Piotr Sokół-Flak · Kshanti
My name is Piotr. I teach MBCT and MBSR programmes, offer mindfulness mentoring and coaching and deliver training for organisations. I help people explore practice step by step and bring it into everyday life.
Regular sessions, home practice and conversations about your experience. We start by discussing your needs and whether the programme is suitable for you.
Mindfulness for everyday living
An eight-week programme combining mindfulness practice with elements of a cognitive behavioural approach. We explore habits of attention and responding, and ways of caring for ourselves in everyday situations.
Sessions include guided practice and discussion. Between sessions, you practise using the course materials. No previous meditation experience is required.
Ask about joiningMindfulness and the experience of depression
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy was developed, among other purposes, to help people who have experienced episodes of depression reduce the risk of relapse. It combines meditation with learning about thinking patterns associated with low mood.
An initial suitability conversation takes your current situation and needs into account. The programme does not replace psychiatric care or psychotherapy. If you are receiving treatment, discuss participation with your treating professional.
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An eight-week programme for exploring your responses to stress and developing mindfulness. Practices include body awareness, meditation and mindful movement adapted to participants’ abilities.
Regular sessions and home practice help you notice tension and respond more consciously to demanding situations. We discuss your needs and participation requirements before the course begins.
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Get in touch to ask about upcoming dates, the course format and fees. We discuss the details before you enrol.
If you have specific access needs, let me know in a private message — we will adapt the way we work to your needs. Send a private WhatsApp message.
Choose mindfulness mentoring and coaching, a meditation retreat or a mindfulness day. Contact me to discuss dates and the format before booking.
One-to-one
One-to-one sessions make space for your questions, experience and circumstances. You can begin mindfulness practice, return after a break or explore ways to bring it into daily life.
We begin with a conversation, followed by guided practice and reflection on your experience. Together, we agree on practice between sessions and the focus and frequency of our meetings.
These sessions support mindfulness learning. They are not a diagnostic service or crisis intervention.
If you have specific access needs, let me know in a private message — we will adapt the way we work to your needs. Send a private WhatsApp message.
Ask about joiningTime dedicated to practice, with space to settle and deepen your experience. Ask about planned retreats, guidance and participation arrangements.
Ask about this practice formatSessions dedicated to meditation and mindful contact with your experience. Ask about upcoming mindfulness days and how to take part.
Ask about this practice formatParticipants’ experiences shared in Kshanti posts.
Read the full post„The sessions became a space free of judgement, yet I was able to look at my life from a different perspective.”
Read the full post„Taking part in the course helped me take stock of important areas of my life […] It was a moment of discovery for me, eight weeks of discovery.”
These are individual participants’ experiences, expressed in their own words. The excerpts are translated from Polish.
On 4 September 2026, I spoke on Radio 357 about how mindfulness can help in everyday life. The programme is in Polish.
Go to the radio programmeI reflect on an MBCT programme co-taught with Aleksandra Kwiatkowska and Anna Elf’s book “Bądź grzeczna, będziesz miała wszystko”, in which the author mentions me by name.
Post about the bookFor organisations
I design training that helps teams explore everyday working habits, responses to pressure and communication. I combine mindfulness teaching with experience as a business trainer and a learning and development professional.
We begin with the needs of the organisation and participants. I propose the scope, format and a way to assess how useful the training has been. Exercises relate to real workplace situations.
My workshops draw on business psychology, including communication, adult learning, motivation and responses to workplace stress. I combine this knowledge with experience in learning and development and mindfulness practice.
Training for organisationsAn introductory workshop, a series of sessions or a full programme: we agree on the format and scope together. A short workshop is not equivalent to a full MBCT or MBSR programme. Mindfulness can support individual skills; workload, communication and opportunities for recovery within the organisation also matter.
I bring experience as a job coach in supported employment, an accessibility consultant and a business trainer. I help organisations identify barriers and prepare teams to work with people with specific support needs.
Accessibility audits and consultations
Identifying barriers in spaces, communication, customer service and materials. We agree on the scope of the audit and how recommendations will be presented for each project.
Audio description
Creating audio descriptions of photographs and visual materials, drawing on my experience with collections and exhibitions.
Employee onboarding and team support
Support in preparing onboarding, communication and everyday collaboration. I help the employee, team and managers identify needs together and agree on practical arrangements.
Employee needs and work organisation
Consultations on tasks, communication and workplace organisation. Arrangements are developed with the person concerned. Where a specialist technical or ergonomic assessment is needed, we agree the scope with the appropriate specialists.
We start with a conversation involving the person concerned and the organisation, then agree on the purpose, scope and way of working.
Selected business collaborations.
Culture & NGOs
I work with cultural institutions and non-profit organisations on projects that bring together education, mindfulness and sensitivity to audiences’ needs. My experience includes exhibitions, writing educational and support materials, and facilitating workshops.
