I've personally benefited so much from mindfulness practice, and I hope to help raise money in support of bringing mindfulness-for-mental-health programs to all who need them! 

The Centre for Mindfulness Studies is a Toronto-based charitable social enterprise focused on mental health. They provide mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindful self-compassion (MSC) and specialized mindfulness training to the general public, healthcare providers, and social service professionals. 

• Mental health problems disproportionately affect underserved groups such as the poor, homeless, unemployed and individuals with disabilities.
• 32% of individuals with low incomes have problems with depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems, vs. 16% of those with higher incomes.
• There is a clear link between mental health and the ability to earn a living! 
• Mindfulness-for-mental-health programs help people deal with anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions that prevent people from living a decent and happy life. 

Here's a short 3-min video about the impact of the Centre of Mindfulness' Community Program: 

If you can, please consider supporting me, my team, or anyone else participating in this Mindfulness Challenge (maybe even yourself?) so that we can help make these invaluable programs available to all!

And! While my time and energy permits, I'm also happy to draw a custom digital headshots/portrait request for donations over $30. More information here!

Thank you for reading this!