Discover A Better Way of Being

Authentic online mindfulness and Buddhist meditation training. Learn how your mind works and how to work with your mind.

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TRAIN YOUR MIND

Transform Your World

Our complete online program of mindfulness and Buddhist meditation training courses helps you discover your mind’s potential so that you can achieve lasting personal transformation. Designed for meditators of all levels, our step-by-step progressive teachings and guided meditations allow you to gain confidence and experience as you go, always at your own pace.

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MINDFULNESS FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

A Complete System of Meditation Training

Our 9-Level Journey to Well-Being helps you achieve lasting positive change, build a foundation to navigate life’s challenges and share happiness with others to make the world a better place. Unlock your true potential and bring joy and fearlessness into your heart.

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FOUNDATIONS OF THE BUDDHIST PATH

Immerse Yourself in Buddhist Teachings and Practice

This is a 9-level essentials course series on the fundamentals of the Buddhist path, for both new and well-traveled practitioners. Learn from advanced dharma teachers and traverse a profound, progressive path in Buddhist practice and study.

Meditation has been a big help for healing

Quentin – Army Veteran

The 9 Level Path to Transformation was amazing and helped me build a strong, consistent meditation foundation and I loved the whole journey. The program has helped me survive this pandemic and changed my life. Deep gratitude! I love Mindworks!

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Babett Emese Solti – Consultant

Since starting my Mindworks journey, I experience more joy, freedom and calmness in my life, which I can also share with others. Well-structured sessions, quality talks and inspiring trainers give the perfect level of motivation to go beyond habitual patterns and purify negativity. I can practice daily to let go and just be who I am.

Moms can meditate too!

Carrie – Stay-at-home Mom

I have just completed the 2nd module of the Journey to Well Being and just wanted to thank you so much for these amazing courses. I have already learned a great deal and each day I look forward to my daily sessions with Mindworks!

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Stephan – Consultant

Mindworks is hands down the best meditation site! The combination of thoughtful guided meditations with an excellent and diverse combination of speakers make the Journey thoroughly enjoyable and without exaggeration a life changing experience. I highly recommend that everyone should make the most of it!

Your Practice – Your Journey

Our multi-level complete system of meditation training allows you to progress at your own pace. For in-depth mindfulness training choose our Journey to Well-Being. For a deep dive into the Buddhist path, choose Journey to Liberation.

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Level 1: Fundamentals

Unlock the many benefits of mindfulness with our free introductory meditation training

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Level 2: Practice

Expand your mindfulness practice, and its benefits, by taking your meditation to the next level

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Level 3: Stabilize

Maintain balance and mindful focus in challenging situations

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Level 4: Resilience

Cultivate a resilient mind and bring meditative stability into daily life

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Level 5: Disrupt

Let go of negative thinking patterns and begin to rewire your mind

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Level 6: The Gap

Find freedom of choice within a spacious mind in each and every moment

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Level 7: Kindness

Genuinely relate to yourself and others with kind, mindful awareness

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Level 8: Confidence

Equally trust in yourself and the universe to live with genuine confidence

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Level 9: Well-Being

Experience the genuine well-being of living with mindfulness and purpose

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Level 1: Taking Refuge

Taking responsibility is the foundation of the Buddhist path

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Level 2: Noble Truths

Understand the essential first teaching given by the Buddha

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Level 3: Meditation

Deepen your practice with a strong foundation in Buddhist meditation

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Level 4: 3 Trainings

Traverse the Buddhist path with discipline, meditation and wisdom

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Level 5: Karma

Understand karma as a tool to transform your life experience

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Level 6: 4 Reminders

Renew your motivation to practice with the 4 essential wisdoms

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Level 7: Insight

Develop awareness, insight into the nature of mind and the world

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Level 8: Science of Mind

Explore Buddhist psychology to understand mind and perception

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Level 9: Self-Liberation

Find freedom from emotions and beliefs that obscure your potential

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Level 1: Understanding

Connect to lasting happiness by understanding how to deeply touch your heart

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Level 2: Equanimity

Open your heart to genuine love and compassion and share it equally between yourself and others

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Level 3: Lovingkindness

Discover the expansive benefits of wishing happiness and well-being for all others

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Level 4: Awakened Heart

Experience the powerful transformation that arises from training both mind and heart

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Level 5: The Leap

Stabilize the glimmer of selflessness by exchanging places with others

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Level 6: Compassion

Benefit yourself and all others through courage and boundless compassion

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Meditation Essentials

Experience more joy, clarity and ease with an authentic, complete meditation training

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Mind Body Health and Harmony

Nourish the body and mind connection by harnessing the power of meditation

Addiction, Recovery and Forgiveness

Addiction and Forgiveness

Appreciate forgiveness as vital for sustaining recovery, whether your own or another’s

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Working with Stress

Reduce stress and anxiety with the proven coping skill of authentic meditation

Relationships are fertile ground and can be worked with in meditation

Improving Relationships

Connect to your most authentic self to become available for meaningful connection with others

Psychology, Modern Trauma Theory & Meditation

Psychology of Addiction

Understand the causes of addiction and how meditative intervention helps recovery

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Course in Happiness

Experience presence as the basis of well-being through daily meditation practice

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Meditation for Parents

Parent with greater perspective and patience with the insight of meditation practice

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The Mindful Executive

Let a greater sense of meaning and purpose become the drivers for your success

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Working with Emotions

Embody a healthier relationship with your emotions through meditation

DEEPEN YOUR EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Enjoy Exclusive Benefits with a Mindworks Membership

The best way to begin? Try our most popular course,  Journey to Well-Being Level 1: Fundamentals, for FREE! Then continue making a positive investment in your transformation by becoming a Mindworks Member or purchasing a Journey Course Bundle. We also offer courses individually.

