ASU Center for Mindfulness: Five-Year Report 2017-2022

The dandelion represents good health, happiness, hope and healing.

Hold

by Evaline Brown, Center affiliate

What do I hold today? What do I hold here now?

What if, Instead of yesterday’s stories Or tomorrow’s vows

What if, Instead I hold here and now?

What if, I hold the ordinary Dust, as it flies by What if, I hold the stillness of Space, without asking why What if, I hold the blankness Of time, No list or task

What if, I hold the present moment, Here, now Without future or past?

Message from founding director and dean emerita Teri Pipe

Five years ago, ASU Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience (nicknamed Center) was born from the love, imagination and generosity of so many individuals. Before Center existed, mindfulness practitioners from across the Phoenix area gathered in my living room to share their experiences with mindfulness practice, education and research. Many of these people thought they were out there alone, unaware of the support and friendship they would discover together. These conversations led to a community that has since expanded to include people from all across the world.

To say we had no idea what would come of our dream is a huge understatement. When we held the grand opening of Center at the Desert Botanical Garden in 2017, there was enthusiastic support and acknowledgment of the importance of having a center at ASU that provided skills, education, community and belonging nested in mindfulness, compassion and resilience. And now, looking back, how the world has changed in the last five years, hasn’t it? Has your life called for more mindfulness, compassion and resilience over the last five years?

I know mine has. I am so grateful for the people, resources and community that comprise Center.

To be present, focused and truly here for the current moment requires courage and commitment. To hold space for the suffering as well as the joy, to grow in stamina and strength with open-heartedness while living fully, requires practice and willingness to begin again, and again, and again. And so we begin again, moment by moment, aspiring to be fully alive and present for all that this life holds.

We do so not only as individuals, but also as parts of families, neighborhoods, communities and society and as inhabitants on this beautiful earth. I am delighted to be on this amazing journey with all of you and our friends yet to come and with those we remember tenderly. Looking back, I have so much gratitude and, looking forward, I have so much hope.

Thank you for making this dream come true and for continuing to cocreate a more mindful, compassionate and resilient future!

With loving kindness, Teri Pipe

I calm my body and mind.

Breathing out, I smile.

Dwelling in the present moment

I know this is the only moment.”

– Thich Nhat Hanh

“Breathing in,

Vision

At the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience, we are guided by the singular vision of creating and nurturing a culture of caring within ASU and the communities we serve by advancing mindfulness and compassion practices to nurture purpose, focus, resilience and connection.

Mission

Center connects global researchers, scholars, teachers, practitioners and learners around the concepts of mindfulness, compassion and resilience. Our work is aligned with the ASU Charter and accelerates the innovative leadership that is foundational to the New American University. We strive to be known not only for what we do but how we do it.

Core focus areas

In order to advance our mission, our team focuses on creating deliverables in three core areas.

Teach: We provide multiple pathways to mindfulness training in order to scale and provide opportunities for ASU departments, colleges, institutes and community organizations to foster cultures of mindfulness within their own teams.

Engage: We focus on offering an equitable, transdisciplinary approach to mindfulness in order to best honor the needs of our constituents’ diverse populations. We build relationships both to champion and connect mindfulness efforts underway and to inspire and support development of future endeavors across ASU, within Phoenix, and across our communities.

Connect: We serve as a convening vehicle enabling students, faculty, staff and community members to learn about mindfulness initiatives at ASU and bringing together global researchers scholars, teachers, practitioners, learners and the community around the concepts of mindfulness, compassion and well-being.

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Welcome

Message from founding director and dean emerita Dr. Teri Pipe

Vision, mission and core focus areas

Retrospective

The first five years: 2017–2021

Milestones Origins

Development and expansion

Adaptation, response, and new directions

Our guiding principles

The expansive model of mindfulness Equitable mindfulness

Mindfulness and sustainability

32 Our donors

Mindfulness matters, reach and philanthropy

The past five years

34 The future

Support, sustainability and donors

Aspirations

Funding priorities

Teach: Program support

Engage: Student scholarships

Connect: Instructional design and technology

Resources: Deliverables

Publications and conference presentations

Midday Mindfulness YouTube sessions

News media, Online media, Podcasts with Dr. Pipe, NPR – KJZZ, Presentations by center staff

Meditation

May you be the dandelion, by Dr. Zachary Reeves-Blurton, assistant director, Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience

14 Teach the practice of mindfulness

We do this by We do this through Leadership, workshops, training, nanocourses, certificates, internships, online course series, intensives, academic support

20 Engage with ASU and beyond

Mindfulness and personal empowerment Healing and re-growth Caring, connection, and resilience Midday Mindfulness analytics

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committees Community investment Center’s signature events

conferences

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the practice of mindfulness Engage with ASU and beyond

During our first five years, we’ve directly reached more than 34,000 students, staff, faculty, community members and stakeholders through programming, consultations, and collaborations. That number swells to over 100,000 across 94 countries when including virtual audiences of our Midday Mindfulness YouTube series. On average, Center has hosted over 140 workshops and trainings, presentations, and community events per year.

As passionate as our small team is, we know the larger benefits of our efforts are felt through the work of those we engage with.

By focusing on a train-the-trainer model and empowering individuals to become pollinators of mindfulness and catalysts of positive change within their own social circles or organizations, we cascade knowledge- and attitude-sharing throughout ever-expanding networks at scale.

In planting seeds of mindfulness, we are laying the field for an entire social movement to blossom from the values of compassion and mindfulness.

Our impact goes beyond the number of people we reach directly

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Mindfulness in the Park

Milestones

Origins

2011 Teri Pipe is named dean, College of Nursing and Health Innovation

2011–2017 Mindfulness gatherings. Dr. Pipe, intent on creating a community for mindfulness practitioners in the Phoenix area, hosts informal monthly gatherings to practice and teach mindfulness at her home in Phoenix.

2014

Dr. Pipe selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow. The RWJF fellowship culminated in generating the seed funding needed to establish Center.

2016

ASU Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience formally is approved by Provost Mark Searle and President Michael Crow.

2017

Design charrette. With the encouragement of Sybil Francis and ASU President Michael C. Crow, Dr. Pipe assembles a team of mindfulness

Development and expansion

2017

Center team is created with the hiring of Dr. Nika Gueci (executive director), Tiara Cash (culture and equity specialist), and Hanna Layton (student outreach coordinator).

2017 Center’s signature program is launched, the full-day Mindfulness Leadership Certificate workshop. To date, nearly 400 participants have completed the MLC, including teams from within ASU and from

practitioners to create the design aspirations for and propose what would come to be known as the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience.

2017

Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience hosts its grand opening celebration at Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens with the support of ASU Foundation. Over 130 people attended.

Waste Management, the Tempe Union High School District, Paradise Valley Unified School District, Skyline High School, the City of Flagstaff, and the Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

2018

Tiara Cash develops and launches Center’s Equitable Mindfulness initiative, publishing and presenting at both national and international conferences.

2018 In collaboration with Mayo Clinic and the ASU Office of Continuing and Professional Education, Center codevelops and launches the online ASU and Mayo Clinic Health and Well-being Certificate. To date, more than 4,000 learners have completed the program.

Center’s three-day silent retreat is held at Kenyon Ranch, Ariz.

2019 Center hosts inaugural ASU Mindfulness Summit and InterActive Dialogue, with keynote speakers Dr. Barry Kerzin, founder of the Altruism in Medicine Institute and Dr. Michelle May, founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs. Over 100 people attended, and scholarships were made possible due to the sup port of Ardie Evans

The success of this summit led to a follow-up conference, Water and

Wayne and Sue Tormala at 2018 Annual Conference

The design charrette (from left to right) Becky Pruitt, Cindy Watts, Jacqueline Smith, Genevieve Hogan, Mary Margaret Fonow, Grace O’Sullivan, Teri Pipe

Stone: The Power of Mindfulness for Social Change in 2019. More than 125 people were in attendance. Keynote speakers were Rhonda Magee and Dr. Kamilah Majied Scholarships were made possible by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, College of Integrative Arts and Sciences, and the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.

Adaptation, response, and new directions

With the onset of the global pandemic in 2020, Center developed and hosted Midday Mindfulness, a daily hour-long YouTube conversation series, as part of its Caring and Connection efforts. Running through 2021, more than 234 episodes were produced, reaching over 80,000 viewers across 94 countries.

2021

As Tiara Cash, Jackie Speer, and Hanna Layton depart Center to pursue educational and career opportunities, Dr. Zachary Reeves-Blurton joins Center as assistant director.

2022 Center establishes new partnerships with local nonprofits such as Arizona Musicfest while maintaining relationships with statewide organizations such as the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Greater

Phoenix Chamber Foundation. On-campus programming collaborations return with the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation centers, ASU Pride, Sun Devil Fitness, the College of Health Solutions, and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation. Center participates in Maryvale Visioneering Summit with ASU Social Embeddedness and collaborates on thought leadership with ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes.

2022 Center expands its teaching and programming reach through online and in-person workshops taught in conjunction with Center affiliates. Center affiliates provide valuable contributions through their knowledge, helping to move projects forward. They are course instructors and curriculum developers and are recognized for their support on our website.

