revolution from the inside out
We are a diverse community of people from the Kansas City metro and beyond gathering together regularly to practice skills, attitudes, and ways of being that can help us live our lives and relate with each other more mindfully toward collective well-being.
Our mission is cultivating compassion, wellbeing and peace through mindfulness. Our vision is a kinder, more peaceful, and compassionate world.
Values
- Community – We understand the importance of practicing together, supporting and inspiring each other in our practice, and learning from one another by example.
- Compassion – Recognizing the common humanity in suffering, we cultivate awareness of and concern for, and work to decrease suffering in ourselves and others. We believe that practicing mindfulness fosters resilience and increases opportunities for experiencing joy.
- Generosity – We act as a resource for our members, the community, and other organizations and professionals, helping to create opportunities for the cultivation of mindfulness, especially for those for whom access or exposure might otherwise be limited.
- Human Potential – We believe in the inherent worth, dignity, wholeness, and wisdom of all people.
- Inclusion – Reaching out to underrepresented populations, we work together to cultivate belonging and sustain an inclusive environment that welcomes all people regardless of race, age, physical or mental ability, gender identity, religion, political affiliation, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social or economic class, and nationality.
- Education – Understanding that we are all beginners at some level, we emphasize lifelong learning, the importance of science, and the cultivation of wisdom.
Our community of highly trained and experienced teachers enjoys a diverse variety of personal and professional backgrounds.
More about our teachers...
Our teachers are trauma informed and trained by organizations such as UCSD, UCLA, UMass, Brown University, the Center for Mindful Self Compassion, Upaya Zen Center, and the Teacher Certification Program with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Many have specializations in areas such as mental health, yoga, and mindful movement, diversity, equity and inclusion and in working with specific populations such as children and teens, first responders, people of color, and the LGBTQIA+ community. A number of our teachers have training and experience in offering Mindfulness Based Programs (such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Self Compassion), trauma informed mindfulness, mindful communication, and mindful schools. We come from backgrounds in mental health, education, public safety, public relations, business/marketing, and the creative arts. Visit our calendar to see who’s teaching with us.