Shanthi Project

Shanthi Project We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to teaching social-emotional resiliency through mindfulness.

Founded in 2010, Shanthi Project teaches brain-based mindfulness techniques such as controlled movement, breathing, and meditation. Students learn valuable coping and life skills that cultivate self-awareness, enhance self-esteem and promote positive emotions, helping them establish healthy and productive relationships with themselves, their families, and their communities. Shanthi Project also supports and participates in scientific research on how mindfulness and yoga benefits trauma survivors, and its approach has been proven to reverse the effects that emotional and physical trauma has on the brain.

Today marks the first day of winter—and the shortest day of the year. During this cold and dark season, it’s more import...
12/21/2025

Today marks the first day of winter—and the shortest day of the year. During this cold and dark season, it’s more important than ever to focus on the things that really matter. At the end of the day, the holidays are about being present, not about presents.

That’s why we’ve compiled a few ways to lean into presence during this time. These short practices will encourage you to slow down, flex your mindfulness muscles, and spend a few moments simply noticing.

Let us know if you try any of these ideas, or if you have any more to share! No matter how you do it, embracing presence will help you bring real, meaningful moments to this time of year.

Our 2025 Impact Report is now LIVE! If you’re interested in the nitty-gritty of our programming, we highly encourage you...
12/18/2025

Our 2025 Impact Report is now LIVE! If you’re interested in the nitty-gritty of our programming, we highly encourage you to check it out at ShanthiProject.org/2025impact.

Some highlights include:
📚 Expanding our school-based programming to serve
*every single incoming kindergarten student* in BASD (16 schools) and EASD (7 schools), plus all fifth grade students in BASD.
✨ Developing three new specialized programs to serve high schoolers, students with special needs, and children already familiar with our programming.
🏡 Opening our brick and mortar location in downtown Easton, where we’ve already launched lots of new mindfulness workshops.
🎉 Celebrating our fifteenth anniversary with a big party, special awards for Shanthi Project’s earliest changemakers, and a digital walk down memory lane.

With your support this giving season, we can continue—and expand!—our life-changing work. Together, we can build social-emotional resiliency among our community members in the Lehigh Valley. Head to ShanthiProject.org/give to donate, or donate right on this post!

Contrary to popular belief, we think this time of year should be about presence, not presents. 🎁 Slowing down to appreci...
12/16/2025

Contrary to popular belief, we think this time of year should be about presence, not presents. 🎁 Slowing down to appreciate the small things. Taking stock of how you're feeling, mentally and physically. Being there for the ones you care about.

Through our programming, we teach others how to embrace presence—because it's an essential tool, especially during busy, uncomfortable, or challenging times.

This holiday season, we invite you to give the present of presence to our community members. With your support, you help us ensure that children and adults throughout the Lehigh Valley can carry the benefits of mindfulness with them, into every season of life. Donate directly on this post, or at ShanthiProject.org/give.

If you haven't yet read Shanthi Project's feature in The Morning Call, this is your sign! Their article showcases the im...
12/12/2025

If you haven't yet read Shanthi Project's feature in The Morning Call, this is your sign! Their article showcases the impact of our work + includes lots of cute photos of the kiddos at Clearview Elementary learning mindfulness techniques. Check it out here: https://shorturl.at/epTFj

As we reflect on our work in 2025, this feature is particularly meaningful to us. It illustrates how students and teachers alike benefit from our mindfulness programing, ultimately creating an entire mindful school community! If you feel moved to support our work after reading this article, you can donate on this post or at ShanthiProject.org/give.

Photo credit to Monica Cabrera.

A few snaps from last week's Shanthi After Hours! Many, many thanks to everyone who joined us to kick off the giving sea...
12/11/2025

A few snaps from last week's Shanthi After Hours! Many, many thanks to everyone who joined us to kick off the giving season. We had a festive and cheerful evening—plus, we raised over $1,000 to support our mindfulness programming and sustain our work in the new year!

Every year, we collect data to assess the efficacy of our programming — but we find that stories like this one REALLY hi...
12/10/2025

Every year, we collect data to assess the efficacy of our programming — but we find that stories like this one REALLY hit home. Hearing from students about our real-life impact reinforces the work we do & inspires us to expand our mission, day in and day out.

This giving season, you have the chance to change lives, too. By donating to Shanthi Project, you ensure that we can reach communities in schools, workplaces, and institutions like JJC. Your support goes directly toward building social-emotional resiliency in the greater Lehigh Valley.

Donate by clicking the button below, or by going to ShanthiProject.org/give.

