Help neighbors with limited means access the lifeline of mindfulness.

Join The Circle by becoming a monthly supporter. Your recurring gift to provide mindfulness training for neighbors feeling the mental burden. Your recurring gift supports a steady, healthier, more resilient community here in Fairfield County.

 
 

We’re proving that mindfulness is an essential, life-saving tool – not a luxury

Fairfield County is home to some of the highest wealth inequality in the country.

This disparity only exacerbates the mental health challenges faced by many of our community members.

Since 2014, we have provided affordable access to mindfulness tools to more than 40,000 community members through public and private workshops, training, and courses.

The practices and training we facilitate not only offer a lifeline to calm our bodies and minds—they also foster a much-needed sense of agency when we feel circumstances are out of our control.

At Community Mindfulness Project, we believe our collective ability to help each other is greater than the challenges we face.

Yet for every person we reach, there are thousands who don’t know about or have access to the tools that help them pause, breathe, and support themselves. We’re up to the challenge of that. Are you with us?

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

- Victor Frankl

"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf."

- Jon Kabat-Zinn

Your support changes lives, one neighbor at a time

Our accessible, community-based programming empowers individuals to:

Build lasting resilience

Evidence-based mindfulness practices enhance emotional regulation and reduce reactivity in everyday, real-world situations.

Transform personal well-being

Mindful habits not only lead to stress reduction, they can also improve immune system function, aid in clearer thinking, and even help reduce chronic pain.

Contribute to stronger communities

When helpers, healers, and leaders are able to manage their well-being, they can better serve others and create positive change, benefiting us all.

Hear Why Neighbors Are Joining The Circle

  • "The unique thing that Community Mindfulness Project does is it helps people reframe their circumstances in a way that is both portable and teachable. The tools they provide people are not limited to a one-time service. The ripple effect and amplification potential are great."

    CMP Donor

  • "There are so many things that touch me about the program. I think it is the habit of going someplace like the Library and having someone facilitate us in a way that promotes non-judgment and also community. As you know better than anyone, there is such an epidemic of loneliness in the world… having someone facilitate us in a way that allows us to be in a room full of somewhat like-minded people, trying to bring some inner peace to ourselves… well, that’s pretty awesome. Thanks for what you are doing. It’s awesome."

    CMP Donor

  • "I donate to CMP because the mindfulness sessions that I enjoy are so vital for me. Donating is always an opportunity for me to remember a loved one, I generally dedicate my donations to my beloved father or other loved ones. Thanks for the CMP, congratulations of your work, you are really making a difference!"

    CMP Donor

  • "The online sessions were a God send during COVID and were a beautiful way to start each day being grounded and reminded that 'THIS TOO WILL PASS', stay in the moment and so much more. I am so grateful to be able to stay a member of this wonderful community from afar. I have saved poems and jotted down deep thoughts that the facilitators have shared over the years, that had touched me deeply then and they come in handy each time I read them. They still touch my heart."

    – CMP Donor

Join The Circle of monthly supporters

Join your neighbors in lightening the mental load of our most under-resourced community members. Let’s create a healthier, empowered, more resilient Fairfield County together.