Montana Mindfulness Project – Building a kinder world.

Cultivating well-being for youth & young adults.

Offering mindfulness education for students in the Gallatin Valley & beyond since 2018.

Welcome to the Montana Mindfulness Project

We bring mindfulness programs into schools and communities, providing students with tools that foster focused attention, emotional regulation and resilience for a lifetime.

Mindfulness brought to life, by Montana youth. Watch now.

Our Programs

MMP's programs range from weekly courses in classrooms to custom workshops & retreats. We accommodate pre-existing schedules & lesson plans to best integrate into learning environments.

Schools & Districts

Mindfulness courses for K-12 and preschools.

Youth Organizations

Mindfulness courses for youth organizations.

Young Adults

Mindfulness courses for college-aged students and young adults.

Professional Development for Educators & Staff

Mindfulness training for educators and support staff.

Families & Caregivers

More info & offerings coming soon in Fall 2023

Why mindfulness?

Today's youth and educators carry more on their shoulders than ever before. Mindfulness practices teach skills that foster the capacity to live healthy, authentic and resilient lives, and help students respond to challenges from a place of ease and clarity.

What we do

Through our age-appropriate courses, workshops and retreats, Montana Mindfulness Project helps youth and young adults meet the present moment with curiosity, non-judgment and kindness.

Our Partners

Since 2018, we have brought mindfulness education into more than 20 schools & youth organizations across the Gallatin Valley.

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Bring mindfulness to your school or community

Nothing sweeter than sharing in mindful moments wi

Nothing sweeter than sharing in mindful moments with your family. 🥲

There‘s still room in our Family Mindfulness Workshop TONIGHT, from 4-6 PM at Pilgrim UCC. Sign up at the link in our bio or just show up, and join us for a creative, playful and loving gathering for youth ages K-5 and their parents/mentors/grandparents/guardians. 🥰 Teachers from the @compassionpject will leading artistic activities alongside our mindfulness teachers.

We look forward to dropping into the present with you and your kiddos! Questions? Call Emily! 330-283-8460

Kicking off the school year with full hearts and i

Kicking off the school year with full hearts and inspired minds. 🍃It was a true delight gathering together in one physical space for the first-ever MMP Teacher Retreat. We’re still beaming 🥰 And beyond grateful to have a team of now 15 soulful teachers…

We’re all so looking forward to being in community with each other — and with the truly wonderful partners and schools, kids and parents, caregivers and staff members who we serve.

Let’s begin. 🌾

Come one come all! Our teachers are teaming up wit

Come one come all! Our teachers are teaming up with the @compassionpject to lead some energizing activities and games that will bring us into the present moment and reconnect us with our joy, together. ☺️🎨🥰🌿

We hope you can join us at Pilgrim UCC Church from 4 to 6pm on Tuesday, September 19th. Activities are geared for students in grades K-5 and healthy snacks and refreshments will be provided.🥨🍓

If you would like to bring children outside of this age range, just please let us know so we can support everyone.

💜 RSVP at the link in our bio 💜

Sometimes we can move a little too quickly from on

Sometimes we can move a little too quickly from one season to the next.
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As we begin to notice all the tiny signals of transition that start popping up this time of year…earlier nights, soccer practices, more homework & meetings on the schedule, hints of ski season around the corner…we can allow ourselves moments to do just that — to notice, not necessarily react or feel the need to DO anything.
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Take time to let the natural changes come at their own pace (which they always do, without our having to do much of anything) and soak it all in — summertime’s not done with us yet! Sunset walks in the neighborhood and breathing deeply for even just a few minutes are remarkably good at helping us savor the season we’re in right now, rather than pushing pushing pushing to the next.
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Here at MMP, our teaching schedule picks up in October, so we are fortunate to have a few extra weeks of “summer” than most. We can feel the anticipation of getting back into the classroom coming, and will be so happy to share mindful moments with new students again soon! All in good time.

