A nonprofit mindfulness school
Mindful Design teaches practical, evidence-informed mindfulness you can actually use — at home, at work, and in your relationships. Not another library of meditations. A place to build lifelong skills.
Free · Nonprofit · No experience needed
What makes it different
Most apps hand you content to play. We teach you skills to keep — structured lessons, real-life practice, and guided reflection that add up to something that lasts.
Think of it less like a meditation app —
and more like a modern school for everyday mindfulness.
The courses
Each is a short, interactive practice — six real moments, guided reflection, a personal plan, and honest science. About seven minutes each, and nothing is scored.
Lead with a clearer, steadier head — through meetings, decisions, and the hard conversations.
Protect your attention in a world built to fragment it.
Stay steady and open when you and someone else disagree.
Meet your inner critic without believing every word it says.
Show up for the people closest to you — turning toward, and repair.
Give yourself permission to actually stop — before you run on empty.
Meet worry and uncertainty with a little more room.
Be where you are — the meal, the walk, the face in front of you.
Every course is free, works in any browser, and installs nothing. Voice narration and a guided consultant are built in.
How it works
Every course moves through the same gentle loop — the one that turns an idea into a skill you actually reach for.
Short, structured lessons grounded in real research — no jargon, no hype.
Rehearse real moments — a hard talk, a spiral, a rushed day — not abstractions.
Guided prompts and a built-in consultant help you make it your own.
Join live sessions to practice with others and stay with it over time.
The courses build the skill on your own time. Live sessions make it stick — a guided practice, a real community, and space to ask the questions that come up when mindfulness meets a real week.
Our mission
Donations don’t buy content. They keep these resources free — for anyone, regardless of what they can pay.
Take it with you
Every course, guided reflection, and practice — on your phone, wherever a mindful moment finds you. Free to download on iPhone and Android.
A guide to the courses & practice. Answers come from an AI — please don’t share anything private.