We want to acknowledge the rich diversity that you represent.
We welcome each of you, in the many countries and rich cultures you represent.
We welcome people of all economic backgrounds and current situations.
We welcome your bodies. Bodies of all sizes, abilities, and challenges, whether visible or invisible.
We welcome those who are of Latino, Latina, or Latinx descent, who are First Nations or Indigenous people from around the world...
...those who are of African, Middle Eastern, Asian, Pacific Islanders descent, those of European descent and those who are mixed race.
We welcome those who are new to mindfulness and meditation training, and those who have a great deal of experience.
We welcome all ages, from young people to elders.
We welcome all faith traditions. Those who identify as spiritual, or as mindfulness practitioners, and all the guiding beliefs that help us in how to live our lives.
We welcome your politics, left, right, or moderate.
We welcome all the languages we bring, and the many ways we speak English.
We welcome people of all genders, including people who identify as transgender, nonbinary, gender queer, and everyone for whom those labels do not apply.
We welcome all sexual orientations, whether queer or straight, unpartnered, partnered, polyamorous, or asexual.
We welcome each of you in the rich complexity of your identity, including dimensions we have not mentioned.
