Imagine's new Mindfulness Embodied Course will open its doors this summer 2025!
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Sundays July 27th through August 31st
Classes last 90 minutes.
Registration Fee $50 + Participation fee (Sliding scale)
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I am pleased to announce that I will be offering the Mindfulness Embodied course again this summer. The pilot program, which took place earlier this year, was an enriching and transformative journey. I’m sincerely grateful for the thoughtful testimonials shared by participants—you’ll find them below. As the doors open once again, you are invited to explore how mindfulness can be embodied—individually and collectively—in everyday life: in your thoughts, in your emotional landscape, in your relationships, and perhaps in unexpected places.
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Testimonials:
"My six weeks with Barbora came with much curiosity and exploration of body positions, and new knowledge in ways of moving and being present in my body. The information on embryology and how we developed in the womb was not something I had known about before and opened me to a much larger perspective in how I can be in my body. Working with gravity and the earth was done in a way I hadn’t been exposed to before, as well. The piece about using each of our senses was a unique way of looking at how we interact with our environment and once again opened up different ways to use this information in my daily life and in my practice. This is a course for much exploration that can be done with curiosity and openness to new ways of understanding these beautiful bodies we inhabit." (P.O)
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"I first met Barbora while taking a live online MBSR course with Imagine and was impressed by her ability to weave trauma healing into meditation. Thus, I knew the pilot course would be intentionally crafted and skillfully facilitated. It was. With a calm open presence, and gentle clarity, Barbora provided the group the context and background needed to participate in the meditations. She invited us to explore with gentle curiosity the practice of being in our bodies. Impacted by trauma on a moment-to-moment basis, the safe container which Barbora provided was beautiful. In each class I was seen and connected. And, for an exquisite moment I felt the wisdom of my body. For that, I say Thank you. Thank you for creating the sacred space from which healing emerged. (S.W – (she/her) (Survivor of sexual assault.
Starting to feel and find safety within.)
​During the 6 week Mindfulness Embodied Course we explore how we can support the formal mindfulness practices to become part of who we are, day to day. The word “Embodiment” is used here in a sense of allowing the practice to become part of you, so your actions are informed already without you needing to cognitively remember.
How often do you find yourself confused between the restful state of practicing mindfulness and the day to day restless stream of activities, thoughts, demands and needs?
I remember when I first read the book The Body Keeps The Score (Bessel van der Kolk) and with fascination was slowly recognizing the different pathways that were embedded deeply in my body. So I’ve become curious about this quality of the body, often storing challenges and traumas. Soon I started asking how this body’s ability to remember can support the state of resting. For years I have been researching this topic, and now I am happy to share it with you.
We will start with what is already there, exploring with curiosity the unique ways you are inhabiting yourself, how you are connected into the Earth’s system, and how the outer can inform the inner, as well as the other way around. We will be practicing different awareness and mindfulness modalities, anchored into the diverse interactions of the body. Safety of the practice will be the foundation of everything we explore, making sure there is a place of comfort where you can return to any moment. Giving yourself this time as a gift, to explore, to support who you are, your most unique aliveness. Looking into the body as a doorway to layers of awareness, finding a trust to be guided moment to moment.
The course is suitable for everyone, regardless of body’s abilities. If you are experiencing some limitations or pain and are not sure because of those, feel free to contact me directly at barbora@imaginemindfulness.com and I am happy to answer any questions.
Intention
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The intention for this course is to land into the body and into awareness, to discover different pathways and angles, and to learn how to be Mindfully Embodied in your life day to day. Exploring further how this body is connected to the mind and the heart and the environment, and how each part can lead to rest and support the other, as well as the whole.
The practices will be based on modalities from MBSR, Mindfulness meditations, Body Mind Centering©, Yoga and Mindful movement, Contact Improvisation and poetry.
It’s vital to be able to live the formal practice not just ‘having a practice’, especially in the current world. So how to answer the question of “How does the practice show up in my days? How can I live it without losing it?”
Most likely there still be times when you “lose it” or better to say “forget it”. The point is to find ways to be reminded, as often as needed, until it becomes alive. And this is a process of Embodiment in my own experience which will be the theme of this course Mindfulness Embodied.
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Mindfulness Embodiment is a way to live, to learn to say yes to each moment, and to be aware of what this embodiment creates. It is to find a restful place within you and beyond, embodying the awareness that is constantly there. Eckhart Tolle mentions in his books the modalities of Acceptance, Enjoyment, Enthusiasm and you will be discovering these in the unique embodiment of your life.