Collaborators included M2 Well-Being and Addison Taylor Fine Jewelry. The presenting sponsor at both conferences was Danna Pratte of Nutritional Brands.

Staffing and internships With the addition of administrative associate Jackie Speer in 2018, Center employed five full-time staff and up to eight undergraduate and graduate student interns and research associates.

2019 Center advances its mission to engage, teach and connect within the ASU community through its programs Mindfulness in the Park and Puppies in the Park and in developing programming partnerships with Recovery Rising and various academic colleges and units. Partnerships include collaboration with Dr. Blair Bradden on providing mindfulness interventions for autism in college students, participation in the Justice and Praxis LSAT Prep for American

Indian Studies, and association with ASU Art Museum, ASU’s Museum of Walking, the Graduate College, and Open Door. In partnership with Mayo Clinic, Center launches Mayo Clinic Selective, a week-long elective course for Mayo medical students.

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A mindful moment with Michelle Villegas-Gold and Dr. Zachary Reeves-Blurton

Dr. Nika Gueci speaking at the 2018 annual conference

Our guiding principles

At Center, our work is philosophically grounded within three guiding principles: expansiveness, equitability and sustainability.

The expansive model of mindfulness

The expansive model of mindfulness is an overarching paradigm we use to center our understanding of mindfulness practices. Mindfulness is a supportive strategy to be utilized across a spectrum, as a self-care and resilience strategy, as a means to communicate with others, within and throughout communities, and finally, across all of humanity as a connector.

Our EMM framework, developed by Dr. Nika Gueci and Tiara Cash, informs how we create programs at each level. Mindfulness practices are found in pockets throughout the world, in many cultures and traditions. In watering these seeds where we encounter them, we can all do our part to nourish the development of a more compassionate, resilient culture of caring in our own communities and pieces of the world.

Broader Humanity

The world at large, inclusive of all people, animals and the natural environment.

Community

Three or more people with shared mentality or goals built on a common fellowship.

Others

One-on-one interactions as a bridge between self and another.

Self

The relationship within, as distinct from roles, responsibilities and internal narrative.

EMM framework Nika Gueci and Tiara Cash

Equitable mindfulness Mindfulness and sustainability

At Center, we believe that mindfulness holds great potential in offering pathways to healing to communities in need through development of greater empathy, compassion and awareness of our common humanity.

Developed by Tiara Cash, former Center culture and equity specialist and now an affiliate, equitable mindfulness is the method of presenting mindfulness practices that speaks to all people.

Mindfulness is not a practice to passively numb the realities of today's world. Instead, mindful introspection is a way to guide the heart and mind toward action that includes rather than excludes.

By focusing on the intersection between mindfulness and social transformation, activation, social justice and equity, mindfulness becomes a platform for empowering communities, removing barriers and creating systemic change through sustained self-realization and practice of compassion. Cash, T., Gueci, N., Pipe, T.

“Equitable Mindfulness: A Framework for Transformative Conversations in Higher Education.” Building Healthier Academic Communities, Spring 2021

Our team is small, but we know the work we do can change the world. To leverage bandwidth while scaling our delivery of the concepts and practices of mindfulness to individuals, communities, and virtually, it’s important to construct responsive, sustainable programs. As pollinators of well-being, we seek to ensure all our programs, events and courses are developed with the audience in mind.

Co-creation of an engagement by both Center and our audience or constituent ensures that the best possible experience is created for the learner, relevant to their needs and resonant with their values.

“Mindfulness is a way of being — of bringing awareness to the present moment. Leaders require openness, clarity, direction, directness, interpersonal skills, and compassion — mindfulness practices help leaders learn the skills necessary to build an awareness of themselves, others, and their environments (society, culture, planet, etc.). In practicing mindfulness, intrapsychic forces are transformed, and interpersonal relationships are strengthened.”

– Mindfulness Leadership Certificate graduate

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Teach the practice of mindfulness

We provide multiple pathways to mindfulness training in order to scale and provide opportunities for ASU departments, colleges, institutes and community organizations to foster cultures of mindfulness within their own teams.

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Resources and deliverables start on page 38.

As a part of the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and Arizona State University’s academic enterprise, the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience has teaching as a fundamental role.

A core piece of our work is in bringing an understanding of mindfulness — its roots, practices, benefits and the evidence-based science behind it — to ASU's faculty, staff and student communities, our research partners, and our communities at large.

Center staff have authored or co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed articles relating to mindfulness which have appeared in such publications as Journal of Community Psychology, Teaching and Learning in Nursing, The Journal of Nursing Administration, The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, and Brain and Behavior.

Co-authored by Dr. Teri Pipe and led by her Robert Wood Johnson Foundation executive nurse fellow colleague, Dr. Kate FitzPatrick, the open-access Incorporating Mindfulness into Clinical Practice course was voted Best of 2017. Available through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School, the purpose of the module is to give real world examples of how to incorporate mindfulness into clinical practice.

Dr. Teri Pipe’s final project for her Robert Wood Johnson Foundation executive fellowship was a video titled In the Moment, Stories of Mindfulness in Nursing which focused on clinician well-being and resilience. Her video was accepted to the National Academy of Medicine’s new art collection and is part of the gallery’s permanent collection.

Teach We do this by delivering translational research and disseminating scientific findings to the public

We do this through the development and delivery of curricula

Leadership

In 2020, we served as Leadership and Innovation EdD Leadership Mentors for the University of Guyana international doctoral student cohort. The Leadership and Innovation EdD program at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College has created a cohort of leadership mentors for doctoral students in an international cohort from University of Guyana. All students in the UG cohort have the common goal of learning more about leadership and conducting action research that will benefit the University of Guyana and the country overall.

Workshops

Every year, Center staff and interns present custom-tailored workshops, lectures, and presentations across ASU, including the following:

• Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

• The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• College of Health Solutions

• Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

• School of Earth and Space Exploration

• American Indian Studies, LSAT Prep

• Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

• Graduate College

• Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts.

Training

Center has twice been a site sponsor for Koru Teacher Training, the evidence-based curriculum developed at Duke University specifically designed for teaching mindfulness, meditation, and stress management to college students and other young adults and maintains a network of certified trainers. More than 65 participants attended from across the US and internationally.

(Top photo) Koru Teacher Training; (Bottom photo) Mindfulness Leadership Certificate Training at the Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being at University of Wisconsin-Superior

Nanocourses

As one of ASU’s multipronged approaches to supporting educators during the pandemic, Center staff worked with ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College on curriculum development for five mindfulness nanocourses. These courses were intended to provide well-being support, specifically for parents and teachers, and were available at no cost to the public.

Certificates

The Mindfulness Leadership Certificate, Center’s signature program, is a professional development program focused on the intersection of mindfulness, stress reduction, burnout, innovation and leadership. The MLC educational setting provides an open space for brave conversations around healthfulness, personal balance and resiliency. Graduates of the program include university and secondary school administrators, staff and teachers; private consultants and wellness coaches; recreational center managers; city planners; and sanitation employees, in addition to multiple ASU teams, leadership groups, and student organizations.

Internships

We provide up to eight internships a semester to undergraduate and graduate students. Some of the disciplines our interns come to us from include social work, psychology, communication and marketing, global management and business, integrative health, and women and gender studies.

Online course

In conjunction with the Mayo Clinic and EdPlus, Center created curricula, managed talent and launched the health and well-being mind and body online course, available through ASU’s continuing and professional education site. The classes (mindfulness, sleep, nutrition, physical activity, and whole person well-being) include instructional videos, informative articles and hands-on wellness challenges, providing resources to help students integrate course learnings into everyday life. Taken together, the five courses add up to a health and well-being certificate badge, which is connected to the learner’s LinkedIn profile. To date, over 4,000 learners across ASU and the world have enrolled in the course.

– ASU President Michael Crow

Intensives

Center offers a week-long intensive mindfulness course for Mayo Clinic Selective, the Mayo Clinic’s elective curriculum for students in the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

This course was covered by ASU Now and Mayo Clinic’s In The Loop magazine. Students learned skills for achieving well-being and participated in knowledge building. Over the course of the 20-hour program, they engaged in multiple learning sessions a day and heard from 14 skilled professionals and community members on topics such as:

• Koru Mindfulness.

• the use of mindfulness for realizing implicit biases within their practice.

• how to build trauma-informed communities in their workplace.

• how to listen to a panel of people who identify as being in recovery from substance use relay their experiences with stigmatization.

Academic support

At Center, a particular honor we cherish is when students come to us as content matter experts and allow us to be a part of their academic journey, either in research consultation or as chairs and committee members of honors capstone projects, theses and dissertations. Select projects, theses, and dissertations include:

• “Key Importance of Equitable Mindfulness and Resiliency among Students in a Thriving Community” by Aldwin Galang.

• “Acceptability of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Among Women with Substance Use Disorders” by Dr. Tara Bautista.

• “Effects of a Tai Chi/Qigong Intervention on Body Composition, Sleep Quality, and Emotional Eating in Midlife and Older Women” by Dr. Dara James.

• “Inner Engineering: A Multiphase Mixed Methods Study Evaluating the Utility of Mindfulness Training to Cultivate Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills Among First-year Engineering Students” by Dr. Mark Huerta.

