Struggling to make mindfulness work for you?
You’ve probably heard that mindfulness can reduce stress, enhance focus, and bring more calm into your life. But knowing the benefits and actually developing a consistent practice are two very different things.
Traditional approaches can feel too rigid, abstract, or impractical
Self-guided attempts often lead to inconsistency or uncertainty about whether you’re doing it “right”
Finding a way to practice consistently can seem impossible in an already busy life
Whether you’re new to mindfulness or have tried before without making it stick, you deserve a practical, science-based approach that fits naturally into your life.
Experience a modern approach to mindfulness built for real life
As clinical hypnotherapists specializing in practical behavior change, we’ve developed an approach that makes mindfulness accessible, understandable and usable—no mantras or special poses required.
Our 8-lesson course combines:
Evidence-based mindfulness techniques informed by research
Real-world applications you can integrate into everyday life
Structured guidance that helps you build your practice step by step
Rather than simply giving you eight lessons and leaving you on your own, the course is designed as a progressive experience. You’ll practice what you learn, complete the accompanying materials, and have each lesson personally acknowledged before the next one is opened.
For over a decade, we’ve helped people develop practical mindfulness skills that create meaningful change in everyday life.
Now we’ll show you how.
Douglas Corrigan, EdD, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
Viktor Frankl
Experience these research-backed benefits
Reduce stress
Learn practical ways to regulate stress, settle the nervous system, and create a greater sense of calm in everyday life.
Improve mood
Develop a steadier, more balanced emotional state through practices that help you relate differently to thoughts, feelings, and daily pressures.
Ease anxiety
Build greater calm and perspective so anxious thoughts and reactions are less likely to take over.
Heighten awareness
Become more aware of your thoughts, feelings, habits, and automatic reactions—so you can respond consciously instead of reacting automatically.
Increase resilience
Strengthen your ability to recover from setbacks, adapt to challenges, and stay grounded when life becomes difficult.
Enhance self-control
Develop greater control over attention, emotions, and reactions so you can make more deliberate choices in everyday situations.
These life-changing skills can benefit you for the rest of your life!
Designed as an eight-week progression
Our integrative approach combines evidence-based mindfulness practices with practical techniques and real-world application to help you create lasting change.
The goal is not to rush through the material, but to build a practice that actually sticks.
For the greatest benefit, we recommend completing one lesson each week so you have time to practice, integrate, and build on what you’ve learned before moving forward.
If life gets in the way, you won’t lose your place—you can simply resume when you’re ready.
Start in three simple steps
STEP 1
Request lesson one — free.
Enter your name and email, and we’ll send you the first lesson when the course launches.
STEP 2
Complete the lesson and practice.
Work through the material, apply the exercises, and send in your completed practice materials. A member of our team will personally confirm your completion and open access to the next lesson.
STEP 3
Build your practice week by week.
After each lesson is completed and acknowledged, the next lesson opens so you can continue building your practice in a steady, progressive way.
For best results, we recommend completing the course over eight consecutive weeks.
Request lesson one
Practical Mindfulness for Life launches January 1, 2027.
Lesson one is completely free.
Enter your name and email below, and we’ll send you Lesson One when the course opens.
After completing Lesson One, you’ll have the option to continue through the remaining lessons for a modest fee.
Experienced instructors. Established training standards.
Board Approved School of Hypnosis
- American Board of Hypnotherapy
Board Certified Instructors
- American Board of Hypnotherapy
- American Board of NLP
- Time Line Therapy Association
Board Approved School of Coaching
- American Board of NLP
We are a board-approved training school with board-certified instructors and more than a decade of experience teaching practical change work.
Advancing science, we’ve collaborated in mind-body research and education with
What’s included in the course
Practical learning experience
Move beyond theory with guided exercises that turn mindfulness concepts into usable skills you can apply in everyday life.
Human-guided progression
Complete each lesson, send in your practice materials, and have your progress personally acknowledged before the next lesson is opened.
Evidence-based techniques
Learn methods informed by 138 scientific studies and grounded in practical, real-world application.
Practical integration strategies
Use simple exercises that fit naturally into your existing routine and turn ordinary moments into opportunities to practice.
