IAAM Life: Community of Practice Circles
Mindful. Empowered. Free.
IAAM Life is the Community of Practice of the Institute of African American Mindfulness, created to support mindful living, healing, emotional resilience, and collective well-being across the DMV and beyond. Rooted in IAAM’s mission to build an inclusive community devoted to mindful living, IAAM Life offers trauma-informed and culturally responsive mindfulness circles, trainings, community conversations, and practices that foster loving awareness of self, family, and community.
Etienne Wenger defines Communities of Practice (CoP) as “groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.”
Whether you are joining a circle, attending a community event, practicing with Morning METTA, or returning to a replay, IAAM Life invites you to pause, breathe, reconnect, and practice mindfulness as a way of life. Together, we cultivate healing, spiritual awakening, and intergenerational community-building—one breath, one circle, and one mindful moment at a time.
Mindful Professional Circles
Mindful Professional Circles introduce professional self-care to organizations, teams, educators, and community-serving professionals. These circles support stress reduction, reflective practice, emotional balance, and a healthier workplace culture.
Mindful Professional Circles (online) introduces professional self-care to professional organizations
Center For Urban Families, Baltimore, MD.
Mindful Teen Circles
Mindful Teen Circles are online and in-person mindfulness communities of practice designed to support teens in taking ownership of their well-being. The program focuses on self-awareness, emotional intelligence, responsible decision-making, self-management, self-compassion, self-care, social skills, and community-building.
Mindful Teens of Color at Taratibu Youth Association (MTC@TYA)