Real World Mindfulness with Shalini

Real-world mindfulness is the practice of systematically building skills that disrupt our default patterns—those automatic reactions that keep us stressed, overwhelmed, and disconnected from what matters. Unlike traditional meditation that requires stepping away from life, this approach weaves mindfulness into your actual moments: between meetings, during conflicts, while parenting, in the midst of deadlines. It's not about finding peace on a cushion but creating skillful responses when life gets messy.

This monthly circle brings together changemakers, professionals, and seekers who are done waiting for the "perfect" time to transform their lives. Each month we focus on a specific skill—like disrupting autopilot with awareness or replacing inner judgment with self-compassion. You'll receive practical micro-practices (30 seconds to 5 minutes) that rewire your responses, plus deeper practices to see and shift longstanding patterns. Our bi-monthly live sessions turn your real challenges into our curriculum.

Can't make it live? Everything's recorded. This isn't about becoming a better version of yourself—it's about returning to who you already are beneath the patterns that no longer serve you. When we transform our defaults, we don't just change our own lives; the ripples reach our families, communities, and the world we're creating together.

This is an online class. Email Shalini at Shalini@knowyourmind.training to receive the Zoom link.

Each month brings a different focus:

September: Foundations for Real-World Mindfulness

October: Awareness

November: Compassion

December: Curiosity

January: Energy

February: Appreciative Joy

March: Inner calm

April: Focus

May: Equanimity

June: Integration

Shalini Bahl is a researcher, educator, and practitioner who's spent 20 years exploring how mindfulness works in the real world. Her award-winning research led to the book, Return to Mindfulness: Disrupting Default Habits for Personal Fulfillment, Effective Leadership, and Global Impact, which forms this program's foundation.

As a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Search Inside Yourself teacher, former Town Councilor, Mindful Marketing professor at Isenberg, UMass, Amherst and someone walking this path with all its highs and lows, she brings both scientific rigor and lived experience to this journey.

This is a free, donation-based online class. 

Donations are gratefully accepted (but not expected) via Venmo @ShaliniBahl

Email Shalini at Shalini@knowyourmind.training to receive the Zoom link.