Paula is the co-founder of the Mindfulness and Social Change Network which is exploring the potential for secular mindfulness to contribute to more sustainable, caring and socially just societies. Prior to teaching mindfulness, Paula spent ten years working in international development – initially for Oxfam GB, and later joined INTRAC (a civil society strengthening organisation) as their Training Manager. For the last few years, Paula has been delivering courses with The Ulex Project which delivers training on movement building, impact and resilience for European based change makers and activists. She has delivered mindfulness related sessions for the Atlantic Fellows Programme, University College London and written for Open Democracy: Mindfulness and Social Change and Don’t wait for the future of Mindfulness – it’s already here She is also working with European grassroots environmental orgs on how blended and transformative learning can support the socio-ecological transition.