• “Mindful Dis/engagement: Extending the Constitutive View of Organizational Paradox by Exploring Leaders’ Mindfulness, Discursive Consciousness, and More-Than Responses” by Dr. Sophia Town.

• For the Interdisciplinary Cluster Competition, ASU students from The Design School were given the task of creating a third place on campus that blends the digital and physical worlds, and the team took a novel approach by focusing on mindfulness and well-being. Their vision includes mindfulness gardens placed strategically around campus. These would be equipped with unique landscaping and private meditation pods as well as larger pods where immersive visual experiences would be facilitated through art nature technology, which is ecotherapy and art therapy combined ecotherapy and art therapy combined. With a focus on mindfulness and connection, these zones pave the way for the ASU collective to cultivate a relationship with technology that gives priority to mental health and creative expression. Dr. Pipe supported this effort by recording a segment for the students’ submission. Their entry won the competition.

– Mindfulness Leadership Certificate graduate

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“During this challenging time, your daily mindfulness sessions are helping individuals around the world find a sense of calm in the storm and demonstrating the holistic and serviceoriented nature of our university,”

“I’m finding that I am gaining clarity about what is really important by gradually becoming more self-aware and more sensitive to the impact I am having on others.”

Engage the practice of mindfulness

We focus on offering an equitable, transdisciplinary approach to mindfulness in order to best honor the needs of our constituents’ diverse populations. We build relationships both to champion and connect mindfulness efforts underway and to inspire and support development of future endeavors across ASU, within Phoenix, and across our communities.

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Resources and deliverables start on page 38.

Center offers responsive and strategic engagement opportunities that resonate with the needs of the communities we serve.

Mindfulness and personal empowerment

As part of our initiative to make mindfulness accessible, inclusive and equitable, Center partners with various student and campus organizations.

Engage Athletics

Partnering with Sun Devil Athletics, we have brought mindfulness to female student athletes through the empowerHER program.

Consumption

In conjunction with Obesity Solutions at ASU and with funding from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Center created educational content around mindful consumption, including the video, What are the 9 types of hunger? and related print materials.

Equity

Working with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Women’s Coalition, Center helped raise awareness of how mindful practices can be used to shape culture and promote greater equity in collegiate athletics.

Fitness

Center contracted with the Sun Devil Fitness Complex and ASU’s Devils Adapt program to provide mindfulness training to fitness trainers working with adaptive athletes.

Movement

We supported mindfulness through movement by sponsoring The Walk 2018 by the ASU’s Museum of Walking.

Recovery

We co-host the annual resilience graduation, Sun Devils Rising: A Celebration of Community, Academic Success and Resilience, with the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response program and Recovery Rising at ASU. Often students in recovery from substance use suffer from trauma, and those who suffer from trauma are more susceptible to substance use. This special interest group graduation ceremony celebrates students’ resilience in the face of adversity and trauma.

Reflection

In conjunction with the LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Association at ASU, Center hosted 524,600 Moments: A Year of Life Amidst Pandemic to create an opportunity for community healing and to reflect on the first year of challenges and stories of personal loss and resilience experienced during the COVID pandemic.

Healing and regrowth

As we cautiously look to be emerging from two unprecedented years of a pandemic and racial and political strife, and as the world attempts to define a new normal, Center’s team is focused on the power of mindfulness to heal individuals, groups and communities

Healing

In bringing a healing focus to our mission, Center is engaging with new communities. February 2022 saw the pilot of Musicfest Mindfulness: A Mindful Deep-Listening Program, an ongoing collaboration with Arizona Musicfest which combines mindful listening, music appreciation, and reflection at no cost to the public.

Listening

In conjunction with state and county agencies, Center is once more returning to its roots in advocacy and consultancy by conducting constituent listening sessions and co-creating curricula and programming to combat the sense of lingering isolation and loneliness still facing many of our communities as we move out of the pandemic.

Growing

In spring 2022, Center offered redeveloped workshops on compassion fatigue and burnout to bring the opportunity for renewal and regrowth to individuals, groups and communities struggling to find purpose and motivation as they process individual and collective traumas.

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A quiet moment before a mindfulness gathering at Desert Song Yoga & Healing Arts in Phoenix, Ariz.

Caring, connection, and resilience

Amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Center found itself addressing the adversity of entire communities — worldwide — in need of care. On the first day of lockdown, our team quickly and cohesively adapted and began responding to rapidly emerging and shifting needs, particularly around well-being and social justice. The Caring and Connection: Moving Mindfully through a Healing World initiative was created, which includes a series of Midday Mindfulness YouTube sessions that are free and accessible to anyone (internal or external to ASU).

Initiatives

Beyond Midday Mindfulness, the Caring and Connection initiative included the recording of short meditations by Center staff in the Mindfulness Minis series. Including meditations designed for an array of purposes, Mindfulness Minis remain some of Center’s most-accessed resources.

Resources

Sharing

The Midday Mindfulness conversation series, hosted daily on the ASU’s YouTube channel, saw the Center staff sharing conversations, resources and tips with many content matter experts, sharing mindfulness strategies, such as coping with isolation or with change or loss or grief and rebuilding resilience and a sense of community.

Transformation

During the summer of 2021, while racial and political unrest consumed our communities at home and across the nation, Center responded with the Caring and Connection: Equitable Mindfulness for a Transformative Future initiative. Using Tiara Cash’s Equitable Mindfulness framework and applying foundations of mindfulness that break down barriers to inclusive practices and create transformative spaces, Midday Mindfulness experts began exploring ways for centering and ways to strengthen the human heart through the sharing of both sorrowful and joyful experiences, and ways to celebrate the ultimate commonality of humanity.Resources and deliverables start on page 38.

From March 16, 2020 through July 14, 2021, 234 hour-long Midday Mindfulness episodes aired and more than 30 Mindfulness Minis: Meditations Under 20 Minutes were created and posted. To date, the Caring and Connection resources have been viewed more than 75,000 times, with 2.6 million impressions logged and nearly 650 new subscribers added to ASU’s YouTube channel.

Midday Mindfulness analytics

Viewers by age

Website visitor traffic

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March 24, 2020

Transcending Loneliness

This video was a live-streamed event on March 24, 2020, receiving 2,281 views. This Midday Mindfulness session explores how to transcend the very personal but also very social experience of loneliness.

Loneliness is a call to action, a call to get connected. After exploring what it means to be in the state of feeling lonely and how to be strong with our vulnerability, the team provides self-compassion practices that can help remedy the experience and build more compassionate connections with self and others.

April 17, 2020 Community Well-being

This video was a live-streamed event on April 17, 2020, receiving 1,972 views. The session starts with community connectedness, focuses on connecting with our global community by engaging with the viewers’ comments, questions, and requested topics.

Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience sessions are dedicated to hear from and respond to all.

Visitor traffic increased on the webpages for meditations, the mindfulness leadership certificate and mindfulness workshops –with biggest uptick in mindfulness leadership and mindfulness workshops

Website engagement

62% of all ASU YouTube comments (2020–21)

April 23, 2020

Mindful Leadership in COVID-19

This video was a live-streamed event on April 23, 2020, receiving 1,561 views. The team at the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience explore the intersection of Mindfulness and Leadership.

Guest speaker Dr. Sophia Town, shares her insights from interviewing 80 top leaders on how we can mindfully lead our teams, our families, and ourselves through tumultuous times.

Top three sessions of Midday Mindfulness viewed

Connect the practice of mindfulness

We serve as a convening vehicle enabling students, faculty, staff and community members to learn about mindfulness initiatives at ASU and bringing together global researchers scholars, teachers, practitioners, learners and the community around the concepts of mindfulness, compassion and well-being.

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Resources and deliverables start on page 38.

Connect

Center’s core value of connection focuses on linking ASU and the communities it supports to mindfulness resources, to our offerings and to each other.

Advisory boards and committees Center staff serve as members of various advisory boards and committees both within ASU and within our local communities.

Dr. Teri Pipe

• Wellbeing Collaborative Advisory Team, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing Advisory Board — a new initiative titled, A Competency-Based Approach to Leadership Development and Resilience for Student Nurses funded by the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation.

• Corporate Counseling Associates Nurse Advisory Board.

• Inaugural Chief Well-Being Officer from 2016–2021 — a new role, inspired by students’ suggestions, dedicated to the creation of a culture of caring at ASU and beyond.

• Arizona Health Improvement Plan Steering Committee – Mental Well-Being Task Force.

Dr. Nika Gueci

• Arizona Veterinary Medical Association Wellness Task Force.

• Wellness A to Z Steering Committee.

• Arizona Health Improvement Plan Steering Committee –Mental Well-Being Task Force.

Hanna Layton

• Former member of The Sustainability Consortium, providing thought leadership on the intersection between mindfulness and sustainability.

Dr. Zachary Reeves-Blurton

• Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion task force.

• Committee for Campus Inclusion.

• ASU Graduate College JEDI Committee.

• ASU Pride Planning Committee.

• ASU LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Association.

Tiara Cash

• Former chair of the Center for Mindfulness Social Justice Council.

Community investment

We remain embedded in our larger communities through co-created projects and initiatives.