Sessions for staff in cultural institutions and non-profit organisations, exploring mindfulness, wellbeing and the everyday demands of their work. We agree on the focus around the team’s needs.
Workshops and mindfulness practices that invite attentive engagement with art and personal experience.
Educational content and materials supporting audiences of projects about mental health and the experience of crisis.
Audio descriptions of photographs to support access to collections and exhibitions.
I help identify barriers in exhibitions, performances and visitor services. My experience includes reviewing and adapting an exhibition together with people with disabilities. We agree on the scope for each project.
I help teams prepare to welcome people with specific access needs, covering communication, visitor services and sensory needs. I combine training experience with practical work supporting people with disabilities.
Let’s discuss your audience, subject and project needs. Together, we agree on the scope and whether I contribute individually or in collaboration with SZTOS.
Let’s discuss your projectSelected cultural, social and educational projects.
I was the content coordinator for “Stany osobne” and the author of its texts and full set of support materials, including the entire “Gdzie szukać wsparcia?” webpage. The project connected art with conversations about mental health crises and seeking help.
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I led events introducing mindfulness and exploring neurodiversity and compassion practice.
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I led a workshop accompanying the exhibition “Trwając bez powrotu”, bringing together art, guided practice and reflection.
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I created audio descriptions of the photograph collection for the exhibition “Pan Tadeusz Różewicz”.
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I wrote an article for the “Muzealniaki” brochure. In 2024, together with Emilia Grancow from SZTOS, I delivered mindfulness workshops for cultural-sector staff addressing occupational burnout.
Explore the projectI wrote the article “Uważność. Ty, tu i teraz” for the “Muzealniaki” brochure.
I initiated visits designed for people with specific sensory needs. Together with people with disabilities, I reviewed and adapted the exhibition to better meet visitors’ needs.
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At the Paragraf/Artykuł Festival, I reviewed a performance for accessibility and provided accessibility consultancy. I was a panellist in “Art. 31 [Wolność i dopuszczalne ograniczenia]”, held on 26 June 2021 at 19:00 in the Laboratory Theatre Space at the Jerzy Grotowski Institute.
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I was a panellist and co-organiser of a debate about disability and culture at the European Parliament Liaison Office in Wrocław. Other participants included artistic producer Paweł Zaręba, Emilia Stalmach and Monika Czerczak.
My name is Piotr Sokół-Flak. I am a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy teacher, an MBSR trainer and a business trainer. I teach courses, workshops and one-to-one mindfulness sessions. I also work as a senior learning and development specialist.
I completed MBCT-L teacher training through an Oxford Mindfulness Foundation programme delivered with Fundacja Rozwoju Mindfulness. At The Mindfulness Network, I completed Specialist Training: MBSR Curriculum and Mindfulness in a One-to-One Context. I am also a graduate of the trainer training school at Wszechnica Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
At Karmapa International Buddhist Institute in New Delhi, I attended master’s-level classes in Buddhist studies as a non-degree auditing student. I studied trauma-sensitive practices in an international programme led by David Treleaven.
I am a member of Stowarzyszenie Zainteresowanych Troską o Siebie – SZTOS. I contribute to social and educational initiatives and teach mindfulness in cultural institutions.
In cultural projects, I combine content development with attention to accessibility. I write educational and support materials, create audio descriptions and consult on exhibitions and performances. I value developing solutions with the people whose needs they are intended to meet.
I completed the coursework requirements in psychology at the University of Wrocław (absolutorium). I did not defend a master’s thesis or obtain a master’s degree. I continue to develop this knowledge through mindfulness teacher training and professional training, and draw on it in my educational work.
I also worked as a job coach in the supported employment model, helping people with specific support needs enter employment and participate in working life. I draw on this experience in consultations and in preparing teams to work together.
The name Kshanti comes from Buddhist tradition and refers to patience and perseverance. For me, it inspires learning step by step, with openness to experience.
No. Introductory programmes teach practice gradually. Before joining, we discuss your needs and whether the format is suitable.
I teach MBCT and MBSR in a secular setting. You can take part regardless of your beliefs.
MBCT for Life develops mindfulness in daily life. MBCT for Depression relates these skills to the experience of depression and patterns associated with low mood. MBSR focuses on responses to stress.
Experiences vary. Distraction, tension and difficult emotions may arise. We learn to notice them and adjust practice. You can change or stop an exercise.
Full programmes involve regular sessions and practice between meetings. We discuss the specific requirements before you enrol in a particular course.
We agree on the teaching language before you enrol or book a session. You can read the website in Polish, English and Norwegian; please ask about sessions in your preferred language.
Contact
Interested in a course, one-to-one session, business training or a project for a cultural institution or non-profit organisation? Tell me what you are looking for. I’ll answer your questions and explain the next steps.
Social and educational collaborations
Selected collaborations with organisations and educational teams.