Mindfulness First

Our mission is to teach children and adults practical skills and knowledge needed for lifelong mental health wellbeing. Mindfulness First offers evidence-based and trauma-responsive programs, which equitably support children, educators, and communities with tools to manage stress and navigate life's challenges. Mindfulness First has provided tools for lifelong mental wellbeing to schools, businesses and communities since 2013, with our major focus being K-12 public schools. We address mental health by teaching about the biology and neuroscience of stress and trauma to all ages. We combine this knowledge with life-long skills and tools that can help us to self-regulate and co-regulate, to process big emotions and feelings, and to improve not only our own health, but that of our community. This focus delivers scientifically proven 'protective factors' that help to prevent and break the cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) or 'trauma'. Honored by the Huffington Post as a "Next Ten - a tremendous cause that will shape the next 10 years," Mindfulness First now offers onsite and online mindfulness courses and resources for individuals, children, parents, teachers, schools, businesses, and communities all over the world. Mindfulness First is proud to partner with the Arizona Department of Education as one of a select few organizations to be trusted with pandemic relief funding until September 2024, specifically intended to support the mental health of AZ K-12 schools. We are uniquely positioned to bring mental health education to schools thanks to ADE, and we are kindly inviting local partners to help us extend those services to as many Arizona K-12 children as possible during these difficult times. Additionally, we have provided our services to organizations such as Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Department of Education, Bureau of Land Management, General Motors, and lululemon athletica.