“Why mindfulness?” It’s a good question! @wh

“Why mindfulness?” It’s a good question! @whittierelementaryschool music teacher & parent, Sara Crogan gets right to the heart of it in this lovely testimonial.
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Hearing from the parents & teachers who work with our students about what they witness in the aftermath of our mindfulness lessons is so beneficial, as it helps our team plan and develop our programming for the coming school year. THANK YOU to Ms. Crogan and all the amazing teachers in our community, for everything you do for our youth on a daily basis.

The gratitude from our students as we wrap our 202

The gratitude from our students as we wrap our 2022-2023 school-year programs has been so, so, SO sweet. It is truly a gift for us teachers and staff... and makes it all so instantly worth our while. We are beyond grateful to get to work with so many incredible youth, schools and nonprofits in our community, and are already looking forward to seeing some familiar faces at camps this summer, and in the fall! 🥰 Calm - breath - love - mindfulness... We couldn't say it better!

@peakpotential.mt @greatergallatinunitedway @playbozeman @worldlanguagemt @compassionpject @whittier_wildcat @gv_ymca @allthrive

Happy Mindful Monday from MMP! Join Lisa as she gu

Happy Mindful Monday from MMP! Join Lisa as she guides us through this week’s tool: Mindfulness of Sound. 🐳

Unmute so you can ride the (sound) waves 🌊🏄‍♂️ and get a little more anchored into the present moment. Our Mindful Monday Tools are good for all ages — so feel free to practice with the little ones! 🦋 @connectyourdotz @wildbreathwork

Sound on for a moment of bliss for you, today. 🦦 Nature gives us so many opportunities to anchor into the NOW. Let it wash over you even for 8 seconds, and see if you can get just a little more grounded into your body. 🕊

We just realized we forgot to say a HUGE GIANT THA

We just realized we forgot to say a HUGE GIANT THANK YOU to the 81 donors (our highest number yet!) and all the support we received during @givebiggv this year! Our gratitude is overflowing still, even 2 weeks later. Thanks to you all, we were able to raise $18,484 — all of which will go directly to funding more programs in our schools, summer camps and youth organizations. Please reach out if you’d like to see mindfulness brought to your child’s life.
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Let’s keep growing a kinder world together, shall we? 🥰🌳#mindfulness #youthempowerment

We’re 40% of the way there! Will you help us rea

We’re 40% of the way there! Will you help us reach our goal so more students can have access to mental health support for FREE? 🌈

#strongertogether
#givebiggv

Thank you to the 44 donors who have given so far — we are bowled over!

We all know it's a pretty unusually chaotic time t

We all know it's a pretty unusually chaotic time to just...be a kid. If you are noticing our youth carrying more on their shoulders than ever before - please consider giving to MMP! Today is the day @givebiggv 🌿 Your donations will be matched 1:1 beginning at 6:00 PM tonight. 🌿   
Your donation directly helps us supply more youth with the tools they need to foster mental health and happiness – skills that ripple into their classrooms, families and communities. 🌱  And to all of the incredible schools, organizations, donors and sponsors who have continued to helped us to offer affordable & accessible mindfulness education to youth in the Gallatin Valley... Please feel our unending gratitude!

Here's to what's ahead. 🌿

It has been bittersweet wrapping up our time with

It has been bittersweet wrapping up our time with our students, but these sweet reflections from our 4th and 5th graders at LaMotte School in Bear Canyon make it all worth it. 🌱💞

We hope to bring #mindfulness back during the 2023-2024 school year but as we all know, school budgets are more strapped than ever. Your donations during @givebiggv will help keep costs down for our school partners! Giving starts tomorrow at 6:00 pm (MST) — donate at the link in our bio! #strongertogether

🌿 Join us Friday, from wherever you are! With a

🌿 Join us Friday, from wherever you are! With all the buzz goin' on this week, we're collaborating with @compassionpject @havenmt @rootsfamilycollaborative and @sufferoutloud to offer a moment of mindfulness and quiet reflection. 🌿

This virtual meetup is from 10-11 AM (MST) on Friday, May 5 as part of @givebiggv. RVSP for your zoom link at 🖱 bit.ly/mindful-friyay (link is clickable in our bio.)

