Founding Story

JOEL Mindfulness was founded by Lucinda Townsend in 2023. 

Lucinda has worked within the Construction Industry for circa 10+ years, initially completing a Building Surveying degree and later transitioning into Project Management.  

Following the birth of her first child in 2016, Lucinda began to (re)explore religion/s and their teachings, it was at this time that she discovered meditation and began a daily practice.

 In 2023, Lucinda undertook teacher training at the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation to teach Mindfulness for Life (MBCT-L).  A pre-requisite for the teacher training application was to bring the programme to the population group where you have established access, prompting Lucinda to research Mental Health within the Construction Industry. 

Discovering the sobering statistics of the mental health crisis within the Construction Industry consequentially ignited the cause for JOEL.  

    JOEL has been established as a grassroots movement, to teach mindfulness through an established, researched based curriculum known as Mindfulness for Life (MBCT-L) with the aim of improving the wellbeing of those working within the sector. 

Lucinda is a registered teacher at BAMBA and the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation: 

Lucinda Townsend | BAMBA [bamba.org.uk] 

 Lucinda Townsend - Oxford Mindfulness Foundation [oxfordmindfulness.org]