“We take care of the future best, by taking care of the present now.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness 360 offers seminars, workshops and programs to groups and individuals (online and in person) for developing and cultivating mindfulness skills. Our psychoeducational approaches are experiential based and designed to enhance emotional resilience and mental flexibility for inner balance, performance and overall wellbeing. 🌱
Mindfulness 360 provides training and coaching in the following categories:
➺ Mental Health
➺ Personal Development
➺ Professional Development
➺ Corporate Training
02/16/2026
🍃 Stress will always be part of life.
What changes everything is how we relate to it.
We can react from habit.�Or we can respond with awareness and skillful choice. 🌱
📌 Calm begins the moment we pause, notice, and realize we have a choice.
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❇️ Personalized Mindfulness Based Therapy & Counseling | Online
Explore and choose the most appropriate mindfulness based psychoeducational approach, including counseling, stress reduction or coaching considering your needs and schedule.
I’ll be happy to have an online introductory meeting and together explore how mindfulness can support your mental health, personal development, and overall well-being.
✅ Sessions in English or Greek language.
✅ Introductory meeting (Online/English or Greek): bit.ly/2Z4LSLW
✅ Newsletter: eepurl.com/dt4wSD
02/09/2026
🌟 "𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐫𝐞: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧"
Dear friends,
Last week, we came together to pause and 𝒑𝙖𝒚 𝒂𝙩𝒕𝙚𝒏𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏 to a skill that deeply shapes how we perceive and experience our everyday lives: our attention.
We explored how attention works, why it so easily drifts into distraction and autopilot, and how this affects our mental performance, emotional state, and the quality of our relationships. Through simple mindfulness practices, we experienced what it’s like to notice when the mind wanders and to gently return. Not perfectly, not forcefully, but kindly and with intention. 🌱
📌 This seminar opened the "Skills for Better Life" series. The next one, “Riding the Waves: Meeting Stress Skillfully,” takes place Wednesday, 4/3, and continues the exploration of how we meet stress in the body and mind.
It was a real joy to share this evening with such a present and engaged group. Thank you for your time and attention. I look forward to continuing this journey together at the next seminar. 🙏
💖 PS: I couldn’t help but notice the hearts in the space. A small but fitting symbol for a seminar about attention, and how presence itself can be a “present” for those we care about and for what truly matters in our lives.
“Skills for Better Life” is a series of three interconnected seminars with the purpose of better knowing ourselves. And through that “knowing”, to support and enhance our wellbeing.
Across the three seminars, we’ll experientially explore the themes of “attention”, “resilience”, and “compassion” as core mental and emotional human capacities that are both universal and learnable. ✨
In each seminar, we explore a simple, yet profound question:
❥ “Am I really present in my life?” (Reclaiming Your Attention)
❥ “Is there a better way to handle stress?” (Meeting Stress Skillfully)
❥ “How can I show up more fully for myself and others?” (Connecting with Empathy & Compassion)
Backed by psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative traditions, these capacities support a more skillful way of navigating life’s challenges and offer a practical “toolbox” for building the life you want. 🌱
If you are in Sofia and feel drawn to pause, reflect, and learn how these skills can be cultivated, you are warmly invited and very welcome. It would be my pleasure to meet, to be, and to connect in this shared experiential journey. 🙏
Warmly,
Vassilis
📌 More information about events' organization and participation: English Language Café
01/26/2026
🍃 When uncertainty arises, the mind defaults to control.
It wants predictability.
It wants certainty.
And what feels familiar feels safer.
🧠 Yet familiarity is not where change, healing, and growth happen.
💟 Mindfulness invites a different way of relating.
Curiosity instead of control.
Beginner’s mind instead of certainty.
Letting go instead of forcing outcomes.
🌱 These qualities support growth and transformation,
not by removing discomfort,
but by teaching us how to stay with it gently.
📌 Growth and transformation happen when we stop forcing and start exploring.
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❇️ Personalized Mindfulness Based Therapy & Counseling | Online
Explore and choose the most appropriate mindfulness based psychoeducational approach, including counseling, stress reduction or coaching considering your needs and schedule.
I’ll be happy to have an online introductory meeting and together explore how mindfulness can support your mental health, personal development, and overall well-being.
✅ Sessions in English or Greek language.
✅ Introductory meeting (Online/English or Greek): bit.ly/2Z4LSLW
✅ Newsletter: eepurl.com/dt4wSD
01/13/2026
🍃 So much of our attention goes to what is still unfinished.
What is next.
What needs improving.
💟 There is wisdom in slowing down long enough to recognize your own journey.
