Learn meditation and mindfulness
in New York City and online.
Nurture peace, stability, and joy.
Free Friday Mindfulness
A weekly space to pause, reflect, and connect
Join Michelle* every Friday at noon ET for a free 30-minute guided meditation on Zoom. Whether you're new to mindfulness or deepening your practice, these sessions offer a supportive space to cultivate awareness and build community.
Each gathering includes time for sharing or Q&A.
*Sometimes led by Nancy Batterman or Donald Fleck
Retreats and Workshops
Deepen your presence and practice.
Longer periods of meditation promote a sense of steadiness, calm, and ease. They can also be intimidating to beginners. We design daylong retreats and workshops that are accessible and enjoyable, with a variety of practices that make it easy to settle in, connect with others, and experience sustained, peaceful awareness.
These retreats will restore and revitalize your body, open your heart, and reconnect you to your wisest, most loving self.
Take the leap!
Mindfulness Coaching with Michelle
Personalized attention. Real results.
Now is the time to transform old patterns that are holding you back.
One-on-one mindfulness mentoring provides a safe space to address your individual challenges, needs, and goals. Learn ways to navigate stress or uncertainty stemming from work, relationships, illness, outside pressures, or inner confusion. Michelle will help you find clarity of purpose and the courage to forge a new path. With personalized guidance, you’ll develop a sustainable mindfulness practice that fosters greater insight and wise action.
Meet our founder.
Donald Fleck, DCSW
Donald Fleck is a semi-retired psychotherapist who has also taught mindfulness to groups and individuals for over 20 years. For 10 years he also mentored psychotherapists in integrating mindfulness and cognitive-based therapy. His is the author of Working the Present, endorsed by Zindel Segal, Ph.D, co-creator of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
“I've studied Mindfulness with Donald for years. He’s been a guiding force through personal challenges, helping me find more peace and joy. His knowledge, patience, and kindness inspired me to become an MBCT teacher myself. I am grateful for his wisdom!”
Lynnell Herzer, LCSW
Psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher
We offer in-person and
online sessions.
Workshops and Retreats in NYC
In-Person or Online
Mindfulness Coaching
One-on-one on Zoom
…and a Range of Other Services
for Individuals and Groups
Affiliated Offerings
MBCT Group Workshops
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – MBCT
The proven, powerful way to learn essential mindfulness meditation skills for everyday life.
Great if you have negative thinking that is hard to manage or some level of sadness, depression, stress or a chronic condition.
Mindful Therapy
Combining the best of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) with Mindfulness
Mindfulness within mental health has become evidence-based in the past 20 years. Learn to understand yourself and to develop more helpful behaviors, whether your concern is depression, stress or anxiety.
We incorporate traditional talk therapy as needed.