Get your free course

Mindworks Premium Membership

$25/month

Billed monthly

  • Access to all meditation courses* and content
  • Mindworks App access
  • New courses added frequently
  • Library access with a searchable database
  • Invitation to live events and webinars with our Mind Trainers
  • Individual meditation instruction via Zoom at Levels 4 and 9 of any Journey
  • Accumulate merit points as you progress and redeem them for course gift certificates

*Note that some courses have prerequisites. You can only take one journey course at a time.

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Mindworks Premium Membership

$225/year

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Billed annually

  • Access to all meditation courses* and content
  • Mindworks App access
  • New courses added frequently
  • Library access with a searchable database
  • Invitation to live events and webinars with our Mind Trainers
  • Individual meditation instruction via Zoom at Levels 4 and 9 of any Journey
  • Accumulate merit points as you progress and redeem them for course gift certificates

*Note that some courses have prerequisites. You can only take one journey course at a time.

Become a Member

Individual Courses

$25-$50/course

Prices vary

  • Take your journey one course at a time
  • Lifetime access to purchased courses
  • Revisit completed guided meditations, Mind Talks, lessons, & topics at any time
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EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Meet Your Mind Trainers 

Our Mind Trainers go beyond simply teaching mindfulness meditation. Our international team of renowned meditation teachers, Buddhist masters and accomplished life coaches bring their expertise and passion for transformation to your virtual classroom.

Trungram Gyalwa, PhD, Internationally Renowned Meditation Master & Scholar

Trungram Gyalwa, PhD

Internationally Renowned Buddhist Master & Scholar

Vinny Ferraro teaches meditation from the heart on Mindworks

Vinny Ferraro

Meditation Teachings from the Heart

Julia Stenzel PhD is a long time meditation teacher who specializes in the benefits of compassion meditation

Julia Stenzel, PhD

Meditation teacher and Buddhist professor

Lama Jampa Thaye, Meditation Master and Scholar

Lama Jampa Thaye, PhD

Meditation Master and Buddhist Scholar

Maria Camara PhD is a specialist in stress reduction through meditation

Maria Camara, PhD

Psychologist, Therapist & Meditation Teacher

Trinlay Rinpoche is a meditation master who teaches philosophy and the benefits of meditation on Mindworks

Trinlay Rinpoche

Accomplished Meditator and Buddhist Scholar

Bart Mendel is the architect of Mindworks progressive meditation system.

Bart Mendel

Founder and Chief Meditation Officer

Tillman Lhundrup has been teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy for over 40 years

Tilmann Lhundrup

Life-long Meditation Teacher and Retreat Coach

Dr. Cynthia Thaik is a holistic cardiologist who teaches mindfulness as a way to improve heart health

Cynthia Thaik, M.D.

Holistic Cardiologist

Tokpa Korlo is the Chief Creative Officer on Mindworks and teaches meditation

Tokpa Korlo

Founder and Chief Creative Officer

Rachel Parrish teaches how to meditate on Mindworks

Rachel Parrish

Dedicated Meditator and Teacher

Dr. David Schechter is a specialist in mind body medicine for Mindworks meditation

David Schechter MD

Physician Specializing in Mind-Body Medicine

Dr. Stephen Dansiger teaches meditation and addiction recovery at Mindworks

Stephen Dansiger, PsyD

PsyD, MFT, therapist and meditation teacher

Khaydroup Podvoll is a Mind Trainer on Mindworks who teaches the benefits of being in the present moment

Khaydroup Podvoll

Contemplative Practitioner, Meditator & Teacher

Lama Tsony teaches meditation practices on Mindworks

Lama Tsony Devroux

Life-Long Meditator & Teacher

Reverend Joseph Rogers is a specialist in addiction recovery and teaches meditation to aid recovery

Reverend Joseph Rogers

Chaplain and Meditation Instructor for Recovery

Pamela Gayle White is a skilled write on all things meditation for Mindworks

Pamela Gayle White

Long-term meditation teacher, author and translator

Khenpo Dharma Mitra, a respected meditation practitioner and teacher

Khenpo Dharma Mitra

Meditation & Buddhist Philosophy Teacher

Chogyal Rinpoche teaches meditation and supports humanitarian causes

Chogyal Rinpoche

Meditation Master and Humanitarian

Sara-Mai Conway is a Buddhist writer who bases her writings and teachings on her Buddhist practice and experience

Sara-Mai Conway

Writer and Meditation Instructor

Wendelin Wagner teaches meditation to parents and teenagers on Mindworks

Wendelin Wagner

Progressive Educator & Meditation Teacher

Dr. Ben Brown teaches lifestyle medicine for Mindworks meditation

Ben Brown MD

Lifestyle Change Specialist and Integrative Family Physician

Maggie Lehnert Kossowski has been a meditator for over 35 years

Maggie Lehnert Kossowski

Long-Term Meditator and Teacher

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