We are so grateful to share upcoming offerings and events from our ever-growing Inward Bound community of mindfulness teachers, like-minded organizations, practitioners young and old, equity & interdependence efforts, and friends and family beyond.community partners calendar
Free Drop-in Meditations with UCLA Mindful
Weekly "drop-in" sessions are led by Inward Bound and UCLA Mindful's Diana Winston, Marvin G. Belzer Ph.D, and other affiliated teachers. Open to anyone interested in learning how to 'live more presently' in life.
Mindful awareness is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one's physical, mental and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being.
Wake Up Sangha: Virtual Meditation Groups
Mindfulness communities for people ages 18-35 with affinity groups and chapters all over the world.
Touching the Earth
Edelglass Homestead Marlboro, VTA three-week immersion for young adults on a Vermont homestead to cultivate self-awareness and deepen relationships with others and the living earth.
InStill Daily Meditations
Online via ZoomFree
InStill Mindfulness is a nonprofit organization based in Pulaski, Virginia. Through education, action and community, and with kindness, caring and compassion, they seek to cultivate a mindful world for all.
Dharma Homies Daily Meditations
Online via ZoomSuggested donation is $5-$15.
Dharma Homies is a collective of mindfulness facilitators and teachers. They aim to offer teachings in a way which both honors the lineage and roots of Buddhism while also making them accessible to a broader audience, specifically marginalized communities.
Insight Meditation Retreat for Young Adults
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat CenterTuition levels and scholarships available. An in-person retreat for 18-32 year olds.
In this retreat dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of young adults in these difficult times, we will co-create a refuge from all forms of oppression, a nourishing refuge of rest and rejuvenation. With the Buddhist teachings of wisdom and compassion as our guide, we will cultivate a wholehearted attention to the present moment, waking up from worldly delusion and developing embodied ease, clarity, and kindness.
Inward Bound Community: Northeast Retreat Monthly Meetup
Online via ZoomFree
To stay connected and support each other's practice, we host a monthly meetup for our Northeast Retreat members on the last Sunday of the month. We'll meditate, connect and reflect on what mindfulness practice is like off retreat. Open to all Northeast retreat attendees and alums via zoom.
Weekly Pause with Peace in Schools
Online via ZoomFree
Join in on a Weekly Pause with this free weekly meditation led by Peace in Schools Mindfulness Teachers.
Spirit Rock Young Adult Retreat
Spirit Rock Meditation CenterRetreat to be held on the land at Spirit Rock. Open to ages 18-32.
Come practice silent mindfulness and Insight Meditation for a week in community with your peers. Give yourself a break from constant overstimulation and external demands as we create a supportive space for cultivating greater inner calm, spaciousness, and presence.
Wake Up Retreat for BIPOC Folks
An in-person retreat for BIPOC individuals
Aware that People of Color, as individuals and communities, may have similar lived experiences, including of intended and unintended discrimination, we provide circle sharing groups offered by an experienced facilitator, in which People of Color can express themselves freely and feel safer. It is reserved for People of Color only, in order to cultivate an environment that can support our individual and collective transformation and healing.
The Contemplative Semester
Potash Hill, VTTuition with Scholarships Available
A deep dive into mindfulness meditation, beloved community, and earth connection for 18-25 year olds.
The Contemplative Semester is a 14-week residential immersion into the depths of the human experience. Drawing from Buddhist wisdom and meditation practice as the foundation, you’ll have the chance to deeply connect with yourself, a community of shared values, and the living earth as you explore your unique path to greater peace, love, joy and purpose.
Rhythm of Connection: Relational Mindfulness Retreat
Big Bear Retreat Center 1000 Sugarpine Rd, Big Bear, CAEmbracing Quietude and Mindful Communication w/ Ofosu Jones-Quartey, Anthony "T" Maes, and Devon Sangster Rath
Tuition levels and scholarships available.
Join us for a transformative retreat that thoughtfully balances the power of silence with the art of communication, all taught through a trauma-informed lens. Our program is uniquely designed, dedicating half of our time to silent meditation and somatic expression, and the other half to engaging in relational mindfulness through thoughtful speaking and interaction. We look forward to guiding you on this balanced and empathetic journey, offering tools and insights that honor your individual experiences.