Starts May 1st
10 mins of meditation a day over one month.
Discover the benefits.
Calmer, more focused.
A better you.
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In today's world, maintaining our mental well-being is more crucial than ever.
Dedicate a month to optimise your mental peformance with
Mindful in May.
Mindful in May is the world’s largest online mindfulness fundraising campaign.
It's simple: we provide education, tools, and support so you can build a sustainable meditation practice to become mentally fit in one month.
Our research shows it takes only 10 mins of meditation a day to see significant positive benefits in your life.
Feel better, and be better, while also helping improve the lives of those in urgent need of clean, safe drinking water, by making a donation to the cause this May!
Note: Early bird closes on 19th of April
Whether you're:
A regular Mindful in May lover,
or
You've never meditated before...
Our research suggests that 10 min of meditation a day will bring you measurable benefits including:
How it works:
Join
The 31-day Mindful in May challenge
Donate
To our global clean water project (optional)
Meditate
10 mins a day with our guided meditations
Results
A clear mind for you.
Clean water for others.
Hear how Mindful in May is changing lives for the better:
New for 2024: Mindful in May LIVE
Weekly ONLINE LIVE GUIDED Meditation with Q&A:
Join Elise for powerful live meditation sessions, deepen your practice in community. Get your personal questions answered. Catch up with the recordings at your convenience.
The Netflix for Wisdom and wellbeing:
Explore this wisdom well of transformative video teachings with all of the past guests from a decade of Mindful in May. Use mindfulness to improve your relationships, work, parenting, and more.
Elise's Booklist:
Explore mindfulness more deeply with Elise’s handpicked books. Enhance your practice with this selection of inspiring reads tailored to support your journey.
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All Of Our Core Offerings:
Daily guided meditations & mindfulness exercises
Exclusive interviews with renowned experts
Transformative science-backed tools for flourishing
Meditation journals and workbooks
Access to our community group to make meditation a habit
Daily email reminders to keep you on track
Experience a Taste of Mindfulness
Dive into a moment of peace with a free guided meditation from our extensive library. Discover how easy it is to find calm anytime, anywhere.
Guest Experts featured in Mindful in May
PhD, is an American professor emeritus, author, and the creator of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is a key figure in integrating mindfulness into Western medicine and health care.
American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation. Guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation.
Ugandan Buddhist monk and founder of the Uganda Buddhist Centre. Author. Global meditation teacher.
Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph. D are partners in life and work. As the founders of Imago Relationship Therapy, they have written over 10 books.
Enneagram expert and co-author of The Wisdom of the Enneagram. Co-founder of the Enneagram Institute and developer of the Riso-Hudson Type Indicator. Speaker and author.
World-renowned teacher of Buddhist meditation practices in the West. Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society. Author.
Tibetan Buddhist master from Nepal. Head of the Tergar Meditation Community, an international network of Buddist meditation centers. TED Speaker. Author.
Psychologist, author and science journalist known for reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences, for the New York Times. Leading researcher on emotional intelligence.
American psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author. Studying the neural mechanisms of mindfulness and translating research findings into programs to treat addictions.
Clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Specialising in mindfulness and compassion-based psychotherapy. Meditation teacher. Author.
Meditation teacher and nature guide engaged in bringing mindful awareness practices into the outdoors as a support for presence, connection, and insight. Author.
Norwegian-born, American Buddhist teacher, writer and scholar with a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. Founder of the Insight Meditation Center.
Health psychologist, lecturer at Stanford University, and leading expert in the new field of “science-help. TED Speaker. Author.
New York Times bestselling author, award-winning educator, and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA. Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute.
Make a powerful difference in the world
For every $60AUD you raise, you'll bring clean, safe drinking water to one person - for life.
Our Mindful in May community has raised $1,038,000 bringing clean drinking water to 32,076 people!
$1,038,000
RAISED FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY
32,076
PEOPLE GIVEN CLEAN WATER
129
TOTAL PROJECTS FUNDED
This year, we are fundraising to bring more clean water projects to Sierra Leone.
Discover the profound difference access to clean water can make in the lives of the Sierra Leone community...
You too, can make a difference, by making a donation to clean water projects when you register for Mindful in May.
What people say about Mindful in May...
“Elise makes meditation easy, accessible, and most importantly doable"
- Magda Szubanski
“By bringing mindfulness into my daily routine, I have seen significant improvements in my overall well-being”
- Fiona Grimwald
“The content is fantastic, I was worried I would get lost in it being a beginner but I’ve been so engaged and got a lot out of each one.”
- Melanie Duve
About the founder of Mindful in May:
Dr Elise Bialylew is the author of the #1 bestselling meditation book, The Happiness Plan and founder of Mindful in May, the world’s largest online global mindfulness fundraising campaign that teaches thousands of people each year to meditate while raising funds to build clean water projects in the developing world.
A doctor trained in psychiatry, turned social entrepreneur and mindfulness expert, she’s passionate about supporting individuals and organisations to develop inner tools for greater well-being and flourishing.
Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, New York Times, and on Australian Television and radio.
GET ON THE WAITLIST NOW >>Elise in the media
Elise talks to The Morning Show about the science and the benefits of regular meditation practice.
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