DiabetesSangha

Diabetes Sangha is a mindfulness community for people living with Type 1 diabetes.

We offer live weekly meditations, workshops, and retreats created by and for T1Ds. A space to pause, reflect, and practice alongside people who truly understand.

03/02/2026

Living with diabetes requires attention. Daily decisions. Constant adjustment.
That’s real.

But mindfulness changes how we meet it.
Practicing together changes the experience.
At DiabetesSangha, community isn’t just connection - it’s shared awareness.

A space to pause. To breathe. To relate and reflect with people who truly understand. To meet ourselves with compassion instead of criticism.

Here, you can show up exactly as you are - and practice being with what is.

We gather for live meditations, courses, retreats, and in a online space that’s accessible to all.

You don’t have to do this alone.

Practice with us this week!  Link in bio to join any of our sessions.

02/17/2026

At DiabetesSangha, practice begins in community and grows through shared experience and guidance from people who understand the daily realities of living with diabetes.

This is a space to explore what mindfulness looks like for you — supported by free weekly offerings, live meditations, and resources designed to meet you where you are.

Mindfulness doesn’t sit outside your diabetes care. It can begin here and unfold over time.

It might show up as a breath before dosing, kindness after a low, or space before reacting.

This isn’t about doing more or doing it perfectly.
It’s about practicing with support.

Join our weekday practices.
diabetessangha.com (link in bio)

02/02/2026

Join us tonight February 2 at 8:30 PM EST for Session Four: Settling in Sam’s Mindfulness of the Breath series ✨

This series explores mindfulness of the breath through the early stages of the sixteen stage meditation framework, supporting a deeper and more natural practice.

These sessions are primarily meditation based, with gentle instruction and brief references to traditional texts.

In Session Four: Settling, we explore the settling of the breath across all lengths, learning to trust the mind and allowing the practice to unfold naturally. The session invites the mind toward investigation or absorption.

What we will explore: • Settling the breath • Trusting the practice • Investigation or absorption • A short reading from the Satipatthana Sutta

Sam will close the series tonight with a Full Moon Meditation 🌕

👉 Join us on Zoom via the link in our bio or at diabetesangha.com

01/29/2026

Register now for our April in-person retreat!

From April 24–26, join us in Lacey, Washington for a mindfulness retreat created by and for people living with Type 1 diabetes - a first of its kind.

Over the weekend, you’ll experience guided meditation, gentle mindfulness instruction, time for rest and reflection, and meaningful connection with others who truly understand life with Type 1. This retreat is designed to support both nervous system regulation and the everyday realities of diabetes, all within a community rooted in care and shared experience.

No meditation experience is required. This retreat is open to all people with Type 1 diabetes - whether you’re brand new to mindfulness or deepening an existing practice. Come exactly as you are.

Space is limited. Register through the link in bio.

01/25/2026

Join us tomorrow January 26 at 8:30 PM EST for Sam’s Mindfulness of the Breath series ✨

This series explores mindfulness of the breath through the early stages of the sixteen stage meditation framework, supporting a deeper and more natural practice. These sessions are primarily meditation based, with brief instruction and references to traditional texts.

In Session Three: Contact, we explore contact with the breath across all lengths of breathing, leaning into ease and tranquility while beginning to cultivate equanimity and work skillfully with effort.

What we will explore:
• Contact with the breath
• Sukkha and passadhi at a deeper level
• Managing effort and observing the mind
• A short reading from the Samapaddana Samyutta, SN 49

Next Monday is the final session!
👉 Join us on Zoom via the link in our bio or at diabetesangha.com

01/17/2026

Join us Sunday, January 18 at 7PM EST for Remote Reiki with Lucia Maya.

Living with diabetes places constant demands on the nervous system - monitoring, responding, adjusting. Over time, that invisible labor can lead to fatigue, tension, and emotional burnout.

This remote Reiki session offers a gentle space to pause, settle, and receive support. Reiki is a subtle, non-invasive energy-healing practice that supports relaxation, nervous system regulation, and emotional balance — all from the comfort of your own home.
Created with the diabetes community in mind, this session requires no movement, no experience, and no preparation. Simply arrive as you are.
✨ Live on Zoom ✨ Open to all levels ✨ A quiet container for rest, grounding, and care

01/15/2026

Looking for a gentle way to build a steady meditation practice?

The Daily Dose is a 25-day series of short, guided meditations created for the T1D community and delivered to your phone. Each offering is just a few minutes long and includes practices like breath, body awareness, grounding, and compassion — simple support you can return to again and again.

No pressure. No perfection. Just a steady way to come back to yourself.

👉 Visit the Linktree in our bio to subscribe and receive your Daily Dose.

01/06/2026

8 Ways Mindfulness Supports Your T1D Life Part 2: The Outer Impact

When the way you relate to diabetes begins to shift internally, those changes naturally begin to show up in daily life. Mindfulness does not remove the ongoing demands of Type 1 diabetes, but it can change how you respond to them.

This second part focuses on supporting our lives in the outer world through clearer decision making, a quicker recovery from difficult moments, and a more trusting, compassionate relationship with your body. Over time, this can also mean feeling less alone in the day to day work of diabetes.

These are not dramatic or immediate changes. They are steady ones, and over time they can gently reshape how diabetes fits into your life.

We practice this together every week in our free, live online meditations guided by people who live with T1D too.

01/05/2026

8 Ways Mindfulness Supports Your T1D Life Part 1: The Inner Shift

Living with Type 1 diabetes asks for constant attention to numbers, decisions, and uncertainty. Over time, that vigilance can quietly turn into overwhelm, self criticism, or burnout.

Mindfulness does not change diabetes. But it can change how you meet it.
The first shift is internal. Noticing without judging. Responding instead of reacting. Meeting difficult moments with steadiness and care.

This inner shift creates space for clearer decisions, softer self talk, and a more compassionate relationship with your body.

This is Part 1 of our series on eight ways mindfulness can support your T1D life. We will continue exploring how these small inner changes ripple outward in the next post.

We practice this together every week in our free, live online meditations guided by people who live with T1D too.

This post explores the first four ways, with the remaining four coming in Part II.

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Chicago Heights, IL
97060

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+16313291955

Website

http://www.diabetessangha.com/, https://www.youtube.com/@diabetessangha

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