Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (IBME)

Inward Bound Mindfulness is the national leader in immersive Mindfulness Education for teens, young adults, and the adults who support them. Emerging from the global pandemic, Inward Bound safely held eight in-person teen retreats in five different regions. Teens from 39 different states attended our life-changing retreats, and a record 83% of participants received scholarships, totaling $356,904, a record figure reflecting the increasing financial need among our community members. Additionally, Inward Bound provided several custom programs to school communities and youth-serving professionals. In total, Inward Bound provided 12 retreats and 14 courses and workshops to a total of 723 participants across the country.our commitment to inclusivity continued to be evident, with 52% of participants identifying as bipoc and 51% identifying as lgbtqia+. These statistics represent significant increases from our national pre-pandemic averages of 32% and 30%, respectively. Inward Bound further accomplished our diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (deia) goals by: hosting quarterly community conversations, which were primarily youth-led and had an average of 20 participants per session; updating the deia training program received by our retreat teachers, mentors, and coordinators; increasing the number of bipoc assistant retreat teachers; cultivating bipoc- and lgbtqia+-centered programmatic partnerships; and, implementing an organizational equity lens to help inform programs, processes, policies and decision-making at the organization.