Collaboration

Three years in a row, Center was commissioned by the Mesa Arts Center to work with their Creative Catalysts initiative in a program called The Collective, a program that uses creativity to activate leadership skills and enhance innovation across sectors. The Collective brings creativity to the forefront of the conversation by intentionally weaving it into every lesson on leadership, collaboration, failure, problem-solving, and mindfulness. Center also collaborated with the Phoenix Art Museum on college night to showcase art to students and their families. Center’s contributions to the event guided a discussion on mindfulness and led a walking meditation through the museum.

Assisting

In conjunction with the ASU College of Law’s Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center, we’ve had the opportunity and privilege to co-host the visit of Venerable Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche to ASU. Rinpoche serves as Abbot at Kunkhap Wosal Thonkdol Choeling monastery in Nepal. He travels worldwide to assist in areas of conflict and litigation.

Partnership

Center has a longstanding partnership with the Healthy Arizona Worksite Program through Maricopa County Public Health, and has maintained a gold-level healthy worksite certification for ASU.

Leadership

In recognition of her contributions to the nursing and nursing leadership communities, Dr. Teri Pipe was the unanimous awardee of the Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Iowa College of Nursing for 2019–2020.

Sponsorship 2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research

2019 Wisdom 2.0 Mindfulness in America Summit 2020 Mind & Life Institute Contemplative Research Conference 2021 Healing-Centered Education Summit, Acosta Institute

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(From left to right) Nika Gueci, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Rhonda Magee, Teri Pipe at the 2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research

Tiara Cash and Venerable Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist monk

Resources and deliverables start on page 38.

Center’s signature events

Center’s physical location on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus adjacent to Civic Space Park and the Central Avenue Corridor means we are embedded in a vibrant and diverse community. This lively urban space is the backdrop to our signature (and popular) community programs.

Mindfulness gatherings

Initially started at Dr. Teri Pipe’s house, mindfulness gatherings expanded throughout Phoenix.

Mindfulness Pop-Ups are brief meditation sessions conducted in outdoor spaces to encourage anyone to take a spontaneous pause from their busy day.

Mindfulness in the Park

The many Mindfulness in the Park programs include mini-sessions of guided meditation, breathing exercises, reiki, painting and yoga.

Express and Decompress includes two components.

Express is an art competition, with student competitors creating art that reflects mindfulness, compassion, or resilience.

Decompress is a swap meet and donation drive, where students can swap or donate used goods, encouraging them to stay mindful of their lived environment and to promote sustainability.

Mindful sits

Puppies in the Park

Puppies in the Park, co-hosted with the Arizona Humane Society, gives passing students, faculty, staff, and community members a break from their everyday routines by allowing them to play with, cuddle or just pet puppies. This quick stress-relief break, one of our most popular events, has been featured in ASU Now.

Weekly free-form gatherings encourage the ASU community to discuss mindfulness and participate in meditation sessions led by Hanna Layton.

Compassion fatigue retreats help service-oriented individuals build resilience and avoid burnout through mindful self-compassion practices.

Riley Larsen leading mindful exercises

(Left) Rocky Larson and (right) Thomas Ramson at Puppies in the Park

Annual conferences

In 2018 and 2019, Center hosted what were to be the initial forays into an annual mindfulness conference, envisioned to bring together mindfulness practitioners and thought leaders from throughout ASU, our communities, and around the world.

2018 Inaugural conference

In April 2018, we hosted the Mindfulness Summit and InterActive Dialogue. The inaugural conference by Center brought together over 100 students, faculty, staff and community members. On April 23–24, audience participants kicked off their shoes for an interactive, energetic two days of yoga, tai chi, mindful eating, contemplative walking, and performance art.

Keynote speaker

Our keynote speaker Dr. Barry Kerzin, the personal physician to the Dalai Lama, shed light on the neurological, physical and mental benefits to mindfulness and led the audience in a meditation workshop.

2019 Annual conference

Center’s second annual conference held Feb. 28–March 1, Water and Stone: The Power of Mindfulness for Social Change, brought together more than 125 attendees who are focused on social justice and transformation and the role mindfulness can play in fostering society level change.

Keynote speaker

This conference explored the intersections between mindfulness and social transformation through workshops, art, and keynotes geared toward intentionality, courage and facing the unknown. Participants were able to discuss feelings of discomfort while exploring their edges in their own life, work life, and the community. The conference featured two keynote presentations. The first was by inclusivity and equity consultant, researcher and mental health professional Dr. Kamilah Majied, co-author of Joyfully Just: Liberating Meditation Practices and contributor to Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom. The second keynote was by attorney, educator, mindfulness thought leader and equity advocate Rhonda Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness.

2020 Annual conference

With the success and growth of the previous two conferences, we were weeks from hosting our third conference, Planting Seeds: Rooting in Mindfulness for Thriving Communities in March of 2020 when the global pandemic rippled through our communities. As Center moves into its next five years, we look forward to rebuilding this impactful signature event.

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(Left) Angela Ellsworth, ASU professor in the School of Art and founding director of the Museum of Walking, leads a mindful walk with conference attendees

(Left) Dr. Teri Pipe and (right) Dr. Barry Kerzin

Our donors

16.1 million Americans struggled with depression annually pre-pandemic; in the first months of the pandemic, 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. reported symptoms of depression and anxiety. Even pre-pandemic, Americans were among the angriest, most stressed, and anxious people in the world.

In 2018 55% of American adults said they had been very stressed 45% had been very worried about something 22% had experienced a lot of anger

In 2020 84% meditated to reduce stress and anxiety 53% meditated to improve their focus and memory 52% meditated to improve performance at school or work

Statistics from: New York Times and Gallup The Harvard Gazette World Health Organization FinancesOnline

Mindfulness matters

In the midst of the myriad challenges adults worldwide have experienced during the pandemic, we believe mindfulness — starting with the individual and rippling out through communities — can truly be the remedy to what collectively ails us.

Mindfulness allows us to examine our lives, moment by moment, in a non-judging and patient way.

• Regain our focus and attention and live our lives with purpose, choice and reason rather than by impulse.

• Listen and communicate intentionally and effectively.

• Be more productive, create stronger relationships, become authentic leaders.

Mindfulness is an skill set in our well-being toolkit.

• Recognize and de-escalate our stress responses and live with equanimity and inner peace.

• Greater solution-finding, innovation and creativity.

• Resilience against stress, burnout, overwhelm and empathy fatigue.

Mindfulness can create greater capacity for compassion for ourselves, others and our communities.

• Listen with openness to others, to connect and build bridges.

• Identify and move toward common goals and challenges.

• Approach conflict or challenges calmly and rationally.

25% increase globally in anxiety and depression in first year of the pandemic:

The past five years

The staff of Arizona State University’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience marvel at the changes we’ve seen. From the seeds of an idea borne of a handful of mindfulness scholars and passionate idea champions and benefactors to a fully realized Center reaching more than 100,000 people across 94 countries, we’ve been privileged with the opportunity to positively impact individuals, groups and communities.

We hold these constituents and communities dear, and we couldn’t serve them – and our mission –without our donors, for whom we are fortunate to have as generous partners. They are changemakers and champions, and it’s through their passion that our mission and vision take shape and transform the lives of people and communities at home and abroad.

Because Center is a self-supported community resource, we can’t thank our donors enough.

If your own vision aligns with ours — and you share our belief that mindfulness can help create a more compassionate, resilient humanity — we hope you’ll join us.

You can advance access to free or low-cost mindfulness services to those who need them, support student success, and fuel initiatives that help build a more compassionate and equitable future.

We build better tomorrows with support from generous donors.

In a post-pandemic world, the need for mindfulness — for compassionate leaders, for resilient employees and students, for healthier communities — is more important than ever.

We see great demand for our workshops and seminars, yet, too often, those in need of our programming are unable to afford it.

Center’s funding model allows us to quickly respond to emerging societal issues, such as well-being during the pandemic.

We recognize that in order to best serve all of our communities, free or low-cost programming must be available at a broader scale than our current funding structure offers.

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Hanna Layton at 2019 Annual Conference

Mindfulness gathering

Mindfulness research expands as public awareness of the benefits of a mindfulness practice grows:

1995–1997

randomized controlled trial on effects of mindfulness 2004–2006

The future

randomized controlled trials on effects of mindfulness 2013–2015

randomized controlled trials on effects of mindfulness 2021 More than

randomized controlled trials on effects of mindfulness have been published to date

Statistics from: New York Times and Gallup The Harvard Gazette World Health Organization FinancesOnline

While the pathway to well-being through mindfulness, compassion and resilience is regarded as a core value at ASU, there is recognition of resource gaps that constrain us and limit our sustainability. Providing funding to ensure the sustainability of Center will enable it to continue promoting the values of mindfulness, compassion and resilience. This supports ASU’s efforts toward assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Sustainability development funds will allow Center, the only one of its kind at any Arizona university, to engage in import ant, but non-revenue-generating projects.

Center emphasizes free or low-cost services and events for students, both undergraduate and graduate.

Pilot projects related to program evaluation and research further support expansion of offerings to our community. Mindfulness, self-efficacy and resilience are strong indicators of well-being and can lead to development of healthy coping skills — skills that can enable healthier, more resilient students, alumni and communities.

