuring they remain effective and empathetic in an increasingly demanding healthcare landscape.

Designed by Karen Atkinson, CEO of MindfulnessUK, the course is recognized by the European and British Associations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (EAMBA & BAMBA). It offers engaging, accessible practices and techniques specifically designed to be integrated into the busy life of a working professional.

Options for Groups & Organisations: This programme is highly adaptable and can be delivered as a 4 or 8-session course to hospital departments, GP practices, or healthcare organisations.

To discuss a bespoke CMR course for your team, please contact me at michael@mamindfulness.co.uk

Course Fee:

- Individual Qualified Professionals: £195

- Medical Students: £160

- Organisations: Custom group rates available upon request.

Why do the CMR?

√ Shorter practices that fit into a time poor lifestyle

√ Developing lifelong skills of care for yourself and others

√ Techniques to strengthen self-awareness and resilience

√ Accessible to new or experienced alike

√ 2 Hours per week for 4 weeks

Course FAQ’s

  • Autumn 2026 TBC

  • To help you gain the maximum benefit from the course, we will encourage you to commit to practicing some of the techniques between sessions for at least 5 out of 7 days. There will be additional short reflections on home practice and experiences during each week.

  • In each session we will explore mindfulness, compassion and resilience through presentation, discussion, practice and reflection.  

  • No, this course is available for both new and experienced alike.

  • The course is aimed at any healthcare professional (including allied health professions).

  • While the 8-week MBSR program offers an intensive deep dive, the CMR course provides a specialised focus on self-care and compassion. It emphasises shorter, accessible practices designed for seamless integration into daily life, making it an ideal precursor or follow-up to the full MBSR curriculum

  • The Compassionate Mindful Resilience (CMR) Programme is Copyrighted. Completing the 4-Week CMR yourself as a participant does NOT qualify you to teach others the CMR programme or any other mindfulness-based programme in any capacity at any time.

    If you wish to teach others please enrol in MindfulnessUK’s Train-the-Trainer (TtT) pathways.

    The course you completed as a participant will be a prerequisite for the corresponding Train-the-Trainer pathway.

  • See my ‘About’ page for more details.

Course Content

  • Week 1: Exploring Mindfulness and Compassion

    Start your journey by discovering how mindfulness and compassion work together. You’ll learn how a little self-kindness can completely change how you handle stress.

  • Week 2: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence

    This week is all about self-awareness. We’ll teach you how to recognise your feelings and stay calm and balanced, even when things get hectic.

  • Week 3: Developing Resilience

    Learn the science behind why some people recover faster from tough times. We’ll show you how your brain works and give you practical tools to help you find your footing after life’s setbacks.

  • Week 4: Feeling Resourced and Connected

    In our final week, we bring it all together. You’ll leave with a personal toolkit of grounding exercises and a clear plan to keep these positive habits going for the long haul.