Join us to enjoy being guided through a sequence of breathing techniques that help to balance the mind, body, and energy field in preparation for meditation practice. Mindful movement, deep 3-part breathing, and alternate nostril breathing practices will culminate in a silent meditation practice with brief guidance on concentration meditation leading into open-awareness.

This is one of two sessions led by Peter Mills. The other one is a lecture titeld Interactive Mindful Breathing Inside the K12 Classroom: Improving Focus and Reducing Stress for Teachers and Students. You are welcome to attend one or both sessions.

Peter Mills, MA is the Founder and Product Designer of Recess Reset, an animated curriculum which helps teachers facilitate daily mindfulness practices with their students during class transitions. Prior to Recess Reset, Peter was a professional dancer and choreographer, and has taught dance and theatre for San Francisco Unified School District, the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, American Conservatory Theater, Opera NUOVA, and Visionary Centre for the Performing Arts. Peter holds a BFA from The Boston Conservatory and a MA in Education from Stanford University. Additionally, Peter completed Stanford’s Contemplation by Design Applied Contemplative Science academic program offered through the Stanford School of Medicine’s graduate studies in Community Health and Prevention Research. Peter has spent over a decade in personal meditation practice, and has spent extensive time in India and Europe, living and studying at Monte Sahaja Centre for Self-Realization, The Integral Yoga Institute NYC, Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville, Amritapuri, and the College of Integrated Philosophy. Peter currently studies with Jennifer Welwood in the SF Bay Area.

This session is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 15-27, 2025.

The full summit schedule is posted at: https://med.stanford.edu/contemplation/summit.html.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stanford-contemplation-by-design-summit-2025-online-oct-15-27-registration-1520413249959