Center leads high-impact and high-visibility programs which are non-revenue-generating, such as the Mayo Clinic

Selective course for Mayo medical students and online programs such as Midday Mindfulness.

support enables Center to continue to transform society.

Your support matters

As a self-supporting entity within Arizona State University and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, the center is responsible for identifying its own funding from outside investors, philanthropic giving and revenue-generating endeavors.

A special thank you to our major donors! Because of you, our work is possible.

Barbara Crisp

“The practice of mindfulness is an important part of my life. As a teacher and practitioner, I continue to experience the positive and sustaining impact of the practice. And because mindfulness enhances emotional intelligence and teaches the regulation of emotions, it gives one agency to navigate and influence the world around them. This is a beautiful thing. I have been involved with Center since early conversations began and have seen it grow into a forward thinking and purposeful entity for ASU and the community. I donate to Center because I believe in the power that mindfulness has to make the world a better place and the work that Center is doing to bring this skill set to so many people.”

Cindy and Mike Watts

“I’m thrilled to have been a part of the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience from the beginning, created with the vision of a kinder world. You have touched many lives. I encourage all to join this vision of a kinder world through the practice of mindfulness, we are needed now more than ever.”

Hana, Don, and Hani

Callaghan

“My family is thankful to be able to support the Center and its work. Mindfulness and compassionate self-exploration have been part of my personal as well my professional life. My hope is that, through the work of the Center, many get to experience more kindness, love,

Evelyn Cesarotti Charter donor

Charter donors

Becky and Doug Pruitt, Charter donors

Mindfulness has experienced a surge in popularity over the past decades:

2012 4.1% of U.S. population meditated 2021 14.2% of U.S. population meditated 2019–2022

Aspirations

Funding priorities

Center has always found merit in creating initiatives that adapt to serve our communities and constituents. As we come out of the pandemic, the need for work in healing, resilience and reconnection is greater than ever.

Teach: Program support

The need for offering low- or no-cost mindfulness programming to our communities has never been more urgent. Center has a wealth of enriching content to share, from conferences that bring together scholars, practitioners and thought leaders to professional development opportunities. However, we recognize that our most needed resources often remain financially out of reach to those who would most benefit it, and revenue constraints make scaling our outreach efforts challenging. An infusion of funding would allow us to continue, relaunch or expand our efforts to bring the benefits of mindfulness to a broader audience in a more equitable, accessible way.

increase in searches for yoga and meditations apps as people looked for virtual resources to manage stress and anxiety 2020 55million people in the U.S. participated in yoga classes, virtually or otherwise

Engage: Student scholarships

Workshops such as the Mindfulness Leadership Certificate and programming around compassion fatigue, stress and resilience for student success are vital to the wellbeing of our student community, particularly after the social, academic and health disruptions caused by the pandemic. Center currently offers discounts of up to 75% for our students, but establishment of a permanent scholarship fund could help us bring no-charge programming to ASU’s students.

Connect: Instructional design and technology

As part of our mission, Center is a hub and repository of mindfulness tools and resources to all — regardless of financial means or geographic location. Our current online content, including the Midday Mindfulness YouTube series and Mindfulness Minis: Meditations under 20 Minutes videos, are our most frequently-accessed resources. Yet because of the ever-changing technologies and content delivery needs of our constituents, creation and maintenance of online content requires more personnel and capital than Center currently has.

Statistics from: New York Times and Gallup The Harvard Gazette World Health Organization FinancesOnline

Resources: Deliverables

Publications and conference presentations

Dr. Teri Pipe publications

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Teri-Pipe

• Pipe, T. (2018). Create a Clearing: Preparing for Leadership Transition. Invited paper. Nurse Leader.

• Pipe, T., Doucette, J., Cotton, A., FitzPatrick, K., Arnow, D. (2016). The Mindful Nurse Leader: Improving Process, Outcomes, and Restoring Joy in Nursing. Nurse Manager. DOI-10. 1097/01.NUMA.0000491135.83601.3e.

• FitzPatrick, K., Doucette, J., Cotton, A., Arnow, D., Pipe, T. (2016). The Mindful Nurse Leader: Advancing Executive Nurse Leadership Skills Through Participation in Action Learning. Nurse Manager. DOI-10.1097/01. NUMA.0000499567.64645.f9.

• Doucette, J., Cotton, A., Arnow, D., Pipe, T., FitzPatrick, K. (2016). The Mindful Nurse Leader: Key Take-away: Go Slow Before You Go Fast. Nurse Manager. DOI-01.1097/01. NUMA. 0000502802.29800.61.

• Braden, B.B., Pipe, T.B., Smith, R., Glaspy, T.K., Deatherage, B.R., Baxter, L.C. (2016). Brain and behavior changes associated with an abbreviated four-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course in back pain patients. Brain and Behavior. DOI: 10.1002/brb3.443.

• Huerta, M., Carberry, A., McKenna, A., Pipe, T. (2021). Inner Engineering: Evaluating the utility of mindfulness training to cultivate intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies among first-year engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education.

Dr. Nika Gueci publications

• Gueci, N. (2019). The power of narrative and vulnerability in self-disclosure. Recovery Campus Magazine.

• Gueci, N. (2018). Collegiate Recovery Program: Student needs and employee roles. Building Healthier Academic Communities 2 (2), 33-44. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18061/ bhac.v2i2.6393.

• Gueci, N., Cash, T. (2020). The expansive model of mindfulness. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ expansive-model-mindfulness-nika-gueci-tiara-cash-nikagueci/ ?trackingId=ksnfXHxrRouGTjiG5XBfGw%3D%3D.

Tiara Cash publications

• (2020). Equitable Mindfulness: The Practice of Mindfulness for All. Association of Medicine and Psychiatry.

• Cash, T., Gueci, N., Pipe, T. (2021). Equitable Mindfulness: A Framework for Transformative Conversations in Higher Education. Building Healthier Academic Communities.

• Bautista, T.G., Cash, T.A., Meyerhoefer, T., Pipe, T. (2022). Equitable Mindfulness: The practice of mindfulness for all. Journal of Community Psychology. DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1002/jcop.2281.

• (2019). Equitable Mindfulness for Social Change: A Mixed Methods Study. American Public Health Association Conference.

• (2018). Athlete Activism and Intersectionality. Tenth International Conference on Sport & Society. Ryerson University, Canada.

• Collaborated on producing a new website, Cite Black Authors, to enhance recognition and citation of black academic voices.

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(Right) Dr. William Heywood, ASU’s The Design School, plays singing bowls at Center’s grand opening

Resources: Deliverables

Midday Mindfulness YouTube sessions

July 2021

July 14. Critical Race and Equity in Citations, ASU (Guest: Dr. Jennifer Sadler), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 13. Prioritizing Access and Diversity in Yoga: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Teaching and Practicing, ASU (Guest: Dr. Michelle Villegas-Gold), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 7. Superfoods for Mental Toughness, ASU (Guest: Chrissy Barth), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 6. Our Relationship to Food and Equity, ASU (Center team), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 2021

June 30. Panel: Equity in Professionalism, ASU (Guest panel: Dr. Jack Thomas; Cheryl Blie; Brenda Calhoun Cash), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 29. Seven Pillars to Optimal Health and Wellness, ASU (Guest: Chrissy Barth), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 23. You Are What You Absorb: Mastering the Gut-Brain Connection, ASU (Guest: Chrissy Barth), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 22. The Impact of the Subconscious Mind, ASU (Guest: G. Hakim Collier), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 16. Creativity: The Gateway to Black Survival, ASU (Guest: Breigh Jones-Coplin), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 15. Coming to the Land to Heal and Learn, ASU (Guest: Chantelle Spicer), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 9. Wealth and the Infinite Mindset, ASU (Guest: Dexter Wyckoff), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 8. How Generosity Can Enhance Our Emotional and Social Well-Being, ASU (Guest: Jason Proulx), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 1. Champions Chat, ASU (Guest: Charles Dickens), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 1. Equitable Mindfulness: From Beginning to Being, ASU (Tiara Cash), Equitable Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 2021

April 20. An Invitation to Experience Your Wholeness: A Teaching and Experiential Practice, ASU (Guest: Natalie Gruber), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 14. Lessons From the Pandemic: The Power of Connection, Hope, and Optimism, ASU (Guest: Dr. Christine McNulty-Buckley), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 13. Self-Care: Protecting Our Own Well-Being When Life is Disrupted, ASU (Guests: Dr. Samantha Casselman, Wayne Tormala), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 8. Follow the Nursing Code: Reframing Your Worldview, ASU (Guest: Heidi Sanborn), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 7. Your Student’s Transition to College, ASU (Guests: Dr. Kellyn Johnson and parent panelists), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 6. Dancing Your Nervous System, ASU (Guest: Molly Schneck), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 1. Mindfulness: Implications for Medical Practice, ASU (Guests: Dr. Kari Bernard, Dr. Eve Hoover, Dr. Bettie Copeland), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 2021

March 31. Conscious Eating: Healing the Mind, Body, and Spirit with Nutrition, ASU (Guest: Victoria Abel), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 30. How to Be Mindfully Intelligent: The Relationship Between EQ and Mindfulness, ASU (Guests: Corinne Corte, Amanda Voight), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 17. Healing the Collective, Healing the Masculine, Healing the Self, ASU (Guest: Niko Baker), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 10. Bullying: Mindfulness Changes the Conversation, ASU (Guest: Jason Lalli), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 9. Igniting Human Connection, ASU (Guest: Dr. Sophia Town), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 4. Community Well-Being, ASU (Guest: Evaline Brown), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 3. The Science and Practice of Mindfulness and Well-Being, ASU (Guest: Randy Barker), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

February 2021

Feb. 25. Community Well-Being – The Many Hats of Nursing Faculty Members, ASU (Guest: Dr. Aliria Rascon), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Feb. 23. The Suffering and Thriving of Healthcare Heroes During COVID-19, ASU (Guests: Dr. Joan Fleishman, Dr. Tina Runyan), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Feb. 16. Human-Animal Connection, ASU (Guest: Firefly Farms), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Feb. 11. Community Well-Being, ASU (Guest: Susan West), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Feb. 9. Advancing the Humility Paradigm (Guest: Dr. Barret Michalec), ASU, Midday Mindfulness. Phoenix, Ariz.

