Lisa Wren has practiced mindfulness since 2012. She began her learning journey at the Oxford University Mindfulness Centre and has been teaching since 2015. Lisa works with the internationally recognized mindfulness teaching standard MBI-TAC and meets all criteria in its competency domains; she is trained in both MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) and MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction). Lisas teacher training and CPD is through the Mindfulness Network (accredited by Bangor University). She has a First-Class Hons. degree in Psychology with Neuroscience (University of London) and was the winner of the annual British Psychological Society Undergraduate Award for her university. She is perpetually learning and is engaged with current psychology research literature through specialist courses at City University and the British Psychological Society; she has also studied Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness and is a Mental Health First Aider (MHFA England).
Lisa has a successful portfolio career, she manages the high-performing IP & Rights team as Director, R&P for Pearson and teaches internationally in her role as Global Mindfulness Lead. She provides classes and runs weekly workplace meditation groups, as well as supporting and training new mindfulness teachers; she creates and delivers learning material for her online and in-person courses and has written about workplace wellbeing, including in response to the Pearson Global Learner Survey. She is currently supporting ELL marketing campaigns with mindfulness-based wellbeing videos on social media for students, and she supports individuals through mentoring schemes and the Senior Leadership Sponsorship program. Recently Lisa has become a volunteer mindfulness teacher for the NHS, sharing this valuable skill with clinical teams to help them prepare for a busy winter period.