Inward Bound Mindfulness Education
Transformative Retreats & Programs for Teens, Parents & Professionals
It was the afternoon that the iBme community had been waiting for—the moment when 46 teens and 15 retreat staff members would once again join together for an in-person retreat. On the afternoon of July 25th, families began arriving at Prindle Pond Retreat Center in Charlton, MA.
iBme is proud to welcome Tonya Jones to the Collaborative Leadership team. We look forward to evolving forward with Tonya in meeting the needs of young people and communities through mindfulness and in deepening our personal and organizational commitment to equity in all forms. Tonya Jones is a mindfulness meditator of many years, a teaching […]
By Jessica Morey I’m writing today to share about big transitions for me and for iBme. At the end of July, I will be stepping out of a staff and central leadership role at iBme after 10 amazing years. Even in the midst of the global upheaval we are all experiencing, iBme has never been […]
Article Highlights → We’re celebrating our new 2018-19 Annual Report. → We’ve launched a new Equity and Interdependence Dashboard. → Over 1,600 youth and adults have participated in over 100 online programs since March. → Summer online programming includes 7 retreats and 10 contemplative courses. → Co-founder Jessica Morey reflects on iBme’s first 10 years […]
We are proud of the work we do to advance justice and equity in the world through mindfulness education. Please take a moment to stand proud with us by looking through our combined 2018–2019 iBme Annual Report below, a creative and engaging collaborative effort that we want to share more broadly. iBme’s primary focus has […]
“What we know to be true is that last week we witnessed a black man die for allegedly forging a $20 bill while the police officer looked into a live broadcast for over 8 minutes. My personal belief is aligned with the reality that black people face – these measures to reform the police, micro […]
Will you stand with us? A message to our iBme Community: We are all grieving once again for the trauma and loss experienced by our brothers and sisters of color in our unjust world. While these moments might bring the injustice into focus, we recognize that systemic racism is alive in every moment. We stand […]
It’s hard not to feel challenged these days, angered or fearful or confused. There may be new stresses in some of our relationships, upsets from what we see and hear in the world — and, of course, there’s also all the usual ways we get caught in our reactivity in everyday life. What do we […]
Ari Andersen, co-founder of the podcast, Millennials Don’t Suck, is a producer who works with people who have interesting ideas to help execute them. He recently launched a podcast network, Curious Audio, which houses a collection of podcasts “for the curious, by the curious”. Ari has also traveled to 50+ countries, lived with a devout […]