January 2021

Jan. 28. Trauma Informed Yoga, ASU (Guest: Andrea Kappas-Mazzio), Midday Mindfulness. Phoenix, Ariz.

Jan. 14. Yoga Nidra for PTSD, ASU (Guest: Leslie Rowans), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Jan. 14. Yoga Nidra for Stress Reduction, ASU (Guest: Leslie Rowans), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Jan. 13. Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College, ASU (Guests: Stuart Rice, Sarah Rabbani), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Jan. 12. Beginner’s Mind, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

December 2020

Dec. 23. Self-Guided Meditation Basics, ASU (Guest: Stephen Troutman), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 22. Mental Well-Being Through Drama, ASU (Guest: TAIS Drama Group), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 17. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 16. Body Energy Systems, ASU (Guest: Stephen Troutman), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 15. 2020 Hindsight ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 10. Introduction to Yoga Nidra, ASU (Guest: Jen Wheeler), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 9. Types of Meditation, ASU (Guest: Stephen Troutman), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 8. Human Flourishing, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 3. Community Well-Being Wellness Panel, ASU (Guests: Dr. Jillian McManus, Emma Celoza, Corina Tapscot), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 2. The Buddha’s Teachings, ASU (Guest: Stephen Troutman), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Dec. 1. Graduate College, ASU (Guests: Dr. Zachary Reeves-Blurton, Amanda Athey), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

November 2020

Nov. 25. Giving Thanks: Practicing Gratitude, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 24. The Human Animal Connection, ASU (Guest: Firefly Farms), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 19. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 18. Health and Wellness through Meditation, ASU (Guest: Stephen Troutman), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 17. Breaking Through the Negativity Bias, ASU (Guest: KJ Lavan), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 12. Community Well-Being on Veteran’s Day, ASU (Guests: Michelle Loposky, Danielle Snyder), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 12. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Part II (Guests: Bradley Biehl, Autumn Sayler), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 5. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 4. Meditation Basics (Guest: Stephen Troutman), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Nov. 3. Calming and Soothing Practices, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

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Resources: Deliverables

October 2020

Oct. 29. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 28. Trick or Treat, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 22. Community Well-Being ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 21. The Human-Animal Connection, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 20. Grit: A Book Review, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 15. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 14. Ayurveda: The Knowledge of Life, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 13. Role of Sound for Wellness and Relaxation, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 1. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

September 2020

Sept. 30. Meditation Boot Camp, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 29. The Shame Game, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 24. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 23. Entrepreneurship + Innovation (Guests: Ji Mi Choi, Felicity Blackwater, Brad Biehl, Autumn Sayler), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 22. Experiencing the World Through Our Five Senses, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 17. Community Well-Being: Meet Center’s Interns, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 16. Living Your Why, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 15. Exploring Your Personality, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 10. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 9. Addressing the Realities of PPE Fatigue and Resilience: an Open Dialogue (Guests: Angie Haskovec, Brooke Lavelle), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 8. Finding Your Why, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 3. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 2. Mindfulness and Ambition: Can they Co-Exist? (Guests: Shea Alvey, student panel from Barrett, The Honors College), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sept. 1. The Wisdom of Acceptance (Guest: Barbara Crisp), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

August 2020 Aug. 27. Art Forum (Guest: Andrea Feller), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 26. How to Maintain Wellness Programs Virtually and During COVID-19 (Guests: Teresa Salama, Sherry Haskins), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 25. Self-Leadership in a Pandemic (and other crises) (Guest: Diane Sieg), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 20. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 19. Back to School Centering, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 18. Imposter Syndrome (Guests: Dr. Zachary Reeves-Burton, a student panel), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 13. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 12. Collective Roots, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 11. Feeling Stuck, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 10. Equitable Mindfulness and Health Justice (Guest: Dr. Swapna Reedy), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 6. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 5. Get in the Zone: Mindfulness and Athletics (Guests: Darnell McDonald, John Sterling), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 4. Love Languages, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

Aug. 3. Bringing it Back to the Roots: Extended Meditation, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 2020

July 30. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 29. The Blame Game, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 28. International Student Panel, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 27. Culture 2020: This Organization’s Got Soul! (Guest: Christine Whitney-Sanchez), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 23. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 22. Engineering Mindfulness (Guest: Dr. Mark Huerta), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 21. Cultural Intelligence, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

July 20. Midsummer Refresh, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 2020

June 30. Hiatus to Healing ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 26. Mindfulness in K-12 Schools (Guest: Sunny Wight), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 25. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 24. The Art of Stillness, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 23. Sound Bowls (Guest: Ben Irons), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 22. Moving Mindfully Through Hindrances (Guest: Dr. Ann Sebren), Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 18. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 17. Protecting Mind, Body, and Spirit: Part II, ASU, Midday Mindfulness Phoenix, Ariz.

June 16. Getting into Character (Guest: Michael Moramarco), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 15. The Art of Transforming Suffering (Guest: Dr. Michelle Villegas-Gold), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 11. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 10. Long-Term Health and Overcoming Overwhelm, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 9. Writing to Heal: Creative Writing Session, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 8. Growing Your Mindset, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 4. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 3. The Craving Mind: Part II, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 2. Protecting Mind, Body and Spirit, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

June 1. Creativity and Mindfulness (Guest: Dr. Danah Henriksen), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 2020

May 29. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 28. The Craving Mind, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 27. Grief and Loss (Guest: Wayne Tormala), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 26. Redefining Your Neighbor: What Does an Ally Look Like?, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 22. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

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Resources: Deliverables

May 21. Global Meditation Day, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 20. Mindful Eating (Guest: Dr. Dara James), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 19. Be Kind, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 18. Science of Mindfulness, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 15. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 14. Financial Wellness (Guest: Jacob Gold), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 12. Reintegrating Mindfully, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 13. Nature, Art, Music, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 11. Attitudinal Foundations of Mindfulness, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 8. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 7. Mindful Leadership in COVID-19: Part II (Guest: Dr. Sophia Town), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 6. Taking Risks, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 5. Me, You, and Us, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 4. What Time Is It?, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

May 1. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 2020

April 30. Serious Fun, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 29. Compassion Fatigue, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 27. Powering Up Our Willpower, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 24. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 23. Mindful Leadership in COVID-19 (Guest: Dr. Sophia Town), ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 22. Just Like Me, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 21. The Holy, Wholey, Holey NO!, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 20. Uncertainty and Transitions, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 17. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 16. How to Comfort Someone: Part II, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 15. How to Comfort Someone, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 14. The Big G: Giving, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 13. Remote Control Leadership, ASU Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 10. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 9. Rituals: Part II, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 8. Self Compassion and Physical Activity, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 7. Productivity, Panic and Being Essential, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 6. Joy, Happiness and Comfort Foods, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 3. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 2. Self-Compassion for Emotional Exhaustion, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

April 1. We Make Each Other Better: The Human Animal Connection, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 2020

March 31. Working Through Procrastination, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 30. It’s Okay To Be Okay, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 27. Community Well-Being, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 26. Fuzzy Pants, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 25. Creating a Clearing for Your Purpose, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 24. Transcending Loneliness, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 23. The Arena of Your Heart, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 20. The Power of Community, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 19. Self-Compassion and Creativity, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 18. Rituals, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 17. Compassion and Self-Compassion, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 16. Interconnectedness, ASU, Midday Mindfulness, Phoenix, Ariz.

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Dr. Pipe is the keynote at Wastecon, the Solid Waste Association of North America 2019 conference Swami Sarvaprivananda is with Dr. Nika Gueci at Honor Health Mayo Clinic medical students are at the Mayo Clinic Selective Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience staff

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Resources: Deliverables

News media

• COVID-19 Mindfulness Initiative, Interview on Channel 12 News. Phoenix, Ariz.

• ASU Opens Center for Mindfulness, Arizona’s Family, powered by KTVK 3TV and KPHO CBS 5 News.

• Self-Care in a Busy World, Arizona’s Family, powered by KTVK 3TV and KPHO CBS 5 News.