The end of the year brings a flurry of activity: holiday plans, family commitments, errands to run. Even in the moments ...
12/08/2025

The end of the year brings a flurry of activity: holiday plans, family commitments, errands to run. Even in the moments of calm and comfort, it can be hard to stay fully present. But as an organization founded in mindfulness, we’re spending the next month encouraging you to stay in the present moment, even amidst the holiday chaos.

Because, really, this time of year isn’t about presents. It’s about presence. It’s about slowing down. It’s about listening, both to yourself and others. It’s about embracing the here and now.

Day in and day out, THIS is what we teach others through our mindfulness education—and it’s why we’re asking for your support this giving season. With your contribution, we can expand our programming in the new year and bring presence to our community. What do you say? Give below or at ShanthiProject.org/give.

The benefits of our programming are clear as day! Just take it from Alison, a teacher in one of our kindergarten classro...
12/05/2025

The benefits of our programming are clear as day! Just take it from Alison, a teacher in one of our kindergarten classrooms. Her testimonial is proof that, no matter your age, practicing mindfulness tempers big emotions and meets discomfort with calm, focus, and self-control.

No, it’s not about finding a silver bullet; rather, mindfulness is about developing a set of tools you can use whenever you need to. Through our classes and programs, we help each student build that mindfulness toolbox.

Are you on board? This giving season, we’re asking for YOUR support to continue doing this work. Your contribution will help us show our community members that they can be in control, even when confronted with life’s challenges. Donate right on this post!

Don't forget that we have another Qigong workshop just *one week away!* In case you're new here, Qigong is a traditional...
12/03/2025

Don't forget that we have another Qigong workshop just *one week away!* In case you're new here, Qigong is a traditional Chinese practice aimed at supporting the mind and body through slow and deliberate movements and meditative breathing.

While we do have a couple workshops in this series planned for the new year, this one will be our last of 2025... so what are you waiting for? RSVP now at ShanthiProject.org/events.

→ About the instructor: Jocelyn spent her career as a social worker supporting children and adults, before joining Shanthi Project in 2021. A longtime practitioner of yoga and mindfulness, her focus over the last few years has been on qigong, practicing daily and seeking out formal instruction. She wants to share the benefits and delights she experiences with others. Jocelyn is a certified Mindful Schools instructor and has completed a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program.

12/02/2025

Giving Tuesday is still going — and we’re aren't done reminding you about the importance of *presence.* Watch the video below to learn what being present means to Shanthi Project staff and board members!

Through donating this , YOU have the power to gift presence to others in your community. We’re asking for just $20, which will provide one student with a full month of mindfulness education. Can we count on your support? Donate on this post or at ShanthiProject.org/give.

Happy, happy Giving Tuesday! On this worldwide day of giving, we’re asking for your support. A contribution of just $20 ...
12/02/2025

Happy, happy Giving Tuesday! On this worldwide day of giving, we’re asking for your support. A contribution of just $20 will fund an entire month of mindfulness education for one child.

Why give to Shanthi Project? Take a look at the stats below: a whopping 100% of teachers have said their students benefit from our programming! They recommend our program because it cultivates focus, thoughtfulness, and respect. It teaches young people how to exist and enjoy the PRESENT moment.

This giving season, the best present truly is presence. Donate by clicking the button below, or by going to ShanthiProject.org/give.

Tap into the spirit, and stop by this week's Shanthi After Hours! On Wednesday evening, we're hosting a festive and co...
12/02/2025

Tap into the spirit, and stop by this week's Shanthi After Hours! On Wednesday evening, we're hosting a festive and cozy happy hour complete with seasonal drinks, an exciting basket raffle, and lots of holiday cheer. Ring in the giving season with the Shanthi Project community! RSVP and learn more on our website: ShanthiProject.org/SAH.

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TEACHING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL RESILIENCY THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS.

Shanthi Project is a 501(c)(3) education nonprofit providing evidence-based mindfulness services to more than 4,000 children and adults annually across the Greater Lehigh Valley and New Jersey. Committed for more than a decade to education and advocacy, we are an established agency in the Trauma-Informed Education Movement, and the local authority on building resilience in an increasingly complex 21st-century world.

​We offer the benefits of mindfulness, which increase mind-body self-awareness, reduce stress and improve focus. Our work promotes positive emotions that help others learn important skills to establish, or re-establish, healthier and more productive relationships at home, school, work, and within their communities.

We are led by passionate individuals and a team of certified teachers who are trusted by a variety of community partners in Lehigh County and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, as well as Warren County, New Jersey. During the 2019-2020 school year, Shanthi Project worked with 44 schools in 10 districts, teaching 4,000 students in 168 classrooms, and supporting more than 250 teachers and support staff throughout the area.