Toronto-based Mindfulness Everyday, a registered charitable organization, has assembled a dedicated team of professionals, experienced in conducting mindfulness programs. We are committed to improving the health and well-being of community members and the networks that support children and youth, by providing tailored mindfulness programs for students, parents, educators and helping professionals in educational and community settings since 2009. Read more.
From eHarmony to Mindfulness Everyday
What is mindfulness?
How much time do you spend remembering things that have happened in the past or thinking about things that are going to happen in the future? What is happening now – the present moment?
Mindfulness is seeing things more clearly, and paying attention moment to moment to moment. When you are mindful, you notice what is happening—as it is happens. Mindfulness creates a space, a pause in which you can respond considerately to situations, rather than react. Creative possibilities open up; new ways of being with life’s challenges can present themselves.
Today, there is a growing interest in mindfulness. The new breakthroughs in neuroscience show that by practicing mindfulness, the brain can be shaped for greater happiness, love, wisdom and greater emotional balance in turbulent times, as well as healthier relationships, more effective actions, and greater peace of mind.
Mindfulness Everyday programs are based on the principles of the MBSR workshop, an 8-week program created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979.
Mindfulness is the awareness that arises
when paying attention to the present moment,
with non-judgment.
Mindfulness Everyday programs
- MBSR Workshops—Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction offered to the general public in community settings;
- MSC Workshops—Mindful Self-Compassion teach core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care and understanding;
- All-Day Retreats —a day of silence for those who have taken an MBSR / MBCT / SMART workshop;
- Mindfulness Professional Development Workshops for Educators—practice, skills and resources for those involved with youth;
- smartEDUCATION™: Stress Management and Relaxation Training for Educators—an eight-week teacher renewal program, is designed specifically for (K-12) educators and professional support staff;
- SMART Facilitator Training Program—Training Pathway to become a SMART facilitator with Mindfulness everyday;
- Mindful Yoga Teacher Training—Certification Program in Mindful Yoga, suitable for implementation in education and community settings;
- The Mindful Edge®—Stress Reduction and Life Strategies for Teens delivered in secondary schools as part of the leadership and/or life skills curriculum;
- Mindful Parenting: Stress Management and Relaxation Training for Parents—customized workshops designed specifically to support parents and caregivers; fortifying the health and wellness of parent-child relationships.
“Peace begins with us. The practice of non-harming is the field of training. The second field of training has to do with the development of concentration and a strong, mindful awareness. Mindfulness is the basis for wise action. When we can see clearly what is happening in the moment, wisdom can direct our choices and actions, rather than the old habits simply playing out our patterns of conditioning.” — Joseph Goldstein, A Heart Full of Peace