Our Vision: A world positively transformed through mindfulness.
Access - Our charitable mission is to bring free, trauma-informed mindfulness and meditation training to social service workers, community advocates, and others on the front lines of care. This not only to supports their own well-being, but ripples outward to benefit everyone they encounter.
Safety - Knowing the prevalence of trauma and post-traumatic stress, we recognize a healthy approach to meditation is never “one size fits all.” That’s why our curriculum encourages connection with one’s own window of tolerance right from the start, emphasizing choice, accessibility, and practical modifications to balance safety with growth.
Transformation - When those who serve others are supported from within, everyone benefits. A grounded social worker, a calm case manager, a resilient community leader — each becomes a conduit for collective well-being. This is how mindfulness transforms individuals, families, systems, and the world.
Meet the MFL Team
Lama Adam Berner, Founder
Lama Adam is a contemplative educator, writer, and principal teacher at Mindfulness For Life.
In 2020, he completed a 42-month meditation retreat, receiving the title “Lama”, and holds an advanced Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness certification.
His work integrates Buddhist practice, the science of flourishing, and moral injury prevention as he advocates for informed consent, improved meditation facilitator training, and person-centered frameworks for contemplative practice. He hosts the Lama Taboot podcast about meditation, Dharma, and the band Phish, and is currently developing a memoir and a Substack which illustrate his new mindfulness-based moral injury prevention program.
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Matt Bernstein
TREASURER
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Kayla Cardenas
SECRETARY
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Justin Fitch
DIRECTOR
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Andrea Morales Zendejas
CONTENT COORDINATOR
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Xinlan Yu
OUTREACH COORDINATOR