Not just the outcomes, but the effort behind them.
The patience you practiced.
The compassion you offered, especially to yourself.
🌱 Celebrating yourself does not stop you from moving forward.
It allows you to move with more steadiness and kindness.
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❇️ Personalized Mindfulness Based Therapy & Counseling | Online
Explore and choose the most appropriate mindfulness based psychoeducational approach, including counseling, stress reduction or coaching considering your needs and schedule.
I’ll be happy to have an online introductory meeting and together explore how mindfulness can support your mental health, personal development, and overall well-being.
✅ Sessions in English or Greek language.
✅ Introductory meeting (Online/English or Greek): bit.ly/2Z4LSLW
✅ Newsletter: eepurl.com/dt4wSD
01/10/2026
🍃 Are we truly aware, or are we mostly analyzing ourselves and calling it "awareness"?
Often, we practice awareness as something mental.
We look back, categorize our strengths, or try to “figure ourselves out.”
This kind of reflection can be useful.
And sometimes, it keeps us inside the story of who we think we are.
🌱 Mindfulness invites a different shift.
From analyzing… to noticing.
Noticing what is happening before we act.
💟 Awareness is not a narrative.
It’s a lived experience. It can look like:
✧ Not just “I am angry,” but sensing tension or heat in the body.
✧ Not just “I am a good listener,” but noticing whether we are truly present.
✧ Not just “I have values,” but seeing how our actions align right now.
In these moments, we move from autopilot to choice.
From reacting out of habit to responding with more clarity.
Swipe through the carousel to explore these dimensions of awareness.👇
📌 A gentle invitation to experiment today:
When you pause, do you notice yourself analyzing the story, or sensing the moment?
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❇️ Personalized Mindfulness Based Therapy & Counseling | Online
Explore and choose the most appropriate mindfulness based psychoeducational approach, including counseling, stress reduction or coaching considering your needs and schedule.
I’ll be happy to have an online introductory meeting and together explore how mindfulness can support your mental health, personal development, and overall well-being.
✅ Sessions in English or Greek language.
✅ Introductory meeting (Online/English or Greek): bit.ly/2Z4LSLW
✅ Newsletter: eepurl.com/dt4wSD
01/08/2026
🍃 What if, some of the beliefs you live by, are obstacles to your inner calm, growth, and happiness?
🧠 Mindfulness is not about “fixing” your life.
💟 It’s about seeing more clearly what is shaping it.
And making intentional, aligned choices that support your wellbeing. 🌱
A gentle reminder as you move into the year ahead.
📌 Save this as a pause point.
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❇️ Personalized Mindfulness Based Therapy & Counseling | Online
Explore and choose the most appropriate mindfulness based psychoeducational approach, including counseling, stress reduction or coaching considering your needs and schedule.
I’ll be happy to have an online introductory meeting and together explore how mindfulness can support your mental health, personal development, and overall well-being.
✅ Sessions in English or Greek language.
✅ Introductory meeting (Online/English or Greek): bit.ly/2Z4LSLW
✅ Newsletter: eepurl.com/dt4wSD
12/21/2025
🧘♀️ Meditation is more than just a personal practice. It is a universal and time-honored approach to fostering resilience and promoting well-being.
🌱 At a time when our world faces unprecedented challenges, meditation helps us manage stress, improve focus, and foster mutual understanding.
🙏 Through the power of inner transformation, we can nurture the conditions for sustainable peace - within ourselves, within our communities, and within our shared global home.
World Meditation Day - 21 December 2025
10/26/2025
💟 Feeling overwhelmed or emotionally charged?
The R.A.I.N. practice offers a simple way to pause, reconnect, and meet your inner experience with mindfulness and care.
🌿 Through four gentle steps—Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture—you learn to approach difficult emotions with awareness and compassion instead of judgment or avoidance.
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❇️ Personalized Mindfulness Based Therapy & Counseling | Online
Explore and choose the most appropriate mindfulness based psychoeducational approach, including counseling, stress reduction or coaching considering your needs and schedule.
I’ll be happy to have an online introductory meeting and together explore how mindfulness can support your mental health, personal development, and overall well-being.
✅ Sessions in English or Greek language.
✅ Introductory meeting (Online/English or Greek): bit.ly/2Z4LSLW
✅ Newsletter: eepurl.com/dt4wSD
10/16/2025
🧠 Triggers show us where our nervous system still needs safety.
They’re not enemies to avoid, but signals that invite awareness.
🌱 Every time we pause, breathe, notice and respond with presence, we strengthen trust within ourselves.
💟 And from that trust, calm and clarity grow.