Clear step-by-step instruction
Each lesson builds on the one before it, helping you develop the practice progressively rather than trying to absorb everything at once.
Optional live support
For those who want more direct access, an upgraded option will include live support and additional guidance throughout the course.
What others say about learning with us
Best training I have been to! Great support and kindness! Was amazed how much preparation was put into the trainings. So grateful I got to have the opportunity to participate. I am looking forward to more trainings in the future.
Alexandra Ochoa, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Eric Yelsa, PhD
Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Utah Hospital
Martin Flores, MA
Certified Brain Injury Specialist, Centre for Neuro Skills
Mindfulness Beyond the Clichés
Have you noticed how mindfulness is almost always portrayed as someone serenely seated cross-legged in the lotus position?
Between picture-perfect meditation poses and self-proclaimed gurus promising extraordinary states, it’s easy to come away thinking mindfulness belongs to a world that has little to do with everyday life.
Here’s what matters: that image has very little to do with what genuine mindfulness actually is.
Thinking mindfulness requires the lotus position is like believing you need a chef’s hat to make toast.
Mindfulness is simply the ability to bring greater awareness and choice to what’s happening now.
That can mean learning how to:
Stay steadier when work gets chaotic
Focus on what matters instead of getting lost in mental chatter
Let go of repetitive thinking when it’s time to sleep
Deal with difficult people without being pulled into automatic reactions
Our approach strips away unnecessary ritual and focuses on practical skills you can use in ordinary life.
Whether you’re sitting on the couch, working at your desk, walking, exercising, or dealing with a stressful conversation, mindfulness can be practiced wherever you are.
No special poses. No mystical performance. Just practical attention training you can actually use.
Key Takeaways
Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, not a posture. It can be incorporated into virtually any activity, from walking to washing dishes. What matters is the quality of attention you bring to your experience.
Meditation can take many forms. There is no single “correct” way to practice. Different methods train different aspects of attention and awareness.
There is more than one path into mindfulness. Throughout the course, you’ll explore different approaches and discover which methods fit you best—without rigid expectations or unnecessary rules.
For insight into a common misconception about “judgments” and mindfulness, see our FAQ section below.
Who this course is for
All of humanity’s problems stem from the inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
Blaise Pascal
This course is a good fit if you:
- Want to develop a practical, consistent mindfulness practice
- Are curious about mindfulness but don’t connect with the usual clichés or rituals
- Have tried meditation or mindfulness before but struggled to make it stick
- Prefer a grounded, science-informed approach
- Want practical tools for handling stress, anxious thinking, distraction, or difficulty winding down
- Want to become more present, focused, and deliberate in everyday life
Created by experienced practitioners
Jack van Landingham, C.Ht.
As a lifelong student of human potential, Jack brings a rare blend of practical expertise and imaginative insight to the field of personal transformation.
His work integrates science, art, spirituality, and philosophy into practical learning experiences designed to make complex ideas understandable, relevant, and useful in everyday life.
With an extensive background in clinical hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and other mind-body disciplines, Jack developed the Holistic Breakthrough Approach™ after founding the Center for Advanced Life Skills in 2012.
His interest in the power of the mind began early through his mother, a hypnotherapist, and was later shaped by decades of experience in martial arts, classical visual arts, music, and the performing arts. Together, these influences helped form his distinctive approach to teaching and personal change.
What distinguishes Jack is his ability to simplify complex ideas without oversimplifying them. His forthright, humor-infused style makes learning accessible, engaging, and thought-provoking while encouraging meaningful change that carries into real life.
Evelyn Wang, C.Ht.
Drawing on her extensive cultural and professional experience, Evelyn brings a clear, practical approach to personal growth, behavior change, and mind-body development.
From an early age in Taiwan, she was deeply curious about why people think and behave as they do. That curiosity eventually led her to co-found the Center for Advanced Life Skills and help develop the Holistic Breakthrough Approach™.
Her straightforward, relatable style focuses on the “how” of change—turning complex ideas into practical steps people can understand and use in everyday life.