Thank you to @onevalleycommunityfoundation and @yccf_bigsky for hosting #GiveBigGV - and to the fantastic nonprofits who organized this event, what an honor to be joining forces with you. We're in this together!!! 💪

We're welcoming in May with Week Three's #MindfulM

We're welcoming in May with Week Three's #MindfulMonday tool: ⚓️ FINDING YOUR ANCHOR SPOT ⚓️

Join @csozanne as she helps us explore another tool for learning how to focus on our breath. We can use out breath as an anchor to bring back our wandering minds, much the way a boat uses an anchor from drifting away in a current. We can focus on the sensations of our breath in our body and return the present time and time again. ⛵️ #breathe #presentmoment
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We're welcoming in the miracle that is May with We

We're welcoming in the miracle that is May with Week 3's #MindfulMonday tool: ⚓️ FINDING YOUR ANCHOR SPOT ⚓️

Join @csozanne as she helps us explore another tool for learning how to focus on our breath. We can use out breath as an anchor to bring back our wandering minds, much the way a boat uses an anchor from drifting away in a current. We can focus on the sensations of our breath in our body and return the present time and time again. ⛵️ #breathe #presentmoment

The ways kiddos say "thank you"... We are all melt

The ways kiddos say "thank you"... We are all melting a little bit over here. 😢🌈 Lisa's last day teaching #mindfulness with @gallatingatewaygetaway's after-school group at Emily Dickinson Elementary School just wrapped, and her students showered her with this outpouring of sweet cards & love & gratitude. So much we can learn from our youth... #bozemankids #youthempowerment

It's that time of year... 🌱Will you help us gro

It's that time of year... 🌱Will you help us grow a kinder world for our youth and young adults?

All donations to MMP will be DOUBLED during to @givebiggv thanks to our generous sponsor. 🙏🏽Stop by the @rockymountaintoycompany for popcorn, face-painting, and clowns from @406cirque this time next week and meet the MMP squad! We'll be there on Thursday from 6-8 PM or Friday from 10-6 PM! Feel free to bring the whole fam.

We have some big #GiveBig news to announce... Than

We have some big #GiveBig news to announce... Thanks to a very generous sponsor, one special @givebiggv donor to MMP will enjoy some fun — both inside and out — at a private cabin in Big Sky for a week! Read on for more details, or come say hi to us outside of the @rockymountaintoycompany during all of Give Big!

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HOW TO ENTER:

1. Donate $100 or more to MMP during #givebiggv from 6:00 PM (MST) on May 4 through 6:00 PM (MST) on May 5.

2. Spread the word on your social media! (After you've donated, download the graphic at the link in our bio OR take a screenshot of the 2nd image here, and share it on your social media accounts.) Make sure to tag us @montanamindfulnessproject so we know!

The drawing will be held once donations to Give Big have closed.

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Two 2023 dates available: Labor Day week or first week of the ski season. Questions? Email us at hello@mtmindfulness.org

We felt a bit like proud parents attending the Boa

We felt a bit like proud parents attending the Boardroom Bobcats @msuleadershipinstitute celebration earlier this week. Only 8 nonprofits were matched with Bobcats—an honor for both Amiya, especially, and MMP. Amiya spoke eloquently of all she's learned from being on her first board, and likewise; Amiya’s kind presence, communication skills and dedication to doing true good has been a great asset to our team.
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You’re moving mountains, @amiya.w !

Happy #mindfulmonday! This week’s mindfulness to

Happy #mindfulmonday! This week’s mindfulness tool is: 🦋 SENDING KIND WISHES 🦋

Practice this tool anytime you could use a boost of ease, love and serenity in your day — brought to you by one of the original MMP teachers, Sara Friedman. We hope you give some extra kindness to yourselves this week, too. 🌊

(Want more mindful practices you can do from anywhere? Check out our website and click “Resources.”) Enjoy!

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