What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness

For 40 years, Omega has maintained a strong commitment to mindfulness practices, presenting a variety of modalities drawn from both spiritual and secular traditions. Beginning with the trailblazing work of Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979, the practice of mindfulness meditation has become an increasingly valued part of Omega’s offerings.

About

mind·ful·ness (noun):
The practice of bringing nonjudgmental attention to the present moment.

With so many distractions in the modern world, the simple yet profound practice of mindfulness helps us develop the ability to deepen our moment-to-moment awareness. And scientific research continues to prove that mindfulness practices are good for us, too.

Mindfulness Workshops

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  • Omega faculty Jeff Warren
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Workshop

Rhinebeck, NY

Meditation Party
With Dan Harris, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, Tasha Schumann

May 17–19, 2024

  • Omega Faculty Will Kabat-Zinn
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Workshop

Rhinebeck, NY

The Way of Awareness
With Will Kabat-Zinn, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Sep 22–27, 2024

  • Jennifer Cohen Harper
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Workshop

Rhinebeck, NY

Healing With Horses
With Jennifer Cohen Harper, 13 Hands Equine Rescue

Oct 13–18, 2024

Try This Sample Practice

Florence Meleo-Meyer, an expert Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor from the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, describes two ways you can bring meditation into your life: through formal and informal practice.

Teachers

With extraordinary teachers including Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jack Kornfield, and Sharon Salzberg our mindfulness programs have featured notable voices and reach a broad spectrum of people, from early education teachers and medical professionals to office workers and nature enthusiasts.

  • Jon Kabat-Zinn

    Jon Kabat-Zinn is the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and of the Center for...

  • Rhonda Magee

    Rhonda V. Magee

    Rhonda V. Magee, JD, is professor of law at the University of San Francisco. She teaches...

  • Jack Kornfield

    Jack Kornfield, PhD, trained as a Buddhist monk and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist...

  • Adyashanti

    Adyashanti, author of The Way of Liberation, Resurrecting Jesus, Falling into Grace, True Meditation...

  • Omega faculty Dr. Jud Brewer

    Jud Brewer

    Jud Brewer, MD, PhD (“Dr. Jud”) is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of...

Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much, much more.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn

Resource Library

Mindfulness practices are now being applied across a range of fields and institutions—from neuroscience to education, from corporations to prisons, to workplaces and beyond. Because mindfulness practices help to cultivate calmer, more present, and more powerful individuals and societies, these practices have always been a part of Omega’s offerings.

Mindful Teachers Make Mindful Students

How do you shift the culture of a school to be more mindful? Ali Smith explains how the Holistic Life Foundation goes into schools, to not only teach children and teens mindfulness meditation practices, but also train their teachers and principals.

Dive In

Are you interested in mindfulness but not sure what it is, exactly? These books will give you a thorough introduction to the topic—including how to start your own practice.

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"One of the biggest realizations I brought home from the conference is that if you can’t control anything else in your school environment, the most basic step you can take is to maintain a daily mindfulness practice. Even if I’m teaching in an environment that doesn’t actively embrace the benefits of mindfulness, I can do it in my room, in whatever capacity I can manage.” — Susan Meyer, Mindfulness & Education Conference scholarship recipient

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