Public service announcement

• COVID-19 Mindfulness PSA, Recorded for Arizona Department of Public Health.

Online media

ASU Now, ASU News

• ASU graduate student feeds community members affected by COVID-19. Author: Paul Prosser.

• The post-911 generation: Relating to the recent past. Author: Emma Greguska.

• How mindfulness helps manage stress at work.

ASU Career Catalyst.

• Navigating post-pandemic life through mindfulness. Author: Katherine Reedy.

• Finding peace amid chaos: ASU Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience staff reflect on one year of Midday Mindfulness sessions. Author: Emma Greguska.

• ASU graduate student feeds community members affected by COVID-19. Author: Paul Prosser.

• Tips for living well in 2020. Author: Emma Greguska.

• 3 ways to transform your outlook through mindfulness. Author: Emma Greguska.

• Mindfulness: Put your heart into it. Author: Katherine Reedy.

• Kindness can be a cure-all. Author: Marshall Terrill.

• Mindfulness goes digital. Author: Katherine Reedy.

• ASU alumna helps others navigate uncertain times with mindfulness practice. Author: Kelly Krause.

• Finding peace in the ER. Author: Emma Greguska.

• Finding resilience is a lifelong journey. Author: Mary Beth Faller.

State Press

• Health, counseling services go remote in response to COVID-19. State Press.

• ASU professors encourage mind over matter. State Press.

• ASU promotes mental health and wellness through unplugging. State Press.

• Devils in the Details episode: Mindfulness Matters. State Press. Author: Annie DeGraw.

• College life skills, exploring mindfulness: College Highlight, Hanna Layton, page 76 of MASK The Magazine, Mothers Awareness on School-Age Kids.

Podcasts with Dr. Pipe

• May 2020. Embracing Self-Compassion, American Organization of Nursing Leadership, Chicago, Ill.

• May 2020. Embracing Mindfulness, American Organization of Nursing Leadership, Chicago, Ill.

• May 2020. Mindfulness – COVID-19, Session #3, Nurse Trust, Robert Wood Johnson, Foundation, Princeton, N.J.

• May 2020. Mindfulness – COVID-19, Session #2, Nurse Trust, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, N.J.

• May 2020. COVID-19 Conversations for Clinicians #5: A Spotlight on Nurses, Caring for Clinicians podcast, crowdcast, Worcester, Mass.

• April 2020. Mindfulness – COVID-19, Session #1, Nurse Trust, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, N.J.

• April 2020. COVID-19 Global Pandemic – Navigating with Mindfulness, Radio Chat Cafe, ASU Now Thought Huddle, Phoenix, Ariz.

• April 2020. Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience –How to Cope During a Crisis, City of Mesa, live podcast with Mesa Mayor, Mesa, Ariz.

NPR, KJZZ

• Schools Are Embracing Mindfulness, But Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect.

• Points Of View: The Toll The Coronavirus Is Taking On Our Mental Health.

Webinars

• Wellness and Self-Care webinar for the American Organization of Nurse Executives. (.75 CEUs).

• State of the Union: Black Women and Higher Education, I am a Black Woman, Yes, I Matter.

Presentations by center staff

Presentations by Dr. Teri Pipe

• April 2021. Presenter. Fostering Mindfulness and Living Well in Today’s High Stress Environment. Advanced Study Group Engagement, San Diego, Calif.

• March 2021. Presenter. Exploration and Discovery: Moonrocks & Meaning. Spring Quarterly Meeting, Organization of Nurse Leaders.

• April 2021. Presenter. Mindfulness, Leadership and Innovation. San Diego Advanced Study Group, San Diego, Calif.

• Dec. 2020. Presenter. Loneliness and Mindfulness Panel. ASU, Hacking the Human Conference, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Nov. 2020. Presenter. Mindfulness and Self-Sustainability: Self-Care for Busy Professionals. Students Lead, American College of Nurse Midwives, Md.

• Nov. 2020. Presenter. Mindfulness, Leadership and Innovation. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Symposium, National Conference on Pediatric Healthcare, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Sept. 2020. Speaker. The Science of Mindfulness. Arizona Science Center – President’s Club, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Sept. 2020. Presenter. Mindfulness and Resilience. Grand Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn.

• Aug. 2020. Presenter. Mindfulness Techniques to Manage Work Stress and to Promote Wellness. Faculty Retreat, University of Iowa.

• June 2020. Speaker. Mindfulness for Artists. Brelby Foundation in Wellness – A Series for West Valley Artists, Glendale, Ariz.

• April 2020. Presenter. Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience. Arizona State University, McCain Institute, Next Generation Leadership Program, Washington, D.C.

• April 2020. Invited keynote. Oncology Nutrition Symposium, (Canceled due to COVID-19), Phoenix, Ariz.

• Feb. 2020. Keynote. The Transformational Power of Mindfulness. Seattle Study Club Symposium, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Jan. 2020. Speaker. Mindfulness and Well-Being: The Inner Landscape. Spirit of the Senses Arts Organization, Scottsdale, Ariz.

• Jan. 2020. Presenter. Self-Care and Burnout Prevention: Focus on a Compassionate Learning Environment. University of Portland, School of Nursing, Portland, Ore.

• Dec. 2019. Keynote. Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Mindful Leadership for Resilience.

• Nov. 2019. Presenter. Bautista, T.G., Cash, T., Dunis, J., Smith, P.G., Young, M., Meyerhoefer, T., Pipe, T. B. (2019).

Equitable Mindfulness for Social Changes: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Poster accepted for presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, Penn.

• Oct. 2019. Presenter. Mindfulness Practices for a Busy Life. Women Leaders, College Sports 2019 National Convention, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Oct. 2019. Keynote. Mindfulness and Leadership. WASTECON International Conference, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Oct. 2019. Keynote. Washington State Hospital Association, Seattle, Wash.

• Oct. 2019. Keynote. 10 Talks Podcasts for Life Training Academy. Arizona Hospital and HealthCare Association, Tucson, Ariz.

• Sept. 2019. Roundtable, Mayo Clinic, Transform Conference, Rochester, Minn.

• Sept. 2019. Keynote. Introduction of Healthcare Workforce Resiliency. Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Physician Leadership Fellowship. Phoenix, Ariz.

• Sept. 2019. Keynote. Resilience for Leadership Conference, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Aug. 2019. Keynote. University Career Women in Healthcare Professional Development Conference, Tempe, Ariz.

• June 2019. Keynote. Mindful Leadership for Lawyers. Arizona Bar Association, Phoenix, Ariz.

• May 2019. Keynote. Faculty Development Workshop. Mindfulness Leadership Certificate. University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wis.

• May 2019. Inaugural Dean’s Distinguished Wilkinson Lecture. Mindfulness, Compassion and Leadership. Texas A & M, College Station, Texas.

• March 2019. Mindfulness and Resilience for Healthcare Leaders. Mayo Clinical Reviews, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Jan. 2019. Keynote. Resiliency for Leadership. Arizona Counselors Association.

• Oct. 2018. Keynote. Mindfulness and Resilience. Legacy Nursing Regional Conference, Vancouver, Ore.

• July 2018. Keynote. Pinnacle Emergency Medical Services Leadership Forum.

• May 2018. Keynote. Mindfulness for the Health Care Worker. Mountain West Cystic Fibrosis Consortium Tucson; co-sponsored by the Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Banner Health Center/University of Arizona.

• March 2018. Presenter. Integrating Mindfulness into GME: An Experiential Session. Dignity Health and ASU, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Feb. 2018. Presentation. Mindfulness Tools. EdPlus Lunch and Learn Series, Tempe, Ariz.

• Feb. 2018. Presenter. American Organization of Nurse Executives Webinar on Wellness/Self-care.

• Jan. 2018. Presenter. How leaders can create a culture of mindfulness on their teams. Executive Fellowship in Innovation Health Leadership Immersion, Tempe, Ariz.

• Jan. 2018. Presenter. Advanced Leadership Initiative on Mindfulness, Tempe, Ariz.

• Dec. 2017. Keynote. Mindfulness. Organization of Nurse Leaders of MA, RI, NH, CT and VT, Burlington, Mass.

• Nov. 2017. Presenter. Mindfulness in Nursing Practice. New York City Symposium on at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

• Oct. 2017. Presenter. The Healer Within. Conference on Integrated Health on Mindfulness, Charlotte, N.C.

• Sept. 2017. Presenter. Mindfulness and Mindfulness Eating. Arizona Nurses Association Convention, Scottsdale, Ariz.

• Sept. 2017. Keynote. 2nd Annual Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Raising the Bar: Pediatric Nursing Conference on Integrating Mindfulness to Leadership within Healthcare Context, Miami, Fla.

• Aug. 2017. Presenter. Health Communication Initiative members and members of the Hugh Downs School, on the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience. Hugh Downs School of Communications, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

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Resources: Deliverables

• Aug. 2017. Keynote. Enhancing Well Being While Leading Change. University of Nebraska College of Nursing Executive Council Retreat, Omaha, Neb.

• June 2017. Presenter. CEO Talk on Mindfulness. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation, Phoenix, Ariz.

• June 2017. Presenter. Mindfulness. Mercy Gilbert Medical Center’s Monthly Physicians Clinical Council, Gilbert, Ariz.

