For the past 18 months, my team and I have been bootstrapping our startup while we developed and tested our secular Mindfulness programs for teens at risk, university students, police and law enforcement professionals. 
 
The results we got showed us that we are on the right path, and that there is a huge need to use meditation and mindfulness in challenging situations to turn one's life around.  
 
OUR MINDFULNESS 2.0 TRAINING IS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF AUTHENTIC MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS PRACTICE WITH PRAGMATIC LIFE AND CAREER SUCCESS STRATEGIES!  
 
Our youth and adult clients have gotten jobs, successfully healed PTSD, re-entered the workforce, and learned to deal effectively with extreme stress in their daily life and work situations.   
 
WE ARE NOW AT A CRITICAL TURNING POINT.  WITHOUT YOUR HELP WE CAN'T CONTINUE THIS AMAZING PROGRAM THAT BRINGS LIGHT TO DARKNESS AND CHANGES LIVES.  
 
A study teaching meditation and mindfulness in several of San Francisco's roughest schools showed the following results: Suspensions decreased by 79%;  Attendance up by 98% ; Academic performance noticeably increased by .4 GPA ; Students say they’re more conscious of their actions, calmer and less angry . 
 
We offered free Introduction to Meditation and Mindfulness classes for students of the Santa Ana Valley High School.


*** Santa Ana Valley High School  students *** 

WE HAD WONDERFUL FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS AND FACULTY. Here are a few short excerpts from their thank you letters:

“The short example of meditation that you showed us really cleared my mind and helped me concentrate more in class. I felt like my mind was cleared of emotions and problems. I learned a lot from you and in the future I will try meditating to help my life.”  Henry C. (Student, Santa Ana Valley High School)
 
“When you told us that we needed to be congruent with who we are to develop inner skills we all need to reach our fullest potential, I thought it had to do with something like writing or studying… I never thought Meditation was basically the answer. That was really inspiring to know how something so small can change someone forever.” Martha M. (Student, Santa Ana Valley High School)
 
“I agree with you, I think everyone in school should at least have 15 minutes twice a day of meditation to change everyone’s attitude about each day of their life.” Yesenia S. (Student, Santa Ana Valley High School) 
 
BUT NOW WE ARE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE. WE NEED FUNDING NOW TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM.

We are currently in talks with several police departments in Southern California, as well as public pilot schools who have expressed interest in our program.  We anticipate that these pilots will happen.  Most schools and police departments are not in a position to pay us. 
 
To help those in need, our business plan is to offer our training to corporations who will pay for our services.  This will enable us to offer free programs to schools, teens at risk and police. YOUR HELP WILL TAKE THIS PROGRAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL.  
 
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Our goal is $7,500 which will help cover our VERY LEAN operations until end of March 2017

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Your funds will go towards:  
 
>> Launching a public pilot school program. A public pilot school has already expressed interest in our program for their middle and high school students.  Many of these students are at risk teens. Your contribution will help to change lives!
   
>> Giving workshops at police and law enforcement organizations. Police work is highly stressful, often resulting in PTSD and even suicide. Our Mindfulness 2.0 training is a form of mental Martial Arts that will help law enforcement professionals reduce stress, increase resilience and make better decisions under pressure. Our team has had great success helping people with PTSD.  We have interest from several police departments already. When we are successful with one department, the word will quickly spread.

>> Giving Introductory Mindfulness workshops at corporations. Meditation and mindfulness are very experiential. People need to try it in person to feel the benefits.  We see corporate programs and workshops as the primary source of our revenue to subsudize our training for youth, police and PAL (Police Athletic League for youth) organizations. However we need to build up our marketing materials and reach out to leads to develop this revenue stream.
  
>> Creating effective demo videos to market to corporations. As a key part of our marketing strategy, we will develop economical videos to meet the professional level of marketing required by larger companies.
 
>> Operational costs of one person full-time. It will pay the rent. The amount we are asking for will pay the rent and cover the basic operational costs for me (Mila) to work full-time on MINDFULNESS 2.0 for the next three months, plus cover marketing, sales and business development out-of-pocket expenses.  

WE ARE PROUD TO BRING THE BENEFITS OF MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS
TO MANY PEOPLE. WE HAVE WORKED TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WE TRULY NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE. ANY AMOUNT HELPS AND IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!  PLEASE SEE THE REWARDS BELOW.

OUR WAY TO THANK YOU: 
You are making a difference in people's lives! As a Thank You for your generosity and support, we would like to offer you the following gifts:

$10-$50 donation - Guided empowerment meditations (mp3 download) on stress management, confidence, dealing with difficult people, personal power, career success, faster learning, health and fitness goals - one mp3 for each $10 donated. Will be available by February 2017.  My current coaching clients find these guided meditations very helpful!

$100 donation - All of the above, PLUS a Free one-hour One-on-One Coaching session on Skype for you or your family/friend - a great Christmas present! 

$200-$500 donation - All of the above, PLUS Sponsorship opportunities, including listing on a Sponsor page on our website www.mindfulness2.com  

$1000 donation – Sponsorship opportunities, including listing on a Sponsor page on our website www.mindfulness2.com PLUS either A) 10 Free one-hour One-on-One Coaching sessions on Skype for you or transferable to a person of your choice, or B) A Free Mindfulness Workshop at your company (excluding travel expenses).  
 

*** Police in Peel region of Ontario, Canada - meditation and mindfulness training. Since their training they have won many awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2015; Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2015; Level 4 Gold Certification and the Canada Award for Excellence in the Excellence Canada "Integrated Quality and Healthy Workplace" program. *** 
 
And here are a couple of excerpts from our corporate coaching clients:

“I picked up more knowledge and insight in 10 minutes speaking with Mila than I have through hours and hours of training.” Andrew Zhao (Regional Director - Asia Pacific at Food Drink & Franchise)

“Mila is a powerful mentor and coach. Her method is highly experiential. She has the gift of enabling others to learn how (as opposed to merely learn about) to access and direct their personal power.” Greg Betts (Harvard Business School)

 
OUR TEAM
Some of you may know, I have been teaching meditation and mindfulness integrated with career and business success since 1992, when I received certification from my teacher Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz. For many years I have been teaching for free, in parallel with my career in information technology and management consulting. Several years ago I left my career in technology to pursue teaching and coaching full-time and have seen amazing results in my personal coaching clients – a significant boost in their energy levels, personal and career success, healing PTSD and returning to the workforce.  

I realized that I needed help taking my workshops to corporations, schools and police organizations. This is when I teamed up with old friends Tully Antill and David Sheardown, who bring a wealth of experience as trainers, business professionals and life-long practitioners of meditation and mindfulness. 

We have been putting all our resources into this program to get it this far in a very lean fashion; however, it is not enough to continue. WE NEED YOUR HELP!
 
*** Giving a free workshop at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Sharing with law students how to reduce stress during exams, study more effectively, and how to develop the mind to excel in their careers ***

"I would like to thank you for coming to our campus and taking time out of your busy schedule to speak to us. Personally, the session had an unmatched value for me. At a specific moment in our session my mind became so clear that I was in awe of the power. Thank you very much for being such a great help and the world needs more people like yourself." Arnold O. (Southwestern Law School Student)

"I wanted to thank you again and let you know how much of a pleasure it was to meet you during your presentation at our Law School. My husband and I truly enjoy meditation and mindfulness, and in the midst of troubling times, workshops/seminars like the one you presented are so helpful in bringing me/us back on the right path." Perry P. (Southwestern Law School Student)
 
 
Dear friends, I need your help! Let's come together and give what we can to create a better world! THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!  

Mila