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> You can offer full BAM! sessions, a fun, innovative and accessible mental wellbeing resource.
> You can use mini BAM! practices to help your service users be more calm and engaged with your usual activities.
> BAM! tools and training can support your own professional development and personal wellbeing.
COMMUNITY
BAM!
Boxing & Mindfulness
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PTP
Practitioner Training
Programme
Programme
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Partnership
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What is BAM! ?
BAM! is a fusion of non-contact boxing and mindfulness which was awarded the national Innovations in Mindfulness Award 2022.
It uses physical exercise and simple, powerful mindfulness practices to improve mental health.
BAM! can be implemented in any service and has already been effectively delivered in a wide range of contexts including with disadvantaged young people, children with learning disabilities, LGBTQ+communities, adults in recovery from addiction and carers.
It uses physical exercise and simple, powerful mindfulness practices to improve mental health.
BAM! can be implemented in any service and has already been effectively delivered in a wide range of contexts including with disadvantaged young people, children with learning disabilities, LGBTQ+communities, adults in recovery from addiction and carers.
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Boxfit-style exercise routines
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Guided mindfulness practises
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Facilitated group discussion
BAM! sessions involve:
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Boxfit-style exercise routines
Guided mindfulness practises
Facilitated group discussion
Guided mindfulness practises
Facilitated group discussion
BAM! Practitioner Training Programme PTP
SUMMARY
BAM! Practitioner Training Programme is a succinct training programme which equips you with the skills and confidence to deliver BAM! within your own service or professional activities.
The programme involves two and a half days of in- person training, plus a short online review session.
The programme involves two and a half days of in- person training, plus a short online review session.
TRAINING OUTCOMES
You will become a registered BAM! practitioner with the ability to:
Deliver full BAM! sessions (30-60 minutes) to your service users
Deliver mini BAM! practices (12 minutes) as part of your own service activities
Deliver full BAM! sessions (30-60 minutes) to your service users
Deliver mini BAM! practices (12 minutes) as part of your own service activities
WHO'S IT FOR
BAM! can be used in a broad range of contexts to improve wellbeing.
BAM! PTP will be especially useful for mental health practitioners, youth workers, teachers, social workers, keyworkers, psychotherapists and counsellors, mindfulness instructors, sports coaches.
BAM! PTP will be especially useful for mental health practitioners, youth workers, teachers, social workers, keyworkers, psychotherapists and counsellors, mindfulness instructors, sports coaches.
Watch our BAM Practitioner Training Programme video:
Watch our National Award video:
Benefits of BAM!
For You &
Your Service
For Your
Service Users
> Increased feelings of calm and relaxation
> Build more confidence and self-esteem
> Effective tools to manage anger and frustration
> Helps participants concentrate and engage better
> Build more confidence and self-esteem
> Effective tools to manage anger and frustration
> Helps participants concentrate and engage better
BAM! PTP Overview
You’re given preparation materials and encouraged to establish your own meditation practice which supports the BAM! training.
The first Training Day provides theory and key practice elements of a BAM! session, the second focuses on practising delivery and running BAM! safely.
Throughout you’ll continue to learn and develop your own mindfulness practice using BAM! home workout materials, aided by an online group review session.
The training concludes with a half-day session practising delivery and preparing you to use BAM! within your own service.
The first Training Day provides theory and key practice elements of a BAM! session, the second focuses on practising delivery and running BAM! safely.
Throughout you’ll continue to learn and develop your own mindfulness practice using BAM! home workout materials, aided by an online group review session.
The training concludes with a half-day session practising delivery and preparing you to use BAM! within your own service.
> No prior knowledge of mindfulness is required, just an openness to practising mindfulness yourself.
> You’ll be expected to use mindfulness for 10 minutes or more a day throughout the training period.
> No prior knowledge of physical training is required. BAM! physical training is designed to be simple and accessible to people regardless of fitness or ability. Contact us if you have any concerns about accessibility or personal capacity.
Pre-training preparation
> Establish a daily meditation practice with journal
> Readings & videos
> Readings & videos
4 weeks before training
Training Day 1
> Background, key principles & practices of BAM!
> Theoretical underpinning: "The Emotional Pyramid"
> The role of BAM! Practitioner
> Opening, delivering & closing a BAM! session
> Theoretical underpinning: "The Emotional Pyramid"
> The role of BAM! Practitioner
> Opening, delivering & closing a BAM! session
1 full day
10:00am - 5:00pm
In person (venue TBC)
10:00am - 5:00pm
In person (venue TBC)
Mid-training review
> Discussion of daily meditation & home practices
> Online mini BAM! session
> Inquiry & discussion in pairs & groups
> Online mini BAM! session
> Inquiry & discussion in pairs & groups
1.5 hours
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Online
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Online
Training Day 2
> Safeguarding, managing groups & trauma-sensitive approach in BAM!
> Practising Delivery
> Reflecting on BAM!
> Practising Delivery
> Reflecting on BAM!
1 full day
10:00am - 5:00pm
In person (venue TBC).
10:00am - 5:00pm
In person (venue TBC).
Final Training Day
> Practising Delivery
> O&A
> Next Steps
> O&A
> Next Steps
1 half day
9:00am - 1:00pm
In person (venue TBC)
9:00am - 1:00pm
In person (venue TBC)
Readiness as a practitioner
> Create a video of you delivering a mini BAM! Session Shared with MPP in your own work context
Shared with MPP in your own work context within 2 weeks
Watch a sample BAM! session here
BAM! PTP Facilitators.
LUKE DOHERTY
Founder & Managing Director
A former England U-18s rugby player, Luke left elite sports to train in mindfulness and study how contemplative practices supports high performance and mental wellbeing.
He now designs and delivers bespoke programmes for elite athletes, business leaders and teams, and grassroots communities. His education and training include a degree in Law and postgraduate diploma in Law & Community Leadership.
He spent six years working and living in a Buddhist context, managing Breathing Space, a secular mindfulness charity where he also taught mindfulness-based approaches. During this time, he was on mindfulness-based retreats for six weeks each year and completed advanced mindfulness training qualifications from Breathworks and has also participated in mindfulness inquiry method training at Oxford university Mindfulness Centre.
MIIA CHAMBERS
Mindfulness Teacher and Facilitator
Miia is a former international tennis player who has since worked in the fields of executive coaching and sports performance coaching.
Miia is an experienced mindfulness teacher who has led the development of therapeutic models which have been researched and proven to positively impact psychological wellbeing and performance.
Miia is also an experienced supervisor, Chair, Trustee, and a Specialist Director for the charity Mind.
EMMANUEL ADDO
Boxing and Mindfulness BAM! Coach
Emmanuel MPP’s lead boxing coach for both community and corporate programmes. He is a trained youth worker and safeguarding lead with extensive experience managing youth services across East London.
Emmanuel is an avid boxer and has been involved in boxing projects to teach young people defensive skills and engage them in discussions on safety and security, leadership and community cohesion.
Reach out for further information on BAM! PTP.
info@mindfulpeakperformance.com
Luke +44 (0) 7787 436 889
Luke +44 (0) 7787 436 889