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❇️ Personalized Mindfulness Based Therapy & Counseling | Online
Explore and choose the most appropriate mindfulness based psychoeducational approach, including counseling, stress reduction or coaching considering your needs and schedule. Book now a free online introductory session with Vassilis Xypolias, MBSR authorized teacher and mindfulness coach.
✅ Sessions in English or Greek language.
✅ Introductory meeting (Online/English or Greek): bit.ly/2Z4LSLW
✅ Newsletter: eepurl.com/dt4wSD
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balance • performance • wellbeing www.mindfulness360.net
10/09/2025
Dear friends,
I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined last week’s “Meeting Life’s Challenges with Calm and Clarity” seminar and especially to Maria Stoimenova and English Language Café for their support and excellent coordination! 🌱
It was truly a privilege and a joy to share the science and practice of mindfulness with such an engaged and thoughtful group. Your openness and curiosity made our time together deeply rewarding. 🙏
The next Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) online program begins on Thursday, October 16 | 7:00–9:30 pm EET (UTC+2). It offers a structured 8-week journey to integrate mindfulness into your everyday life, reduce stress, and enhance your overall well-being.
My sincere hope is to continue this journey together cultivating emotional balance, mental clarity, and compassionate awareness in our lives, especially in times when these qualities are most needed.
Thank you once again for allowing me to be part of this community. To be continued! ✨
Warm regards,
Vassilis Xypolias / Mindfulness 360 - Center For Mindfulness
MBSR Teacher (CFM/UMass) & Mindfulness Coach
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Το Κέντρο Ανάπτυξης Ενσυνειδητότητας - Mindfulness 360 παρέχει εξειδικευμένα και επιστημονικά καταρτισμένα προγράμματα, workshops και retreats, εστιασμένα στη βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής, τον εμπλουτισμό της επαγγελματικής πρακτικής ή την αναβάθμιση του περιβάλλοντος εργασίας μέσω της ανάπτυξης, καλλιέργειας και ενσωμάτωσης της ενσυνειδητότητας (mindfulness).
Βάση κάθε εκπαιδευτικής προσέγγισης, είναι η βιωματική και συστηματική εκμάθηση πρακτικών ανάπτυξης δεξιοτήτων ενσυνειδητότητας όπως η αυτορρύθμιση της προσοχής, η συγκέντρωση και η αποστασιοποιημένη παρατήρηση με στόχο τη βελτίωση της ψυχικής ισορροπίας, συναισθηματικής ανθεκτικότητας και πνευματικής διαύγειας. Συνδυάζοντας πρακτικές διαλογισμού και στοιχεία γνωσιακής-συμπεριφορικής ψυχολογίας τα προγράμματα εκπαιδεύουν στο πώς μπορούμε να αλλάξουμε τον τρόπο που προσεγγίζουμε τον εσωτερικό και εξωτερικό μας κόσμο και το πώς διαχειριζόμαστε τις εμπειρίες μας.
Οι συμμετέχοντες, μαθαίνουν να προσεγγίζουν και να αξιοποιούν τους έμφυτους εσωτερικούς πόρους και δυνάμεις που όλοι έχουμε για μάθηση, αλλαγή και ανάπτυξη. Με κατάλληλη καθοδήγηση και συστηματική πρακτική, οι προσεγγίσεις με βάση την ενσυνειδητότητα μπορούν να βοηθήσουν στο να διαχειριζόμαστε με επιδεξιότητα και αποτελεσματικότητα τις αναπόφευκτες προκλήσεις της ζωής, να αναθεωρήσουμε μη επωφελείς συμπεριφορές/συνήθειες, να αξιοποιήσουμε περισσότερο την δημιουργικότητα και την κριτική σκέψη και να απολαμβάνουμε τις καθημερινές μας στιγμές. Μας βοηθούν να φέρουμε στην ζωή μας ισορροπία, αρμονία και πληρότητα, στην μόνη στιγμή που έχουμε πραγματικά για να το κάνουμε, το παρόν.
Ενδεικτικά, τα οφέλη που μπορούμε να αποκομίσουμε καλλιεργώντας και ενσωματώνοντας τις δεξιότητες της ενσυνειδητότητας είναι:
μείωση και αποτελεσματικότερη διαχείριση του άγχους
βελτίωση συγκέντρωσης και πνευματικής διαύγειας
ενδυνάμωση υγείας και αισθήματος ευεξίας
Ενημέρωση και πληροφορίες για τις δραστηριότητες και επερχόμενα προγράμματα και workshops, μπορείτε να βρείτε στην ιστοσελίδα μας www.mindfulness360.net
