Anne-Marie Emanuelli
Creative Director & Founder of Mindful Frontiers LLC
Mindful Frontiers LLC is a Benefit Corporation (BCorp) committed to Community Wellness by providing schools and organizations with mindfulness meditation tools that nurture positive social-emotional growth.
My spirituality and meditation experience has grown to encompass many philosophies, practices, and ways of nurturing inner calm.
An important transition in my life that reinforced why meditation is important, was when I was a full-time classroom teacher and my school experienced three youth suicides. This traumatic time reminded me that self-compassion is essential. Bringing mindfulness into my classrooms changed my life and transformed the school’s culture. Students greatly benefitted from daily introspective practices as well, so planting the seed of mindfulness in my classrooms became a catalyst for founding Mindful Frontiers LLC.
Life’s experiences have taught me resilience and equanimity, while exposure to different cultures expanded my understanding of spirituality and the sacredness of life and Nature.
I am here to learn and expand with you.
Meditation Experience, Retreats/Courses & Credentials:
- Veriditas-certified labyrinth facilitator 2023
- Sage Institute 200-hr meditation teacher training certification course 2020-2021
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 8-week course completed in 2021
- Mindfulness classroom teacher since 2016
- Meditation hermitage solo retreats at Lama Foundation since 2008
- Mindful New Mexico Leaders in Mindfulness Conference presenter (2018)
- Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center (VMRC) 5-day silent meditation retreats (2016, 2018, 2022)
- Rio Grande Mindfulness Institute (RGMI) Heart of Teaching day-long retreats for educators at Mountain Cloud Zen Center (2016-2019)
- Oren Jay Sofer Mindful Communications 8-week program (2019)
- MindfulSchools.org certificates in Mindful Meditation Fundamentals & Curriculum, Mindful Communication, and Working with Emotions (2016-2019)
- Oren Jay Sofer Wise Speech course hosted by Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (2020)
- Member of RGMI Advisory Committee (2020 and beyond)
- New Mexico Level 3A Licensed Classroom Teacher (endorsements: ELA, French, Social Studies, Technology Instructor, Technology Coordinator)
CONTACT FORM – Let us know how we can help you bring mindfulness & meditation to your home, life, classroom or group. Or just ask us a question about meditation.
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Dāna: The Practice of Giving
“Dāna (pronounced ‘daa-nuh’) is the Pāli word for giving. Dāna is the first perfection of the heart (pāramī), and the foundation of Buddhist practice, based in the understanding that giving opens the heart, creates connection to others, and teaches letting go.
According to the Buddha, generosity and sharing of resources are a central pillar of spiritual life and the foundation of wholesome kamma—action that bears fruit in our lives and the lives of others. Dating back to the Buddha and the first monastic practitioners, those who preserve and offer the teachings have always lived in interdependence with the community around them. Buddhist monks and nuns rely entirely on the generosity of lay people for support in continuing their teaching and spiritual life.
The practice of dāna has kept the Buddhist tradition alive for more than 2,600 years, throughout which committed supporters have generously established networks of monasteries and retreat centers, supporting millions of teachers and practitioners. The dāna system is an ancient form of gift economy based on open-handedness and trust in community.”
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