Mindfulness Training as a Tool for Transformation
Our Grads say: "The elements of engagement and working with people who don't have the opportunity to get exposure to this kind of work is...
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Mar 41 min read
Community, Connection, and Trauma-informed Mindfulness at Engaged Mindfulness Institute
The ripple effects of mindfulness teaching extend far beyond the confines of the classroom or meditation hall, permeating into the fabric...
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Feb 261 min read
What I Took Home from EMI's Mindfulness Teacher Training
Our EMI MT Grad Mingyur says: "What I'm really taking home is not to download the program, or whatever I have learned, to somebody who is...
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Feb 214 min read
Empathy & Teaching Mindfulness
In the realm of mindfulness teaching, empathy stands as a cornerstone. This vital element cultivates a positive learning environment and...
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Feb 192 min read
A Student's Path to Mindfulness Teacher Training
My name is James Frank, I am a contemplative studies major at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and I'm 21 years old. I first got...
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Feb 152 min read
The End Of The Owls
by Hans Magnus Enzensberger (translated By Jerome Rothenberg) I speak for none of your kind, I speak for the end of the owls. I speak for...
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Feb 131 min read
Building Connection and Depth: The Structure of Our Mindfulness Teacher Training
"One of the greatest parts of this Mindfulness Teacher Training is the way it's structured." "It starts with a one-week silent retreat,...
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Feb 122 min read
Become a Mindfulness Facilitator with EMI's Teacher Training Program
This May, the Engaged Mindfulness Institute (EMI) is excited to welcome a new cohort into our transformative Mindfulness Teacher Training...
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Feb 72 min read
How Mindfulness Training Transformed a Corporate Developer's Life
Yoga and meditation have transformed my life and helped me in the speedy, aggressive corporate world.
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
Imposter Syndrome in Teaching Mindfulness: A Paradox Worth Exploring
Mindfulness emphasizes cultivating awareness, acceptance, and presence in each moment. Mindfulness teachers are at the forefront of...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
Blessing for Sound
by David Whyte I thank you, for the smallest sound, for the way my ears open even before my eyes, as if to remember the way everything...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
The Wild Geese
by Wendell Berry Horseback on Sunday morning, harvest over, we taste persimmon and wild grape, sharp sweet of summer's end. In time's...
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Sep 25, 20231 min read
Keeping Quiet
by Pablo Neruda (translation by Alastair Reid) Now we will count to twelve And we will all keep still. For once on the face of the...
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Sep 25, 20232 min read
Why Poetry?
Reading poetry can be a valuable activity in a mindfulness class for several reasons: Focused Attention: Reading poetry often requires a...
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Sep 25, 20231 min read
Smart Cookie
by Richard Shiffman after Wallace Stevens The fortune that you seek is in another cookie, was my fortune. So I'll be equally frank--the...
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Sep 18, 20231 min read
Piute Creek
by Gary Snyder | One granite ridge A tree, would be enough Or even a rock, a small creek, A bark shred in a pool. Hill beyond hill,...
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Sep 17, 20232 min read
Sonnets to Orpheus IV
O you tender ones, step now and then into the breath that takes no heed of you; let it part as it touches your cheeks, it will quiver...
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