Mindfulness Meditation

Effectively and sustainably engaging in the world requires a presence of mind and a capacity to stay with complexity, especially when so much feels at stake.

Mindfulness Meditation for Aid Workers and Activists takes place the first Friday of each month, from 12:30-13:00 CEST/CET, from 1 August- 5 December 2025. Each month, a community of front-line workers come together to share experience and to practice holding space through guided meditation.

Participation is free, but donations to the Annecy-based association Accueil Inconditionnel des Mineurs Exilés — or another charity in your own local area– are encouraged.

Engaged social action requires healthy, strong and balanced personal foundations. For the last 25 years, yoga and meditation have allowed me to serve in the world, helping to build and maintain the clarity and sense of purpose required to get through even the most difficult times. ‘Bodhisattva Yoga’ is inspired by the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, with a commitment  to reduce suffering and to contribute to collective liberation. As an experienced Vinyasa yoga teacher (I qualified with Cyndi Lee, OM Yoga Center New York in 2007), I have been trained by the world’s leading teachers and scholars, including in Varanasi, Union Square, Kreutzberg, and Camden. I have taught yoga and meditation in New York, Bukavu, London, Antananarivo,  Geneva, Annecy, and now online. 

You might also try these short video sequences recorded during the first Covid-19 lockdown to get us on mats and to continue the practice.