Inward Bound Mindfulness Education

“I am excited about this growing movement and pledge 100% support to this organization, its mission and team. I have been working with youth and individuals dealing with PTSD – utilizing meditation and yoga to open pathways to awareness and mindfulness. It works. It is working, and it needs to keep working.” — Niyati Shah, Tranquil Space, Washington, DC
"Heartfelt gratitude to you for a wonderful workshop!! Folks really enjoyed and got much out of the morning with you." — Candace Coffin / Director of Specialty Services, Mount Rogers Community Services Board
“Mindfulness has great power to reduce stress and promote a deep sense of wellness. For adolescents today, this is an urgent need. Supporting their inner work through thoughtful and effective mindfulness programs, as they are doing at iBme, can have far-reaching consequences for the good of adolescents at this stage of their development and beyond.” — Trish Broderick, PhD, Penn State Prevention Research Center
“As a psychiatrist I have had the opportunity to see the huge benefit that a basic introduction to mindfulness practices can bring to people suffering from a wide variety of mood and anxiety disorders. What a wonderful plan iBme has to bring education in mindfulness to youths, who so often struggle to manage and tolerate their intense emotions.” — Jennifer Pasternack, MD, PhD, Erie, PA
“I have been teaching mindfulness techniques for almost 38 years, in the US and around the world. I recognize this (iBme) as an exciting program, with integrity, compassion and intelligence.” — Sharon Salzberg, Insight Meditation Society (Barre, Ma)
“What a great endeavor! Our research demonstrates that mindfulness based programs can change brain structure and function, so a program like iBme can make a true, long-lasting impact on these students.” — Sara Lazar, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
“As a psychology professor who teaches inner-city college students, I have lost count of the number of students who told me after my lecture on mindfulness and meditation, that they wished they knew how to do that. The iBme program has incredible potential to give students the boost they need to handle some of the challenges they face.” — Orin Davis, Quality of Life Laboratory, New York
“As Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA MARC and as a long-time teacher of mindfulness for youth, on behalf of MARC I wholly endorse iBme’s work. They are on the forefront of a movement to revolutionize inner development for teens and those who serve them, something desperately needed for our youth who are increasingly stressed and lost.” — Diana Winston, UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC)
“The work that this organization does is definitely cutting edge and a most successful program. The adolescents that we have sent to the retreats and workshops have ALL had transformations and have been able to take on self-healing and have had tremendous changes in self-esteem and confidence.” — Candace Coffin, Director of Specialty Services, Mount Rogers Community Services Board

In School Programs

All-School Assembly Presentations

We present the latest scientific evidence of the benefits of mindfulness for stress reduction as well as performance enhancement in academic, athletic and other extracurricular pursuits via increased skills of concentration and emotional self- regulation. We also cover the effects of mindfulness on the developing brain, and offer an opportunity for the entire school community to experience mindfulness practice first hand.

In-Class Teaching

iBme teachers come directly into the classroom to provide instructions on the basics and practice of mindfulness. We can offer one-time introductory classes, semester long in-class programs and/or yearlong mindfulness and social emotional learning consultant services.

Faculty Development Seminars

We offer in-service trainings designed to target common issues for teachers, including burnout, stress, and classroom applications of mindfulness for improving students’ reception / retention / demonstration of learning. We especially encourage semester long work with cohorts of teachers to support their ongoing self-care and embodiment of mindful presence in their personal and professional lives. iBme staff will model and mentor teachers through the development of their own mindfulness practice and implementation of whole-brain, whole-body, mindful strategies of instruction and classroom management.

Daylong Introductory Programs

iBme staff will spend an entire day at your school, including an all-school assembly, multiple classroom visits and faculty grade-level planning period visits, plus an evening session for parents. These evening sessions boost your school’s efforts to engage parents by providing them with a session on stress-reduction for them- selves and their families. We also offer parents practical methods for managing their child’s behavior, methods that are grounded in under- standing and supporting their child’s brain development.

If you are interested in having iBme come to your school, please contact: contact@ibme.info.

Download our school programs informational flyer here (PDF).