Imagine

In 2017 Imagine Mindfulness started teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction worldwide via our Live Online Format. In 2022 we officially became an international NGO / Nonprofit (US 501.c.3). We are a volunteer organization with many wonderful volunteers from within our Imagine Community. Our hundreds of alumni have seen real benefits. Beyond the noticeable reduction of stress and anxiety, they report enjoyment of the present moment, increased awareness, less rumination and spinning mind, relief from pain, better sleep, improved concentration and focus, growing creativity, and more joyful and efficient social interactions. Students feel that the live online format creates a sense of cohesion and support that they haven’t found in any other training programs. Being part of the Imagine Community, hearing how everyone else is learning and growing, while by yourself in an environment at home (or at the office) that you have created, allows you to connect on a deep level with your own mind and body. Mindfulness ultimately is “a practice of freedom to create what serves you and to let go of behaviors and perceptions that don’t.” (February 2020 newsletter). A convincing case is developing that our live online MBSR program allows for additional benefits over the traditional 8 week MBSR Program, a program that is already grounded in 40 years of science. Two of our lead instructors received Certified MBSR Instructor status, while our other instructors are Qualified and some of them are in process towards certification. (MBSR instructors are Qualified after the first level of training.) Imagine is currently expanding its program offering to reach a wider global audience. While the 2 ½ hours per week 8 week program is foundational mindfulness training, there are other programs that open the mind to new ways of perceiving the world around us: first and foremost on this list is the Mindful Self Compassion Course. A curious mind unlocks many doors and leads to true innovation.