Tag Archive for: community

Mindfulness Practices Can Shift Our Perspective from Perfectionism to Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion
Jeanie Bunker explores how mindfulness and self-compassion can help transform culturally sanctioned perfectionism into a more balanced way of living

A Mindfulness Center in the Midwest: Four and Fabulous
January 1, 2022 marked the fourth “official” anniversary of the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness (MAM), Kansas City’s premier secular mindfulness and meditation center.

The Case for Community Mindfulness Practice
At the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness, we honor thousands of years of wisdom tradition in elevating the importance of community in the development of a robust practice.

Meet the Teacher: Shane Ledford
Meet Shane Ledford, CYT, Core Community Teacher for the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness, Yin Yoga teacher, student of walking meditation (“Kinhin”) and Forest Therapy (“Shinrin-Yoku”), and avid movie buff.

Teachings for Teachers
At the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness we have been building a secular sangha of teachers, doing our best to create opportunities for support and guidance that can be lacking Midwestern and rural communities.

Building an Inclusive Community: Mindfulness Affinity Groups
We value diversity and understand the importance of supporting belonging in an inclusive community through affinity groups.

Mindfulness on the Digital Horizon
Meeting online, for a great number of people, is the only way they can realistically participate in mindfulness classes and practice meetings. Not everyone can make it to a meditation center. For these individuals, the virtual community can be a lifeline. But, what happens when, on the sole basis of preference, we curate the inconvenience of face-to-face interactions in our learning, practice and daily lives?

Heading Upstream Together
Heading Upstream Together - the time is now for sustainable solutions and mindfulness is an emerging critical social determinant of health.