Bringing Mindfulness to Life: Caring for Yourself & Others with Mindful Awareness, Compassion, and Joy (In-Person Program)

The focus of this exciting new series of workshops will be on deepening self-awareness and self-compassion, and strengthening resilience. Together, we will learn to respond rather than react to life’s many challenges through the lens of mindfulness meditation and self-compassion practices.

We will work with our minds to transform our lives, much as people have done for centuries, and learn about the ways contemporary science is now validating these ancient practices. Through mindful listening and speaking, and formal and informal meditations, we will weave a communal net of individual and group awareness and meaningful inquiry to strengthen our connections to ourselves, one another, and those we may serve.

This new series will continue to build on the successful summer 2026 workshops guided by experienced mindfulness teacher, Amy Bloom Connolly, which honored the practices and teachings of the Monks’ Walk for Peace.

Each participant will also receive a CD (or if preferred, a link to the MP3) recording of Amy’s Nurturing Yourself Through Mindfulness . These two guided meditations can be an invaluable support to establishing or strengthening your regular at-home practice.

Participants may enroll in one, several, or all of the programs. While your greatest benefit would come from continued steady participation, each workshop will provide practical benefits if you can attend only once or intermittently. It is our hope that over time and with continuity, a mindfulness practice community will emerge at the Well.

DATE: Mondays – 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 12/14/2026 and 1/18, 2/15/2027

TIME: 1:00 – 3:00 PM

COST: In our ongoing effort to provide meaningful programming for all, we are pleased to offer three cost options for this program – $25, $35, $45. Please choose which one works best for you. These options apply to each session of this program.

LOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093

REGISTRATION is required. Please register here.

IMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts, location information, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you!

FACILITATOR: Amy Bloom Connolly

FACILITATOR BIO: 
Amy Bloom Connolly is Founder of the Center for Mindful Awareness. The focus of her work has been to deepen self-awareness and self-compassion, build resilience, and strengthen self-regulation through the CMA’s signature mindfulness-based SHINESM Program (Support, Honor, Inspire, Nurture, and Evolve). Her work invites people to connect more deeply with themselves and share their gifts with the world.

Throughout her professional career, she has worked with low-income families; young-at-heart elders; women living in shelter; women healing from addictions and abuse; families with young children with disabilities; homeless veterans who are in recovery; and the professionals who support these folks.

Amy has practiced and studied mindfulness for more than forty years. She is a certified mindfulness teacher through the Meditation Teacher Training Institute led by Tara Brach; and has participated in trainings and retreats with Jack Kornfield, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sharon Saltzberg and the Dalai Lama. Her vision is to bring mindfulness to life, and make research-based transformational practices clear, relevant and accessible. She also is a student of tai chi and qigong.