About Us

A Mindful Society is the flagship annual event of Mindful Society Global Institute, whose mission is to help mindfulness advocates, facilitators, and leaders integrate mindfulness into all facets of work and life.

At our learning events, you’ll find scientists beside spiritual teachers of all traditions, indigenous healers beside medical doctors, schoolteachers beside parents, business leaders beside community leaders, and new practitioners beside residential monastics.

Conference attendee trying out the Muse Technology at AMS 2017

Digital group practice during a breakout session at AMS 2020

Monastics lead a walking meditation through Toronto at AMS 2017

Giving gratitude during a breakout session at AMS 2018

Dr. Dan Siegel and John Rice conversing after the closing remarks at AMS 2017

Dr. James Doty and conference attendees after the keynote at AMS 2018

A Mindful Society: 2012 - present

2012
A Mindful Society Founded

A Mindful Society forms its Founding Advisory Council comprising of leaders from the field of mindfulness.

October 1, 2019 1pm
2015
A Mindful Society 2015:
Integrating Mindfulness Into Society

Inaugural conference held at the University of Toronto’s Multi-Faith Centre.

October 2, 2019
2016
A Mindful Society 2016:
Change from Within

Second annual conference held at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Medical Sciences Building at the University of Toronto.

Other Events in 2016

• A Mindful Leader Forum
• Discovering Mindful Living

October 3, 2019
2017
A Mindful Society 2017:
Finding Common Ground

Held at the Medical Sciences Building and Convocation Hall the third annual conference brought together leaders from around the world.

Other Events in 2017

• Discovering Mindful Living
• Masterclass with Dan Siegel M.D.
2018
A Mindful Society 2018:
From Curiosity to Compassion

The fourth annual conference was held in partnership with SickKids Hospital at the SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning and University of Toronto’s Chestnut Conference Centre.

Other Events in 2018

• Day of Mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh
Monastics
• Masterclass Workshop with Zindel Segal Ph.D.
• Masterclass Workshop with Chris Germer Ph.D.
• Masterclass Workshop with Shauna Shapiro Ph.D.
2019
A Mindful Society 2019:
Be. Act. Belong.

Attracting a global community to University of Toronto's Chestnut Conference Centre, the fourth annual A Mindful Society attracted over 800 people from around the world to explore pressing questions.

Other Events in 2019

• Masterclass Workshop with Dan Siegel M.D.
• Masterclass Workshop with Thupten Jinpa Ph.D.
• Masterclass Workshop with Patricia Rockman
M.D. and Evan Collins M.D.
2020
Our Present Future

We took AMS 2020: Our Present Future virtual in response to the worldwide pandemic. We had an incredible turnout of attendees, and we learned that we can provide authentic community experiences via online breakout sessions and keynotes.
2021
Revolve

A Mindful Society 2021: Revolve was a unique version of our annual summit where we hosted a 1-day virtual festival of uplifting, engaging, and thoughtful mindfulness experiences for international practitioners, leaders, and change-makers. We revolved across 11 different time zones, attendees practiced, learned, and enjoyed a sense of belonging and directly interacted with the leaders in the mindfulness field.

Mindful Society Global Institute

A learning community providing practitioners and professionals interested in applying mindfulness direct access to leaders in mindfulness, a like-minded community, and updates on the latest research and resources available.

Our goal is to equip and support individuals integrating mindfulness in work and life through education, application, experience, and community. Our first 8 years were dedicated to a groundbreaking annual conference called A Mindful Society. The Mindful Society Global Institute is the next chapter of our growth. The Institute has been established to further support the life-long learning of our expanding global community.