Hi, I am Christoph. Thank you for visiting my profile.
I was born in Belgium and moved to the UK in 2002.
I completed an MA in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches at Bangor University’s Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (MBI:TAC Advanced) and have been a BAMBA-registered Mindfulness Teacher (MBSR) for three years.
With over 15 years of international experience in Learning & Development, bringing evidence-based mindfulness to diverse organisations from charities to global brands, I’m passionate about building communities. I also organise the annual Manchester Mindfulness Festival, quarterly global online gatherings for mindfulness professionals, and the fortnightly LGBTQIA+ Mindfulness sessions for The Mindfulness Network. A recent community highlight for me was the opportunity to be an Events Manager for ICM:2024 – The International Conference on Mindfulness. I also deliver Mindfulness courses for older adult carers on behalf of The Mindful Life Group CIC.
My free meditations on the Insight Timer app have received over 37k plays and I recently provided recordings used in a study by Dr Sparacio and colleagues across 37 sites worldwide with over 2,000 participants, published in Nature Human Behaviour.
When I’m not teaching, I enjoy spending time in nature, catching up with friends, getting lost in my eclectic taste in music, and coming up with awesome names for cats and dogs. I live with my husband, Ed, in Sale near Manchester.
I am delighted to be on the MNCF Committee and support this wonderful charity.