Medical Doctor . Organisation Wellbeing Consultant . TEDx & Public Speaker . Former International Advisory Board Member @ Headspace Health . Professional Stakeholder in Mindfulness Research @ Cambridge University

Dr Reena Kotecha studied Medicine and undertook a research degree in Neuroscience and Mental Health at Imperial College London and following this spent the early part of her career serving in the National Health Service (UK) as a hospital doctor. Alongside this she is trained in the therapeutic use of Mindfulness Meditation at the British Mindfulness Institute and is a certified teacher of 'Search Inside Yourself'; a Mindfulness based Emotional Intelligence training programme developed at the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, USA. During the pandemic Reena was sought out to serve on the International Advisory Board of Headspace Health; one of the world’s largest meditation Apps.

Reena has a keen interest in workplace wellbeing and in 2016 designed and developed Mindful Medics; The Healthcare starts with Self Care programme, which she delivers to clinical and non-clinical staff in healthcare settings across the globe. In 2020, the Mindful Medics programme was delivered to a group of Neurosurgeons as part of a study trial in collaboration with Queens Square Neurosurgery London. This yielded 2 research papers showing statistically significant improvements in measures of wellbeing and performance in surgeons who underwent the programme. The tools within the Mindful Medics programme are embedded within the Mindful in Healthcare Digital Course which was produced in 2023.

Dr Reena also provides training within non-healthcare sectors. Working at the intersection of individual and organisational thriving her offerings focus on evidence-based approaches that enhance staff health and wellbeing on a personal level as well as productivity, performance and engagement on a professional level. 

In 2017 Dr Reena Kotecha delivered a TEDxNHS talk to a live audience in London. Her TEDx talk can be viewed here.