Course logistic details
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Dates and times
6 consecutive Sundays starting July 27th 2025 from 9 am PT / 12pm ET / 18:00 CEST
Commitment
Being able to attend all sessions is highly supportive for the group process as well as your own.
If you can’t make one, you are still welcomed to sign up and I’ll catch you up to speed individually.
The group size will be max 25 students.
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Sessions
Sessions are taught live online on zoom and last 90 minutes (first and last class may run 15 minutes longer for introduction and conclusion). Some parts will be recorded and then shared with you for your personal use. The session’s format includes time for practicing together (in sitting/lying and movement) and interactive sharing moments as well as receiving thoughts and information on the sessions’ topic.
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Focuses of sessions
Session 1 - The continuous cycles of expansion and contraction
Introduction
Practices: Awareness of breath, Meditation in movement (MiM) on extension and flexion
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Session 2 - The relationship with gravity
Practices: Body Scan, MiM: Relating to the gravity with yield/reach
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Session 3 - Sensing 1
Practices: 3 Element Sit, MiM: Senses in movement and stillness
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Session 4 - Sensing 2
Practices: 5 Element sit, MiM: Proprioception movement from within
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Session 5 - The Nervous System
Practices: Body Scan, MiM: How to regulate through movement
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Session 6 - Awareness and compassion
Practices: Open awareness sit, Compassion mindfulness
Conclusion
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Pricing model
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Registration of $50 plus a Participation fee based on what feels right for you
Choose the Participation pricing tier that feels right for you.
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This course is offered on a generosity-based model. There are four tiers—each one exists to honor different financial realities and to support access for all. Please select the option that feels most aligned with your current situation. Your presence is what matters most.
Supported – $54 ($9 per class)
For those who need some financial flexibility. This tier is for you if the full cost would be a stretch right now—your presence is valued and welcome.
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Sustainer – $90 ($15 per class)
This tier reflects the true cost of the course. Choose this if you're able to meet your needs comfortably and want to sustain the program’s ongoing work.
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Supporter – $126 ($21 per class)
For those with financial abundance who want to help fund access for others. Your generosity makes this community possible for all.
Custom – Choose Your Rate
We trust you to choose what’s right. If none of the tiers feel like the right fit, you’re invited to contribute an amount that aligns with your current financial situation. Every contribution supports the course and the community.
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Registration fee is paid upon submitting registration form.
Participation fee is due 1 week before the course starts.
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About Barbora
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Barbora has been in the mindfulness world since 2017. She is a cofounder of Imagine Mindfulness, certified MBSR and Yoga instructor (Hatha and Prenatal), practitioner of different Mindfulness practices, of Contact improvisation and of Body-Mind Centering© (BMC). She is certified Infant Development Movement Educator and continues studying studying Somatic Movement Educator. Barbora regularly teaches MBSR at Imagine, holds in person movement and mindfulness classes in Germany and Portugal, and creates and facilitates workshops for teams/groups/companies in the area of Learning&Development.
Barbora is inspired by meeting each moment as it needs to be met, openly, with no agenda, actively listening and responding from the state of awareness. She is exploring the ingredients behind living in such a way.​​
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Background Information About The Course​
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Mindfulness Embodied was created in 2024 as a natural expression of my ongoing courses and personal practice in Mindfulness, Body-Mind Centering®, Developmental Movement studies, Contact Improvisation, Embodied Movement, and non-violent communication. I am certified as a Mindfulness (MBSR) teacher, an Infant Development Movement Educator, and Hatha and Prenatal yoga instructor. With deep gratitude, I continue to expand and deepen my learning under the guidance of remarkable teachers and mentors, including Nita Little, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Ted Meissner, Ka Rustler, Orland Bishop, Charles Eisenstein, and the vibrant global community of Contact Improvisation. Everything in this course is drawn from my own embodied experience and personal understandings. The teachings reach their fullest potential when one has a regular mindfulness practice and an ongoing curiosity for self-discovery. I invite you to bring your own unique presence to the course and discover practical and poetic ways to embody mindfulness in your daily life—so that your life naturally contributes to the world you want to create.
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It starts with you, and the ripple effect it will cause will present limitless possibilities. Let’s explore a nurturing community, based on agreements of kindness, safety and consent. Come be part of it this summer! I’d love to share this experience with you.