Mindfulness Conversations Conference

This year’s conversations will be free (donations appreciated) for everyone and will focus on education and wellness through mindfulness and mindful movement. We will be presenting workshops for teachers, counselors, administrators, psychologists, social workers, school staff, yoga, Qigong, Tai Chi practitioners, physical therapists, athletic trainers, dancers, police officers, fire fighters, and anyone in the military. The intent of this event is to call together those interested in mindfulness in their field to meet with others to discuss their work, questions, concerns, share ideas and activities, and to create connections so that ongoing conversations can take place.

Welcome to our Mindfulness and Mindful Movement Conversations Conference!  We are delighted to have you join us as we begin our second decade of bringing people together to explore mindfulness, mindful movement, and the power of meaningful conversation.

As we reflect on the past ten years, we find ourselves returning to the original vision that inspired this conference: creating opportunities not only to learn from one another, but also to engage in thoughtful dialogue, share experiences, and build connections. Over the years, our conference has grown and evolved. In that process, we realized that something important had gradually taken a back seat—the conversations that were always intended to be at the heart of our gathering.  This year, we are bringing those conversations back to center stage!

A New Conference Experience
Rather than our traditional two-day live online conference, we are introducing a more flexible format designed to give you time to experience, reflect, and connect.
Saturday, October 17 — Mindfulness
Sunday, October 18 — Mindful Movement
Presentations and workshops will be prerecorded and made available on their designated conference days. You can explore them at your convenience, without worrying about scheduling conflicts or missing a presentation that interests you.

Conversations with the Presenters
Here is where we believe the real connection and meaning can happen!  Presenters will have the opportunity to offer follow-up conversations and Q&A sessions on dates following the conference weekend.  This means you can watch a presentation, consider its ideas, reflect on how they relate to your own experiences, and then join the presenter and other interested participants for a meaningful exchange.  Rather than rushing from one presentation to another, we invite you to slow down, reflect, and engage.

Conference Schedule and Access
The conference schedule, presentation links, and information about the optional Conversations with the Presenters will be shared with you in advance of the conference weekend.  We hope this new approach will offer greater flexibility while strengthening the sense of connection and community that has always made our conference special.
As we begin our next decade, we are excited to return to the vision that started it all: a conference where presentations inspire reflection, and reflection inspires conversation.

Thank you for being part of this journey. We look forward to learning, reflecting, and connecting with you!

Partnership

The Center for Mindful Practice is partnering with de Sitter Publication to provide a platform for presenters to publish their contribution to the conference.

Published by de Sitter Publications, Thrive serves as a global platform where scholars, educators, practitioners, and community leaders examine how mindful awareness and embodied practices shape learning, leadership, wellbeing, and social responsibility—bridging theory, lived experience, and application with particular attention to learning across the lifespan.

Thrive: Journal of Mindfulness and Mindful Movement advances interdisciplinary dialogue, research, and practice that explore how mindfulness, contemplative inquiry, and embodied movement support human flourishing across educational, professional, clinical, and community contexts.

Call for Submissions: This open-access journal publishes empirical research, program evaluations, practitioner case studies and briefs, implementation reports, policy analyses, resource reviews, and special issues.