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.
02/23/2026
Struggling with employee engagement? Our workplace wellness experts are here to help.
Shanthi Project’s evidence-based mindfulness strategies are informed by peer-reviewed research* showing how workplace mindfulness interventions support employee engagement at the work, team, and organizational levels.
With over fifteen years of experience, we can help your team cultivate personal wellbeing, genuine focus, and peak job performance. Learn more at ShanthiProject.org/workplace-wellness.
Next up, we're highlighting Sarah Morgan, Shanthi Project's newest Vice President of the Board. 🌟
Involved with Shanthi Project since 2024, Sarah brings to our organization more than two decades of healthcare communications expertise. She connects with our mission through her own "transformative" meditation practice and deep commitment to mindfulness. Sarah has completed a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course, as well as a 100 Hour Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training.
About her new role on our Board, Sarah said, "I'm excited to be part of growing Shanthi Project, so we can bring mindfulness to more people whose lives — and the lives around them — will be better for it."
Debi has served on our Board for two years, most recently as Chair of the Fund Development Committee. With decades of professional event management under her belt, she looks forward to building a lineup of Shanthi Project events, increasing and diversifying our funding, and strengthening Shanthi Project’s focus areas, including teen and tween mental health.
"This organization does work that is so needed for both youth and adults. To share our mission with the community in all different ways, for all different ages, is so important," she told us.
👋 Join us in saying hello to Debi as she takes on this new role! Next up, we'll be highlighting Sarah Morgan, our newest VP of the Board.
02/13/2026
🎉 Big news: we're pleased to announce recent changes to the leadership on our Board of Directors! This includes the appointment of Debi Rice as our newest President and Sarah Morgan as Vice President. Full story below!
Please join us in welcoming Debi and Sarah as they step into their new roles and help us expand our mission — plus, stay tuned for spotlights on each of them, coming soon.
Shanthi Project is pleased to announce the appointment of Debi Rice as our newest President of the Board and Sarah Morgan as our newest Vice President.
02/11/2026
Happy (early) Valentine's Day! 🩷 To celebrate, we've added some limited-edition Shanthi Project-branded merchandise to our online store.
The messaging on this new apparel honors the values at the core of Valentine's Day: love, connection, empathy, and acceptance. Some examples are below, but to see the full range, visit ShanthiProject.org/store.
This streetwear will be available only through Feb. 20th, so don't miss out. A portion of each sale supports our mission of mindfulness education!
02/10/2026
Time flies—it's hard to believe we're nearly halfway through February! Before we get further through the year, we want to say a quick but heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to our 2025 year-end campaign. As a nonprofit, we really, truly value the support of others, especially our generous donors. 💙
If you've donated to Shanthi Project, now is a great time to ask about matching gifts... have you checked with your employer? Your workplace may be able to offer a corporate match, effectively doubling your initial donation.
No matter what time of year you donate, gift-matching is always an option. This is your reminder to ask your employer about their giving policies!
02/05/2026
Thanks to Donegan Elementary for inviting us to their recent Winter Literacy Night! ❄️ Our Senior Director of Programs Sarah had a blast (as you can see below!) sharing mindfulness with kiddos and their families through fun, accessible practices.
Photos reposted from Donegan (Bethlehem Area School District).
01/28/2026
We're busy over on YouTube! Over the past couple of months, we've been transferring our trove of guided mindfulness practices, once housed on Soundcloud, to our YouTube channel. Now, the page has nearly 20 new meditations, breathing exercises, and themed practices to browse—see photo below!—and we have plans to add more, too. These videos vary in length and topic, so there's truly something for everyone.
If you're interested in exploring this library of guided mindfulness practices, head to youtube.com/.
01/23/2026
Just a quick note that our Mindful Mondays sessions are discontinued for the time being. Keep an eye out for updates once spring comes and melts the winter snow! Updates will be posted to our online calendar: ShanthiProject.org/events.
Do you have a case of the Mondays?
Imagine it’s a beautiful Sunday morning. As the sun streams through the window, you stretch your arms slowly and then roll over and curl up in a ball again, knowing that you don’t have to jump out of bed for a meeting, or a kid’s baseball game, or any other big commitment. The weekend! It’s a time to enjoy rest, lazing around the house in sweats and perhaps gearing up to watch a big game with your family and enjoy a delicious meal together. A time for relaxing and renewing, letting your spirit wander wherever it wants to go.
It’s an amazing day, and you’re enjoying dessert in the sunshine in the yard, as the dishes from dinner sit in the sink. Then, as 7 p.m. rolls around, you feel it creeping in: Monday Dread.
“I’d better get up and do those dishes so they aren’t there in the morning. I’d better check my calendar to prepare for Monday’s meetings and to-dos,” you think. Perhaps you begin to hear a low buzzing sound and a feeling of unease settles into your body. As you look at the calendar to prepare for Monday, the buzzing sounds evolves into an urban traffic jam, with honking horns, wheels skidding, and loud talking. Your heart rate goes up.
Suddenly, you can’t enjoy the rest of the day, and Sunday now feels like another hectic and crazy workday. In your mind and body, it is.
Imagine viewing Monday mornings through a different lens. See yourself on a Sunday looking forward to gathering in community, finding a little corner of peace for 20 minutes, taking a moment to move and breathe, and set the intention for your week in a different way. Imagine being able to ease into your week, rather than taking off like a rocket. Maybe, just maybe, you could view your whole week from a different perspective, where you set the tone, you set the pace, and you say when rest and recuperation are necessary—bringing a little bit more joy and ease, a little piece of your weekend into each and every day.
That’s what’re creating each week at Mindful Mondays! From 8:15 - 8:45 AM each Monday at our Easton location, we’re offering the chance to start the week on the right foot. Visit ShanthiProject.org/events to learn more + pre-register!
01/22/2026
Thank you to Emmaus High School for inviting us to table at last week's 8th Grade Family Welcome Night! What a pleasure to meet incoming students and their families, share about our work, and introduce so many community members to mindfulness.
Pictures and videos courtesy of our instructor/tabling extraordinaire Jessie!
01/20/2026
We’re shouting-out our next round of Business Buzz partners! These amazing local businesses are some of the first additions to our new program. Like us, they're passionate about increasing awareness for each other’s work and building a strong business community in Easton.
All businesses featured here support our mission to strengthen mental health and well-being through the science-backed practice of mindfulness. So give them a follow, and next time you’re in Easton, be sure to check them out! We love them, and we know you will, too. 💚
You can learn more about Business Buzz here: ShanthiProject.org/businessbuzz
01/15/2026
Time flies—our next Qigong class is already next week! From 7 - 8 PM on Wednesday, January 21st, our instructor Jocelyn will guide participants through slow, flowing body movements, deep rhythmic breathing, and calming meditation. As a reminder, all workshops are held at Shanthi Project's brick-and-mortar location in downtown Easton. More information below.
We're excited for you to join us! Just head over to ShanthiProject.org/events to reserve your spot.
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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.
