Mindfulness Matters

11/02/2025

Join us as we explore the realm and gift of feeling deeply, naming our experience, and finding resilience.

Support for tough emotions from the comfort of your own home! Join us in two Wednesdays for Forging Emotional Resiliance

TEACHER
Teresa Johnson

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PT

LOCATION
Offered Live Online (Zoom link will be emailed after you register)

07/02/2025

It's Black History Month, and we're inspired by the strength, clarity, courage, and wisdom of those who've gone before.

In speaking of his friendship with Dr. King, Thich Nhat Hanh said, "We agreed that without a community, we cannot go very far. Without a happy, harmonious community, we will not be able to realize our dream."

Dr. King called it "Beloved Community", saying, "It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old age into the exuberant gladness of the new age. It is this love which will bring about miracles in the hearts of men.”

We at MNW are so grateful to be in community with you.

Excerpted from “At Home in the World: Stories from a Monk’s Life”
Thich Nhat Hanh (2016) pp.72-73

Photo: Geneva, May 1967: Dr. King and Thich Nhat Hanh

Article Link Here:
https://plumvillage.org/they-call-you-a-bodhisattva-thich-nhat-hanhs-friendship-with-dr-king

22/11/2024

Need tools to work with stress? I really recommend investing time in one of these course. Eastern time zone? The Jan 12 class is for you! 7pm ET.

Our 8 week courses provide a powerful opportunity to deepen or start a mindfulness practice, engage in warm, inclusive community and explore the inner workings of mind, body and soul.

🎉We're excited to announce our next batch of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Self-Compassion courses coming up in 2025!

🤔Trying to figure out which course to take?
Most people eventually end up taking both but check out the comparison below for more information!

✨MBSR: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is great for:

✨Learning about stress reactivity and how mindfulness helps with stress

✨Learning how to apply mindfulness to everyday situations like communication

✨Guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices

✨Body awareness practices including the body scan and gentle mindful movement

✨Group dialogue and small group exercises

✨A 70-page workbook with short readings, a guide to the course, and resources to support your ongoing investigation of mindfulness

✨Eight 2.5 hour classroom sessions plus a 7-hour weekend retreat.

✨The next free MBSR info sesh is on 12/3/24, register now!

🌸MSC: Mindful Self Compassion is great for:

🌸Guided instruction in mindful self-compassion practices and meditations

🌸Skill building exercises for managing difficult emotions and developing compassion

🌸Learning how to motivate yourself with encouragement rather than criticism

🌸Learning how to stop being so hard on yourself and open to more happiness and joy

🌸The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer

🌸Group dialogue and small group exercises

🌸Eight 2.5 hour classroom sessions & A weekend retreat day of practice

🌸The next free MSC info sesh is on 01/08/25, register now!

Register now here: https://mindfulnessnorthwest.com/

01/11/2024

There is something for everyone here!

16/10/2024

Couples, don't miss this !

This weekend is for relationships!

Join us for what might be the perfect date night or even anniversary celebration!

Imagine a whole day to focus on just the two of you without distractions, rediscovering not only who you are as a couple, but who you can become. In relationships that flourish, both partners commit to their individual growth and to their growth as a couple. This retreat is a day to explore what it means to practice compassion in your partner relationship and to commit freely in the small yet important moments that build trust, security, and connection.

Flourishing Together: A Couples Retreat
SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 19, 2024, 9am – 4pm
TEACHERS: Teresa Johnson & Richard Johnson of Mindfulness Matters
LOCATION: Peace and Spirituality Center at St. Mary-on-the-Lake (Bellevue)

Get more info and Register via the link in bio or here:
https://mindfulnessnorthwest.com/events/flourishing-together-a-couples-retreat-oct-19-24-teresa-richard/

11/10/2024

Looking to find yourself like Waldo?

Meditation can help! We’ve got a free, weekly, drop in class that may be just the kick you need to start or restart your mindfulness practice.

Join us every Wednesday!

SCHEDULE: Wednesdays from 12-1pm PST. Register via the link in our bio or below then drop-in for one or many sessions.
https://mindfulnessnorthwest.com/events/midday-mindfulness/

TEACHER: Tim Burnett and other Mindfulness Northwest teachers when Tim is unavailable.

LOCATION: Offered Live Online. Zoom link will be sent to you by email once you register.

COST: This program is offered for no charge. A donation to our Accessibility Fund is warmly invited to pay it forward. $5 – $25 per session suggested.

16/06/2024

(Online 8 week course, starts June 26, '24) Are you interested in mindfulness and its potential for enhancing health and well-being? Are you under stress? Are you struggling with chronic conditions...

06/06/2024

(Live Online Class, starts 6/25/2024) Interested in learning to be kinder to yourself when you're suffering? Wish you had better tools for handling difficult emotions? Want to motivate yourself with encouragement rather than criticism and start to leave that harsh inner-critical voice behind? The Mi...

26/05/2024

(Samish Island, WA | June 28 - 30, 2024) Join us for a weekend of quiet, meditation and community at the beautiful Samish Island Camp in Skagit County. Retreat begins Friday night, goes all day Saturday and concludes Sunday at 2pm.

22/09/2021

Mindfulness is a BOOSTER SHOT for your mental, emotional, and physical immune systems...without the poke and sore arm.

Are you tired of the increased stress and isolation - from loved ones, co-workers and people who you used to hang out with? Do you feel burned out by the COVID-19?

In this two-hour PANDEMIC FATIGUE online workshop we’ll explore how mindfulness can bring the relief that comes with present-centered awareness. For when stress and fatigue strike hard: we’ll learn tools you can use to reduce the impact – or at least not make things worse! We’ll even practice cultivating kindness for ourselves as the skilled but imperfect humans we all are.

Learn more and register here:
https://mindfulnessnorthwest.com/events/pandemic-fatigue-oct-07-21/

See you there on October 7! We've got this.

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29/08/2021

Ready to share mindfulness with your community? Join our Mindfulness Teacher Training Program (MTTP) with a 9-month intensive cohort-based curriculum.

Apply now following this link: https://mindfulnessnorthwest.com/mttp-about

The time is now - the program starts on September 1!

"My experience with the MTTP program has been transformational, turning inward to re-explore my outward life. We had the exquisite environment to make life-long relationships in our cohort as we each emerged as new teachers. I highly recommend the MNW MTTP program for its flexibility in both individual and cohort development, venues offered for experiential learning and deep learning of mindfulness"
- Laura Chun Daniel, MPM, PMP, CRM

Is this last open spot for you?

20/08/2021

I am certified through this program and endorse every word in the review below.