CONSIDER JOINING OUR BOOK CLUB!
(We are taking a Winter Break!)
Engage with others in our community as you take a deeper dive into well-known and worth-while-knowing international books and poetry. More information below.
Our mission is to empower everyone everywhere to flourish. Driven by the spirit of generosity and inclusivity, our live online mindfulness programs cultivate curiosity and self-compassion, nurturing self-awareness that supports balancing the body, the mind, and the human spirit.
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This page is a place where you can find other resources, from courses, retreats, and workshops organized by members of the Imagine Community, to encouragements to follow certain community members on online media. While we have a process that verifies that these resources adhere to our mission and to our values, signing up for and attending any of these offering is your own responsibility.
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Research and Experiential Based
Happiness Nuggets from his Know Thyself Happy company.
Shishir, Board Member and Instructor at Imagine and Mindfulness visiting faculty for several business schools in India, posts regular astute, funny, and short videos on his YouTube Channel, called Happiness Nuggets. You can also follow him on Instagram and LinkedIn.
Imagine's Book Club for Alumni
We started our book club in October 2024. Contact Summer at summer@imaginemindfulness.com to join.
The Imagine Book Club is taking a temporary BREAK.
We organize the club in Wix Groups. All Imagine ALUMNI are invited to join. Contact summer@imaginemindfulness or register to be a member of Imagine (create on account in the upper right hand corner of our home page) - when we receive your member request. we will reach out to you and add you to our Book Club.
We explore 1 book or poetry collection every other month. You will be able to participate in the Online Discussion Forum and also have an opportunity to join us in a Live Zoom Session every other 3rd Saturday. We generally post some reflections on what we are reading once/week.
Books we have read so far included
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Prophet by Khalil Gibran
The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff​
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Poems by Fernando Pessoa
The Poetry Pharmacy by William Sieghart.
Ted Meissner
Mindfulness Voyage Website, including Podcasts, and posts on LinkedIn.
Ted Meissner is a Mindfulness Leader, International Speaker, and Mentor - also for Imagine's Team. His website, Mindfulness Voyage, is a beautiful source of all kinds of mindfulness information. His Instagram posts are insightful and often feature research articles. Ted's Podcast on YouTube are an "exploration of the latest science and practice of mindfulness in daily life. Episodes include talks about specific topics, interviews with researchers and teachers, and sharing your questions and insights."
Ela Compton
Mindful Self Compassion with Imagine and her own courses at Self-Compassion EU
Ela is a mom and a Mindfulness and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher via the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She has practiced Zen meditation and Yoga for decades but it was Self-Compassion that saved her in crisis and caregiver burnout.
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - Dalai Lama.
Jon Walker
Mindful Self Compassion and Mindfulness at Imagine and his own courses at Modestly Mindful
Jon is a retired physician, who during his years of clinical practice realized the profound value of cultivating mindfulness and self-compassion. He redirected his career to offer trainings in these qualities. Jon feels highly motivated to making them timely and widely accessible. Jon jokes (dead-seriously) that his main qualification is that he has lots of life experience being neither particularly mindful nor self-compassionate, and that addressing that remains a work in progress.
You can listen to the Self-Compassion for Learning, Performance, and Joy Podcast Jon appeared. Also enjoy this Noble Mind Podcast on Mindfulness, Relaxation, and Working with High Expectations (on YouTube).
