What Is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens.
Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future.
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In just over three years MNPC has gained traction and global visibility for its mission, from hosting the world's first online "People of Colour Retreat" during the covid lockdown to raising awareness, providing mindfulness teachings, meditation groups and fostering healing through online Heart Circles.
MNPC has gained many supporters and subscribers worldwide and has attracted some of the most renowned POC mindfulness and empowerment speakers in the world today including; Rhonda Magee, Dawa Tarchin Phillips, Dene Donalds, Erica McInnis Eugene Ellis, amongst others to teach and speak at retreats, conferences and workshops organised and hosted by MNPC. Please see our 'Youtube'chanel for more information.
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Our Vision is to create a network and supportive online community that will plant the seeds of mindfulness for diversity and inclusion.
We are dedicated to making a kinder, wiser world by making transformational education widely available.
We are now offering our platform to individuals and organisations seeking to promote themselves and make strides in teaching mindfulness, wellness, life coaching & empowerment for the POC community and at the same time help us provide access to teaching on low incomes.
MNPC Membership empowers individuals that are actively working to shape the future of the mindfulness teaching field within the context of POC/ BIPOC groups.
Mindfulness can be described as wakefulness, Soulfulness and focused attention.