IN THE COMMUNITY
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BAM in the community
BAM! Started as a fusion of non-contact boxing and mindfulness which was awarded the national Innovations in Mindfulness Award 2022 and is delivered in the elite sports world and to disadvantaged communities.
It’s evolved to use non contact boxing and a range of physical exercise combined with simple, powerful meditation practices to improve mental health. BAM brings both physical and mental training together.
BAM! can be implemented in any service and has already been effectively delivered and tested in a wide range of contexts including with disadvantaged young people, children with learning disabilities, LGBTQ+communities, adults in recovery from addiction and young carers.
BAM! Practitioner Training Programme PTP
A powerful training programme which equips you with the skills and confidence to deliver BAM! within your own service so you can pass BAM onto the people you work with: The programme involves 3 days in- person training, plus a short online review session.
You will become a registered BAM! practitioner with the ability to:
Deliver full BAM! sessions
Deliver full 30-60 minute BAM! sessions to your service users
Deliver mini BAM! practices
Deliver mini 12 minutes BAM! practices as part of your own service activities
Deliver short meditation practices
Deliver (3, 6, and 12 mins) meditation practice from the elite sports world to the people you work with
Your Service users Will Benefit from
Increased feelings of calm and relaxation
Improved confidence and Self-esteem
Effective tools to manage anger and frustration
Helps participants concentrate and engage better
Who is 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.
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.
BAM! physical training is designed to be accessible
BAM! is designed to be accessible and simple regardless of fitness or ability. Contact us if you have any concerns about accessibility or personal capacity.
LEARN NEW Tools & Techniques FOR YOUR OWN DEVELOPMENT
BAM! tools and training can support your own professional development and personal wellbeing.
BAM! PTP
now enrolling
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 practising delivery and preparing you to use BAM! within your own service.
PHASE 1: FOUNDATION
Online Kick-off session
Launch your journey with an online introduction to the programme, meet your cohort, establish your personal BAM practice, and get set up with essential resources.
Daily home practice
12 minutes of mindfulness practice per day, 5 days per week, using comprehensive home workout materials and guided meditations designed specifically for newcomers without any prior experiences.
Weekly Practice drop-in sessions
Optional online sessions every Wednesday throughout the training period to support your developing practice, troubleshoot challenges, and build community.
Workbook exercises
Complete key reflection exercises to deepen your understanding and prepare for in-person training.
PHASE 2: TRAINING
Day 1: Setting the Foundations
Full-day immersive session introducing core theory, physical elements of body-mind practice, and beginning to work with the S.P.A Framework that helps you learn a safe, clear way to understand meditation, and BAM practices for yourself and vulnerable client groups.
Day 2: Advanced Practice & Teaching Skills
Full-day in-person session focused on practising delivery, developing your teaching voice, and refining your sport-specific action plans of where you can deliver BAM within your services.
Day 3: final Certification
Full-day session where you demonstrate your capability to deliver body-mind training in your context and receive your certification. Developing your understanding of safe delivery of BAM including Safeguarding, managing groups & trauma-sensitive approach to delivery.
Ongoing Support
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
Weekly Practice drop in sessions
Continue your weekly online practice sessions to maintain momentum and deepen your understanding once you have completed your training. Also an opportunity to talk about your delivery and keep learning as you go.
Commitment Requirements
Required
- Attend all three in-person training days Participate in the online kick-off session
- Maintain daily practice (12 mins, 5 days/week) throughout the programme
- Complete workbook exercises Introduce mindfulness to people in your context
- Create a video of you delivering a mini BAM!
- Have completed safeguarding training within your working context
Watch our BAM! practitioner videos
Who should apply?
mental health practitioners
youth workers
TEACHERS
SOCIAL WORKERS
keyworkers
psychotherapists and counsellors
mindfulness instructors
Programme outcomes
You'll develop:
Teaching Capability
Skills to pass on these powerful techniques to other athletes and teams
Performance Integration
Sport-specific strategies using our S.P.A Framework for immediate application
Enhanced Mental Fitness
Practical mindfulness techniques that directly improve focus, clarity and emotional regulation under pressure
Recovery & Pain Management
Mindfulness-based approaches to optimise recovery periods and manage training-related discomfort
Community connection
Membership in a growing network of forward-thinking sports professionals
meet the Faculty
Matthew is a trained psychotherapist and the clinical supervisor for BAM! training. He supports delivery and continually updates the programme, incorporating client and participant feedback and providing clinical oversight.
Valerian co-delivers BAM training. She didn’t enter a boxing gym until age 30, initially to keep fit, but went on to dedicate eight years to the sport, competing in 64 bouts, defeating three Olympians, and becoming a world-ranked international boxer.