The international symposium on mindfulness and its developments in the field of mental health (from roots to the future) will take place at the University of Fribourg on June 9th 2022. Among the speakers, we are very lucky to have Professor Paul Gilbert, the founder of compassion based therapies and well-known writer as well as Prof. Eric Garland, who will present the MORE program for the first time in Europe, an evidence-based program for the treatment of addiction and chronic pain, and other. We will have the pleasure to welcome Professor Guido Bondolfi form the University Geneva who has been determinant for the implementation of mindfulness in the field of mental disorders in Switzerland. Dr. Tamura will present the mindful self-compassion for youth and for adults, an promising methods to strengthen emotional resilience and used as self-care for mental health specialists.