We started with grassroots, coalition-inspired goals including forming local chapters in 19 states to advocate for mindful schools and meet regularly to aid each other in implementing holistic approaches to education. The pillars of our mission were mentorship, training, and resources--connecting educators to all of the amazing curriculums, programs, books, and apps that were becoming available.

Our main initial offering was our annual Educating Mindfully Conference (EMCON) where over 200 participants from 21 Staes and multiple countries chose from a multitude of sessions and workshops led by educator mentors, resource organizations, and mindfulness experts--so that wherever they were on their journey, they would come away inspired and more knowledgable. Our conference was hosted at beautiful hotels, offered scholarships to anyone in need, and provided professional development as well as retreat elements to recharge our hard-working educators.

Inspired by all of the stories shared at our first conference, Tracy felt called to birth a one-of-a-kind book into the world--one that represented and recounted the emergence of mindfulness in US education and that was part field guide and part "Chicken Soup for the Soul" for educating mindfully from any role within schools. Proceeds from the book funded scholarships and educator grants.​

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During COVID, we transitioned to virtual conferences and started our online professional membership community to connect and learn with each other throughout the whole year. Over its six years of existence, we had over 1500 professional members including group members such as school districts, preservice programs, and Regional Offices of Educations.

We eventually phased out the conference and local chapters to invest more time in offering monthly events, including community practice circles, brainstorming sessions, book clubs, mentorship sessions, foundational learning series, and self-care sessions. Members could earn continuing education credits by attending sessions live or watching them on-demand through our Mighty Networks platform.  

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In 2021, we developed our Mindfulness-Based Learning Micro-Credential Program (now a self-guided program free to all) to offer a completely unique experience that provided quality learning of the fundamentals specifically related to the field of education, was customizable to personal goals, and participants could earn 2 graduate credits and signal competency without being as commitment-intensive as a full mindfulness teacher certification. 

In 2024, we developed our Educating Mindfully Mindfulness-Based Learning Framework (written by Lindsey Frank, Carrie Rohrbach, Kailyn Fullerton, with feedback from our Board of Directors) to provide guidance in the essential components of mindful education. Our goal is to become the leading guiding framework for mindful education as a proactive and adaptable response to mental health concerns worldwide. We proudly provide free avenues to practice embodiment of the framework so it can become a natural and sustainable way of teaching, leading, and being.  

Moving forward, as​​​​​​​​​ some communities take action to restrict social and emotional supports, our intention is to have our website strongly advocate that mindfulness is infused into ALL learning–no matter the content area–and elevates all human intelligence skill sets. In 2025, we chose to refine our organization's name and the title of our framework and micro-credential program to more fully align with this truth and goal.

Mindfulness-based learning (MBL) is a proactive approach that starts from within (embodiment) and ripples out across our self, staff, students, and society for us to become mindful global citizens. As a leadership team, we held true to our mission, vision, and values when making decisions that would benefit all, while advocating for mental health and well-being in education.​ Our hope is that our offerings continue to impact the field of education for years to come.