In-depth mindfulness programs for teens and adults
Learn awareness, compassion, and concentration practices on a residential retreat
Young people deserve our best attention and support
Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) offers innovative formats and teaching frameworks. Our mindfulness practices help deep listening skills, self-awareness, and communication, essential competencies for success in all areas of life.
Our programs
The unique iBme retreat model allows participants to gain a level of insight into their own experience and achieve authentic connection with peers that is often challenging to achieve in their daily lives.
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with a mindfulness course
Master the basics of mindfulness for teens with this Insight Timer course designed by iBme’s Executive Director Jessica Morey. Learn the basics of mindfulness to help deal with common tensions of being a teenager, and in the process help to support iBme!
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All Our Identities: Creating Space for Teens of Color
jylani Brown is an educator and community activist who worked for many years as an elementary school teacher. Every day she witnessed her students come […]
2019 Commit to Sit Raises $108,000
During the month of May, iBme community members commit to meditate every day and seek out donors to sponsor their month-long commitment, like a mindfulness […]
Teens, Mindfulness, and Social Justice: A Q&A with Andrea Poile
Through her work and studies, Andrea Poile has had the opportunity to evaluate, research, and teach a number of mindfulness-based curriculum and interventions for youth. […]
Our teens depend on scholarships
Due to the generosity of our donors, no teen has ever been turned away for lack of funds. Help us to continue to making the gift of retreat possible.