The Mindfulness Center envisions a world where, across the globe and in all walks of life, mindfulness programs catalyze well-being for the communities that would benefit. Our organization thrives by fostering well-being for our staff, partners and constituents. We harness the power of methodologically rigorous research, and the guidance of diverse stakeholders, to develop and deliver effective teaching. Where research findings support it, mindfulness practices are woven into the living systems of communities, education, health care, and workplaces. We are a key part of a global community of mindfulness practitioners, educators and researchers, through which anyone in the world can access mindfulness programs to support flourishing communities.

The following values guide our decisions regarding every aspect of our operations, from hiring to choosing grant targets, project goals, as well as how we manage our relationships and daily work.

While there is outstanding activity in mindfulness research and education, we recognize that mindfulness training is currently more easily accessible to certain communities than others, and that evidence-based mindfulness training tested in clinical trials has been primarily developed by those with greater resources, power, and limited racial, ethnic and cultural diversity. We acknowledge that many cultures and religions have strong elements of mindfulness within them that can emerge and support well-being of their members, allowing ripple effects and inspiration to other elements of society. The Mindfulness Center is dedicated to creating conditions for people, regardless of their background, to be met by, and to co-create, mindfulness programs that in turn are researched and have the capacity to be scaled and delivered by others in their communities. This involves not only offering great respect and curiosity towards communities whose voices have not been heard as much as others, but also to engage in helping to foster healing from histories of oppression. We are also aware of limited affordable access to mindfulness programs that have been evaluated by numerous high-quality clinical trials. In this regard, the Center is engaged in implementation science research on what is required for health insurance coverage for evidence-based mindfulness programs which would increase accessibility. The Center works with philanthropists and the University to offer free or affordable mindfulness training and mindfulness teacher training to people who serve historically underrepresented groups.