INSTITUTE FOR MINDFULNESS STUDIES, INC.
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

The Institute for Mindfulness Studies website and service brings the contemplative practice of mindfulness to persons of all ages, interests, professions, and backgrounds. Using cutting-edge neuroscience research to complement the ancient traditions surrounding mindfulness and other contemplative practices, the Institute for Mindfulness Studies (IMS) offers classical meditation-based and technique oriented exercises to instruct, reinforce, and elaborate on methods of cultivating states of mindful awareness. Drawing on both the science and tradition of mindfulness practices, the mindfulness-based programs developed by IMS are context-contoured so that they might be more accessible to persons unfamiliar with mindfulness practices and offer an opportunity to deepen the practice of a more experienced practitioner. Context-Contoured Mindfulness (CCM) involves the use of language and imagery to both communicate fundamental mindfulness principles and to develop mindfulness cues to help people “remember” to be mindful. Exercises and techniques are designed to to help people transform moment-to-moment interactions through the cultivation of greater mindful awareness. Contact the Institute for Mindfulness Studies to learn more about its individual and group programs. Programs can be conducted both in-person and, thanks to modern technology, by way of close contact through e-mail, Skype, telephone, and text messaging.