Imagine taking the time to slow those racing thoughts to find peace in the present moment. When you’re busy, stressed, or overwhelmed, it's even more important to slow down and calm your mind. 

Keep in mind, practicing this skill when you’re not overly-stressed, makes it easier to remain balanced when tough memories or life circumstances try to knock you off course.

What is mindfulness meditation and breathwork and why does it matter?

Mindfulness meditation has many benefits including improving sleep, concentration, and mood. Be led through an experience that combines breathing with awareness of body and mind 1,2. 

Focusing on breathing is helpful for activating the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the mind and body without needing medications. It’s been shown to be an effective supplemental treatment option for conditions ranging from stress, anxiety, and depression 3.

Get Started with Our Virtual Meditation Class

Weekly guided classes designed to calm your mind and body using a perspective grounded in mental health and trauma-informed care. Participate from the comfort of your home.

MINDFUL MONDAYS

Have you ever been stressed because of school, family, relationships, and all the other normal experiences we struggle with? If so, Mindfulness Meditation may be for you! In this 30-minute class, we will explore a variety of techniques to help you manage stress and anxiety. You will be introduced to and practice short periods of meditation, breathwork, and body-mind awareness strategies. for grounding Through mindfulness practices, you will noticeably become more aware of your experiences of kindness and of being calm and content.

(30 min)

Pricing: $20 

(FOR ALL Levels & Bodies)

We Offer “Gratitude” pricing" if the amount above is not affordable for you, send us an email (at least 12 hours before class begins) with “need gratitude class code” in the subject line, and we’ll send you details on how to access the class for free. We trust that you’ll only ask if you need to and that when you can pay, you will.

Make this time for yourself – and you don’t even need to leave your home.

1. Marina A. Khusid, MD, ND, MSA, Meena Vythilingam, MD, The Emerging Role of Mindfulness Meditation as Effective Self-Management Strategy, Part 1: Clinical Implications for Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Anxiety, Military Medicine, Volume 181, Issue 9, September 2016, Pages 961–968, https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00677 

2. Kim, S. H., Schneider, S. M., Bevans, M., Kravitz, L., Mermier, C., Qualls, C., & Burge, M. R. (2013). PTSD symptom reduction with mindfulness-based stretching and deep breathing exercise: randomized controlled clinical trial of efficacy. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 98(7), 2984–2992. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2012-3742 

3. Ma, X., Yue, Z. Q., Gong, Z. Q., Zhang, H., Duan, N. Y., Shi, Y. T., Wei, G. X., & Li, Y. F. (2017). The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Attention, Negative Affect and Stress in Healthy Adults. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 874. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00874