• June 2017. Presenter. Webinar on Mindfulness in Nursing Practice. Mayo Clinic Care Network.

• June 2017. Trainer. Three-day Resiliency Training Workshop, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Penn.

• May 2017. Presenter. Resilience and Leadership: The Resilient Leader. Dignity Health/St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz.

• May 2017. Presenter. Mindfulness for Nurses Week. Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz.

• April 2017. Presenter. Webinar on Compassionate and Effective Leadership Practices. Wolters Kluwer Speaker Series, Phoenix, Ariz.

• April 2017. Presenter. Nurse Wellbeing and Resilience for Nurses. Mindfulness at the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz.

• March 2017. Invited plenary speaker. High Performing Leadership: Mindfulness in Action. Mindfulness at the American Organization of Nurse Executives Conference, Baltimore, Md.

• Feb. 2017. Presenter. Mindfulness Leadership. Center for Creative Leadership Conference, St. George, Utah.

• Oct. 2017. Keynote. Well-Being of Providers as the Fourth Component of a quadruple aim for health care. Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care, Baltimore, Md.

• Nov. 2017. Presenter. Innovative Leadership: Mindfulness as a Skill for Nursing Leaders. 39th Biennial Convention of Sigma Theta Tau International, Baltimore, Md.

Presentations by Dr. Nika Gueci

• Dec. 2021. Compassion Fatigue and Role Strain. Arizona Women in Higher Education.

• Oct. 2021. Panelist. Personal Resiliency. Rocky Mountain Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management, Advancing Health Care through Supply Chain Excellence West Region Conference.

• Oct. 2021. Reflect, Recognize, Rise. Arizona Nurses Association Annual Convention.

• May 2021. Mindfulness and Resilience: A Self-Care Reminder for Leaders Navigating the Post-Pandemic Landscape. Mindfulness for Healthcare for mindful.org conference.

• Nov. 2020. Invited presenter. A Self-Care Reminder for Counselors. Access ASU.

• Oct. 2020. Manifesting Professional Fulfillment and Planning for Your Future Mindfully, Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars. Non-faculty Career Development seminar.

• Sept. 2020. Mindfulness and Resilience in Uncertain Times. Be a Leader Foundation and College Success Arizona

• July 2020. Building Self-Awareness through Mindfulness. ASU University Technology Office.

• Sept 2019. Mindfulness and Self-Care. ASU University Senate annual retreat.

• July 2019. Invited panelist following speech by Swami Sarvapriyananda. Honor Health Shea Medical Center.

• July 2019. Self-Care. ASU Fulton Ira A. Schools of Engineering Leadership annual retreat.

• Nov. 2018. Invited presenter. Delegation on the National Council on Aging.

• Nov. 2018. Invited presenter. Work Life Balance. W. P. Carey Sales Advisory Board.

• Oct. 2018. Invited presenter on the student experience. Carnegie Project in the Education Doctorate Convening.

• Sept. 2018. Invited presenter. Mindfulness, Creating a Life by Design. T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. annual retreat.

• Sept. 2018. Invited presenter for social workers and nurses. Mindfulness at Work. Marcos de Sol High School, Tempe, Ariz.

• Aug. 2018. Invited presenter. Mindfulness Skills. ASU Meeting Event Coordinators and Associates.

• Aug. 2018. Presenter. Toward an advanced understanding of CRPs: Identifying student needs and employee roles.

Building Healthier Academic Communities National Summit on Building Cultures of Well-Being, Columbus, Ohio.

• June 2018. Invited presenter. Mindfulness, Leadership and Sustainability. Arizona Veterinary Medical Association, (2 CEUs).

• May 2018. Presenter. Elevating Collegiate Recovery Programs: Understanding Student Needs and Employee Roles. American College Health Association, Denver, Colo.

• Sept. 2017. Invited panelist. Resilience discussion with The Faithful City.

• Sept. 2017. Invited presenter. Welcoming Gratitude through Mindfulness. Soroptimist Club.

Presentations by Dr. Zachary Reeves-Blurton

• Dec. 2021. Inner Knowing, Outer Expression. Zero Waste at ASU.

• Nov. 2021. Trends Shaping the Future of Higher Education

– Refocusing, Refreshing, Renewing. Student advisors.

• Nov. 2021. Challenges for Teaching Assistants. School of International Languages and Cultures.

• Nov. 2021. Mindfully Navigating Holiday Stress. EdPlus Success Coaches.

• Nov. 2021. Sustainability Community of Scholars: Mindfulness and Grad Student Stress. School of Sustainability students.

• Oct. 2021. Podcast interview with an ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication student.

• Oct. 2021. Grad15 with ASU Graduate College, Work-Life Balance. ASU/Mexico team for graduate students.

• Sept. 2021. Panelist. St. Mary’s College of Los Angeles.

Presentations by Tiara Cash

• Jan. 2021. Well-Being and Equity, Health Justice. University of Minnesota.

• July 2021. Equitable Mindfulness Gathering. Memphis Library.

• July 2021. Keynote. Leisure Studies Association Virtual Conference 2021.

• 2020 (multiple occasions). Equitable Mindfulness Gatherings.

• Oct. 2020. Behavioral health panelist. Bill Anderson Fund Fall Workshop.

• Oct. 2020. Empathy from the Inside Out: Navigating Difficult Times with Mindfulness. ASU Office of Inclusion and Community Engagement.

• Aug. 2020. Invited presenter. Resilience in Uncertain Times. Students and Teachers for Restoring A Watershed program, Watershed Week.

• July 2020. Equitable Mindfulness for the Student Affairs Professional. University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Fla.

• Jan. 2019. Neurobiology on the Trauma of Rape. Mantra presentation. Created by: Tiara Cash.

• Aug. 2019. Spark the Park. City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation.

• Feb. 2019. Mindfulness presentation. TRIO pro-staff, ASU.

• March 2019. Athlete Activism & Intersectionality Workshop and Research.

• Jan. 2019. Self-care for the Busy Professional. Maricopa County Department of Health.

• 2019 (multiple occasions). Mindfulness presentation, ASU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Meditation session, basketball team.

• Sept. 2019. Mindfulness for ASU Athletes (Freshman Cohort).

• Feb. 2018. Workshop at the ASU Graduate College Retreat.

• Oct. 2018. Life by Design. ASU Commission on the Status of Women conference.

• Oct. 2018. Keynote. Mindfulness, Leadership and Sustainability: Self Care for Busy Professionals. First Things First All-Staff Day.

• Aug 2018. Invited presenter. Mindfulness: Create a Life by Design. Tempe Coalition Be the Change conference.

• June 2018. Lunch and Learn. Vestar Bi-Annual Retreat.

• March 2018. Mindfulness, Trust and Perseverance. Spiral Volleyball team.

• Jan. 2018. Mindfulness, Leadership and Sustainability. ASU Sexual Violence Prevention Symposium.

Presentations by Hanna Layton

• March 2021. Mindfulness workshop. ASU Society of Women Engineers.

• March 2021. Maintaining your health and well-being for staff. Sun Devil Fitness and Wellness Complex.

• May 2021. Mindfulness and Resilience: A Self-Care Reminder for Navigating the Post-Pandemic Landscape. Behavioral Health Initiative, St. Patrick’s Church annual conference.

• Nov. 2020. Public Allies, a leadership and professional development AmeriCorps program for marginalized communities typically underrepresented in leadership positions, which operates through the ASU Lodestar Center.

• Oct. 2020. Climate Action, Energy Stewardship and Care for Creation: A Collaborative Workshop. ASU Sustainable Energy, Education, and Knowledge-Sharing Project.

• Oct. 2020. COVID-19 x Mental Health panelist. United Nations Association of the United States of America, ASU.

• Oct. 2020. Compassion Fatigue webinar. Healthy Arizona Worksites Program.

• Oct. 2020. Meditation and Mindfulness: Self-Care I learned through Peace Corps Service and How it’s Helped Me through the Pandemic. Peace Corps.

• Sept. 2020. Train-the-Trainer in Servant Leadership. Rotary Club, ASU.

• Aug. 2020. Opening Reception for ASU Art Museum.

• Jan. 2019. Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience. Downtown Cholla Library.

• March 2019. Mindfulness for Graduate Students. ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association.

• Oct. 2019. Mindfulness session. ASU Barrett, The Honors College Leadership course.

• Oct. 2018. Juntos Empowering the Latinx Community through Mindfulness and Resilience for ASU Hispanic Heritage Month.

• March 2018. Mindfulness on College Night. Phoenix Art Museum.

for Mindfulness, Compassion

MEDITATION May you be the dandelion

May you be the dandelion

May you be the dandelion –Humble but bright, Bringing warmth Sharing color And unassuming joys to the world simply through your presence.

May you be the dandelion –Anchored deeply, Resolutely in your world, Deep roots resilient Strong Nourishing you So you may thrive where you grow.

May you be the dandelion –Though humble and grounded, May your gifts

Seeds of kindness, of compassion Drift on the currents of life Aloft and limitless And thrive where they take root.

May you be the dandelion.

– Dr. Zachary Reeves-Blurton, assistant director, Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience