Join CMP and facilitator, Lisa Sheehan, this January for an introduction to the MBSR program created at UMASS Medical School by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979. With concepts and practices drawn directly from the original 8-week MBSR program, this is an experiential, introspective program that examines the science behind mindfulness, the psychology and physiology of stress, and encompasses a variety of mindfulness techniques, including meditation and mindful movement. Explore how mindfulness supports present moment awareness of physical body sensations, thoughts, and emotions - building internal resources to manage stress and our responses.

Each session will include information as well as guided meditation & discussion.

Program available via Zoom.

Dates: Thursday evenings, January 5, 12, 19 and 26 and February 2 & 9

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Registration is now open on the program page.

Community Mindfulness Project is searching for a full-time Executive Director to join our organization.

For more information on the position and how to apply, please visit the OPENINGS page on our website.

Extending joy and thanks to Building 1 Community for hosting CMP at an employee Lunch & Learn, where together we sat in community and learned tools to manage stress and reduce anxiety. Intro to Mindfulness is a great way to learn about the mindfulness attitudes, like a beginner’s mind, patience, and non-striving.

Thanks B1C!! We enjoyed every moment!

Bridgeport Public Schools has been a leader in implementing Social Emotional Learning to support educational outcomes. CMP got to work with almost 100 6th-12th graders over the past week as they trained for their roles as SEL Student Ambassadors. They described their roles as “creating a school climate where kids want to come to school.” When asked why they took on the role of SEL Ambassador, students said they wanted to help the schools be places where kids felt happy and safe. CMP shared mindfulness-based tools for resilience with these student leaders. And the students shared their kindness and willingness to work for what they believe in with us!

We hope you’ll join us for this in-person event.

Extending deep gratitude to the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association. Thank you for hosting Community Mindfulness Project for a rewarding evening of Introduction to Mindfulness with your members!

Thank you to the New Canaan Community Foundation for awarding the generous American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant to Community Mindfulness Project. We are honored to accept these funds and are grateful for your support! Like most small nonprofit organizations, Community Mindfulness Project was challenged to serve the community throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. We left the comfort of libraries and community spaces, learned new ways to operate, and pivoted to new technologies and platforms in order to reach and serve. Thank you for being our partner in these efforts.

Forest Bathing with New Canaan Land Trust - Wednesday, November 9th, 10am - 11am

As we move into the autumn months and the leaves begin to change color and temperatures cool, the New Canaan Land Trust, Let’s Talk About It New Canaan, and The Community Mindfulness Project are partnering to create a wellness event inspired by nature and the outdoors.

Through shinrin yoku/forest bathing, participants will learn about and have the opportunity to practice mindful meditation to promote mental health and wellbeing, outside at the Browne Preserve. The goals of the program will be to teach participants a practice, ensure that they have the resources and experience to continue that practice on their own, and introduce them to the Land Trust’s network of open space.

For information and to register, visit the New Canaan Land Trust’s website and events page:

https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/

Join CMP facilitator, Julia Hepfer, for an evening session devoted to gratitude. This one-hour Zoom session will offer mindfulness practices and an opportunity to rest in awareness of the goodness that exists in our lives.

This session is free and open to all, no experience necessary, no registration required.

Join CMP facilitator, William Polanco, for a one-hour in-person Introduction to Mindfulness workshop. This session is perfect for people who are curious about the benefits of mindful meditation, or those who would like to refresh their practice.

Explore tools to support stress reduction, emotional regulation, and awareness of present moment experience.

No experience is necessary, all experience is welcome. Mindfulness practice requires no special clothes or equipment, and we’ll be sitting in library chairs.

No registration required.

Date: Thurs Nov 17

Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Place: Bridgeport Public Library - North Branch 3455 Madison Avenue, Bridgeport

CMP joined a local YMCA summer camp to help Kindergarten and First Graders build essential skills for the coming school year. Over the course of ten weeks, we used play-based exercises to share tools for emotional regulation, mindful listening, compassion, kindness and attention and other skills to help them get the most out of school.

Join CMP facilitator Melissa Slattery for a mindful meditation session that fosters an awareness of your own creative expression. Through meditation and poetry, Melissa creates a space for participants to focus on the details of the world around them and sit in awareness of the feelings attached to these observations.

Join us on October 12th at 10am: Council RIng at Still Pond, New Canaan

We spend a lot of our time in “simulator mode”, removed from the present moment as we envision future scenarios or past events. Not all of that time is helpful, and often we may be missing out on the richness of life that is occurring in the present moment. Luckily, we can use our senses to connect us to the present moment so we don’t miss out on the the most important moment of our life – the one that is unfolding right now. Join us as we engage our five senses to help us come home to the present moment. Join us at Still Pond Preserve where we’ll make our way to the Council Ring, a special place that evokes a deep sense of community and togetherness.

For more information and registration, visit the New Canaan Land Trust’s website.

Join CMP for a 7-Week Community Read Along that shines a spotlight on developing emotional intelligence. Together we’ll have a chance to engage in mindfulness practices to support learnings from our Community Read Along book, Search Inside Yourself, by Chade-Meng Tan.

We are grateful to the New Canaan Community Foundation (NCCF) for their support via their generous grant investment!

Humans have a deep, intrinsic need to belong - to feel a part of a community, to be seen, received, accepted and valued. The pain of not feeling like we belong is as strong as physical pain, cutting us to the core. We’ve all felt it at one time or another. In the best case, it’s a short experience, confined to a specific situation, and then we find our way back to our own sense of value, or to a group who receives us as we are. In the worst of situations, it’s prolonged and we can’t make our way back “home”.

We are grateful once again to receive a grant from the Rotary Club of New Canaan.

CMP celebrates teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2th - May 6th.

We are incredibly inspired by the amazing teachers and school administration and staff we work with throughout the year, bringing science-based mindful meditation to our local schools!

This year we’ve especially enjoyed working with Bridgeport Public Schools, Trumbull Public Schools, Wilton Public Schools, Norwalk Public Schools, New Canaan Public Schools, and a variety of private and charter schools in our local community.

Thank you for the important work that you do!!

When the Stamford School Nurses called CMP asking for some mindful meditation, we said, “YES!”

Thank you to the Stamford School Nurses for inviting us to join you on your personal development day!

We’d like to thank you and all nurses for the important work that you do!

We’re honored and excited to partner with Wakeman Boys and Girls Club for two special mindfulness events this spring! CMP will facilitate Mind Hacks for Better Sleep and Mindful Walking to the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club community, supporting their goal for improved wellbeing.