Mindful LeaderReviews of mindfulleader.org

I'm really glad I found MBSR, signed up and stuck with the program for its 8-week+ duration. It was time and money well spent. My instructor, Arlene, patiently took us through the various steps of building awareness of self and environment. Using the tools and strategies taught, I am so much more aware of my thoughts, body and feelings. Learning to be still and meditate has enhanced my daily spiritual practice. I really enjoyed the rich, diverse exchange of thoughts and experiences within whole and small group settings with my online colleagues from within and outside the United States. The whole-day Silence Retreat where we got to put everything we learned into practice was awesome. Thank you!

The teacher was good in the MBSR materials, but he was unfamiliar with Zoom as a tool, which was a source for many unnecessary disruptions. The most disruptive was that he was unaware of settings that automatically mute the microphone of entrants, and how to suppress the notification sound for new entrants. I tried to notify him of this via private chat, but it appeared that he either didn't see my chat or chose to ignore it. There were many other instances of teacher's unfamiliarity with Zoom that were distracting or problematic. Please learn how to use your tools.

The 8-week course was emotionally and experientially at a perfect time in my life and I am so happy to have had the opportunity to be taught and supported by our instructor Yasmina. She went the extra mile to make all us- participants feel safe and mentally supported during our weekly sessions. As an Estonian living in Estonia the online course gave me a unique experience to connect, get to know and share thoughts and experiences with people from another country. I traveller to the US every Sunday at 4pm. The silent retreat with our instructor Yasmina was excellent and I recommend the 8-week course to anyone who wants to get to know themselves better as well as practice calming down one's mind and body.

I enjoyed my experience with Mindful Leader. I was given regular updates through email regarding the course in which I was enrolled, which was helpful. The teacher, Peter Calin, provided thoughtful and meaningful guidance and I would not hesitate to learn from him again in the future. I grew in my meditation practice and was able to feel more grounded in my own body. It was a wonderful learning experience.

Absolutely loved the course, I learned so much about myself and how I react to situations. The style and pace of the course was perfect for me, the guide struck the ideal balance of providing information and leaving space to understand my own reactions.

This was a great experience for me. It was great to be part of a group again that was practicing mindfulness and Andy was an outstanding leader. He lead the group w/compassion and finesse. He did a great job explaining mindfulness techniques and integrated the hand-outs seamlessly. He also made it a safe place for everyone. The only suggestion I have is that he incrementally decrease amount of guidance he gives during guided meditations.

The IT department didn't get back to me. There were other people in my group that never received the links and weekly emails.

This whole experience and Dr. Arlene Gordon especially has been wonderful and so insightful. I highly recommend this experience to those wanting to learn more about mindfulness, and more importantly, themselves.