The topic of this free community education forum is "Mindfulness: being present inside and outside the therapy session". This experiential program on mindfulness will include learning everyday practices that can readily be implemented into the counseling session with clients as well as into the therapists' life for more effective therapy and more peaceful living overall. The class will highlight the neurobiological and physiological changes that have been found in the evidence-based research over the past 30 years by leaders in the field: how these changes bring us closer to peace and compassion: and what this means in therapy, in schools for children, teachers and parents, and for society in general as we move through these stressful times in our world.