The Mindful Awareness Institute
Advancing Mindful Living Through The Mindful Awareness Perspective™
About The Mindful Awareness Institute
The mission of the Mindful Awareness Institute is to serve humanity with a combination of ancient wisdom and modern mindfulness techniques.
We provide a welcoming place for people to thrive in their journeys of experiencing self-awareness, compassion, and wisdom.
The Mindful Awareness Institute and The Mindful Awareness Perspective™ creates breakthrough awarenesses, resolves emotional tension, and elicits the clarity required to create a life that joyfully aligns to your heart and soul.
What Sets Us Apart?
Adopting The Mindful Awareness Perspective™ allows you to intentionally respond to life instead of emotionally react.
“The MAP” builds skills like metacognition, increases empathy, and improves cognitive efficiency, all rooted in mindful techniques.
We approach these techniques in a modern, contemporary way that doesn’t require you to adopt religious dogma or sit for hours in painful physical positions.
The beginning of our process is exploration and definition of The Mindful Awareness Perspective™. Once you understand the perspective, we guide you through efficient and effective mindfulness methods you can use to cultivate it—methods that can be practiced anytime, anywhere, and for any amount of time.
We don’t teach mindfulness from the context of religious traditions, mystical beliefs, or Buddhist cultural practices.
While respect these traditions, The Mindful Awareness Institute advocates a new, accessible way to explore mindfulness—a way to open the door to compassion, resilience, peace, and growth in a community of like-minded individuals.
Meet The Mindful Awareness Institute’s Founder
The Mindful Awareness Institute is led by Frank W.J. Anderson, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan & Professor, Florida International University.
“The MAP” is born from Dr. Anderson’s 26 years practicing and teaching meditation. Dr. Anderson is also certified as a Meditation Teacher through Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification.
He’s also the co-host of the Exploring Awareness Podcast and co-founder of The Open Mindfulness Meditation Community.
Listen to The Exploring Awareness Podcast with Dr. Anderson
We break from conventional approaches to mindfulness by:
Teaching without religious context or cultural appropriation
Eliminating rigid positional requirements
Offering accessible methods for gaining insight and awakening
Building a community committed to advancing the mindful awareness perspective
Our innovative approach not only focuses on personal transformation but also emphasizes the collective power of mindfulness to bring positive change to social and political life. We aim to inspire action that reflects our core values of peace, joy, and compassion.
Mindful Awareness Programs
The Mindful Awareness Perspective™ Masterclass
Join this Masterclass on The Mindful Awareness Perspective
Mindful Awareness Three Month Group Training
Learn the essentials of the mindful awareness perspective with others committed to the journey of self-awareness.
Practice Programs:
On-Going Practice Programs
Practice Programs: Develop and deepen your practice of mindful awareness.
Faculty Development:
Faculty Development: Expand your skills as an established mindfulness teacher and join our growing movement.
Teacher Training:
Teacher Training: Become certified to teach the mindful awareness perspective.
Community Building Initiatives:
Community Building Initiatives: Participate in events and discussions that foster collaboration and advance the MAP in personal, social, and political contexts.
Contact Us
Let’s grow together.
Are you ready to join a community dedicated to mindful awareness and transformative action? Contact us to learn more about our programs, events, and initiatives.