Luke Doherty

A former England U-18s rugby player, Luke left elite sports to train in mindfulness and study how contemplative practices support high performance and mental wellbeing. He now designs and delivers bespoke mindfulness programmes for elite athletes, leaders, teams, and grassroots communities.Luke also works with leadership teams, specifically using mindfulness to resolve conflicts and uncover new opportunities. His education and training include a degree in Law and a postgraduate diploma in Law & Community Leadership.

KARIM RUSHDY

A director at Mindful Peak Performance, Karim is a BAMBA registered mindfulness teacher who specialises in supporting people with chronic pain, injury recovery and illness, drawing on both professional training and lived experience. Karim has an MA from Bangor University's Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and serves as a Trustee at Breathworks, a healthcare charity offering evidence-based mindfulness and compassion training for those managing long-term pain and illness.

Miia Chambers

A former international tennis player, Miia has since worked in the fields of executive coaching and sports performance coaching.Miia is a mindfulness expert who has led the development of therapeutic models proven through academic research to improve psychological wellbeing and performance.Miia is also an experienced Supervisor, Chair, Trustee, and a specialist Director for the charity Mind.

Lauren Garner

A sport and exercise psychologist with an applied professional doctorate, Lauren has worked across rowing, rugby, gymnastics and e-sports, with her primary background in professional football. She spent years in academy football at Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur, and most recently worked as first team performance psychologist at Sunderland AFC, delivering mindfulness sessions to support player wellbeing, recovery and performance. Lauren operates from a mindfulness-and-acceptance based approach and is an avid practitioner herself.

James Bailey

A sports consultant and former professional rugby player with over twenty years in high-performance sport, James played for leading clubs in England and France, represented England Sevens internationally, and served as Head Coach of England Women's Rugby Sevens. He works at the intersection of sport and business, helping athletes, coaches and organisations build healthy performance cultures and inclusive talent pathways. His approach centres on respect, trust and care, supporting people to recognise their strengths and grow with purpose.

Vin Harris

Vin is an entrepreneur, traveller, writer, creative thinker, and humanitarian with over 40 years’ experience in meditation. A leading innovator in the mindfulness field, Vin established the first national awards for innovations in mindfulness. He was also a co-author and the driving force behind The Fieldbook for Mindfulness Innovators, a celebrated guide to adapting mindfulness-based approaches for new audiences, and Sharing Your Treasure: A Workbook for Mindfulness Innovators. Vin is a key advisor on the shape, content, values, and delivery of the BAM! training programme.

Valerian Spicer

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.

Matthew Daniel

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.