
Cultivate the garden of your heart & mind
with The Philippines' leading mindfulness expert
About
Imee is recognized as a leading mindfulness teacher in the Philippines and across Asia. She is the founder of Mindfulness Asia and Nibbāna Forest Refuge. She is a co-founder of Philippine Insight Meditation Community and Katahimikan; Philippine Day of Mindfulness. She is a mentor for Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program and the Power of Awareness at Sounds True, an authorized teacher at UCLA Health, a Cross-Cultural Mindfulness Teacher and Board Member of Braided Wisdom, and a visiting teacher at East Bay Meditation Center. She is a founding Advisory Council member of the Global Compassion Coalition.
She graduated from Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leadership Program, UCLA's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation program, and is an IMTA-Certified Mindfulness Teacher. She develops and facilitates mindfulness programs for companies, schools, and events; both locally and internationally. She volunteers to teach incarcerated women serving life imprisonment and also supports abused women and children in the Philippines.
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The MMTCP, a program in which Imee is a mentor, is an extraordinary two-year training in awareness and compassion-based practices – founded and led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, two of the world’s most beloved meditation teachers. Our next cohort begins in February 2025 and includes an inspiring array of guest teachers including Eckhart Tolle, Konda Mason, George Mumford, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Kristin Neff, and many more.
Upon graduation, you will receive a certificate of completion from UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, Sounds True, and the Awareness Training Institute.
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Contact
Reach out to Imee Contreras via phone or email, or simply complete the form below, and she will respond promptly to assist you.
PHONE NUMBER: +63 961 582 8125
EMAIL: mindfulimee@gmail.com