Her own experience navigating significant cultural transitions and forging an independent path helped shape a flexible, grounded approach and a keen awareness of how values, culture, and personal history influence the way people approach change in very different life circumstances.
Evelyn’s teaching combines clarity, empathy, humor, and practical application, creating an engaging learning experience that meets people where they are while giving them useful tools to create meaningful, lasting change.
Frequently asked questions
Are the resources in the training based on scientific evidence?
Yes. The course draws from a substantial body of mindfulness research and includes references to the scientific literature behind the practices we teach.
Our goal is not to ask you to believe in mindfulness, but to give you practical methods you can explore, test, and apply for yourself.
What if I’m skeptical about mindfulness?
Healthy skepticism is welcome.
Our approach is practical, research-informed, and experiential. We encourage you to question what you’re learning, try the exercises for yourself, and pay attention to what actually changes in your everyday life.
This isn’t about belief, faith, or adopting a particular philosophy. It’s about developing useful skills through direct experience.
What exactly is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the practice of bringing deliberate awareness and neutral observation to what is happening in the present moment—including your thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and surroundings.
Rather than immediately interpreting, resisting, or reacting to what you notice, mindfulness helps you observe your experience with greater clarity and objectivity.
You can also think of mindfulness as developing a better relationship with your own attention, thoughts, and feelings.
Do I need any previous experience with mindfulness or meditation?
Not at all.
The course is designed to be accessible to beginners while still offering useful perspectives and practices for people who already have some experience.
You’ll begin with the fundamentals and build progressively from there.
How does this work if I have a busy schedule?
Many of the formal exercises take only 3 to 10 minutes, and the course also includes informal practices that can be integrated into things you already do.
The goal isn’t to add hours of meditation to your schedule. It’s to gradually develop greater awareness within everyday life.
How long does the course take?
The course is designed as an 8-week progression.
For the greatest benefit, we recommend completing one lesson each week, giving yourself time to practice, integrate what you’ve learned, and build on it before moving forward.
If life interrupts your schedule, you won’t lose your place. You can simply resume when you’re ready.
How does progression through the course work?
Each lesson includes teaching, practice, and accompanying materials.
After completing a lesson, you’ll send in the requested practice materials. A real person will acknowledge your completion and open access to the next lesson.
This keeps the course progressive and intentional rather than simply giving you eight lessons to click through and forget.
How much time should I practice each day?
We recommend allowing around 15 minutes a day for practice whenever possible.
Some exercises involve setting aside a few minutes specifically for mindfulness, while others are designed to be incorporated into ordinary activities.
Consistency matters more than trying to practice for long periods.
Will I have to sit still and practice for long periods?
No.
Most of the guided exercises are relatively short, and seated meditation is only one part of the course.
You’ll experience a variety of mindfulness practices that can be adapted to different preferences, schedules, and everyday situations.
Isn’t mindfulness a Buddhist practice?
Mindfulness has historical roots in Buddhist traditions, but contemporary mindfulness practices have also been adapted extensively for secular use in psychology, healthcare, education, and stress-management programs.
You do not need to follow any particular religion or spiritual tradition to practice mindfulness or benefit from the skills taught in this course.
How is this course different from other mindfulness programs?
This course is designed around practice rather than passive consumption.
Instead of receiving a library of material and being left on your own, you progress through the course one lesson at a time. Your completed practice is acknowledged by a real person before the next lesson is opened.
The course also reflects our broader experience in mindfulness, clinical hypnotherapy, behavior change, and mind-body approaches—while maintaining a practical, no-nonsense focus on real-world application.
What if I’ve tried mindfulness before and couldn’t make it stick?
That’s common.
Mindfulness is less about performing perfectly and more about repeatedly noticing when attention has wandered and learning how to return.
The course approaches that process gradually, using different methods so you can discover what works best for you rather than trying to force yourself into one particular style of practice.
Is live support available?
Yes.
The standard course is designed to be completed progressively online, with an optional live-support version available for those who want additional guidance along the way.
Details will be available when the course launches on January 1, 2027.
What does “non-judgment” actually mean in mindfulness?
In mindfulness, “judgment” refers to the mind’s tendency to automatically evaluate, label, and interpret experience.
The goal is not to become incapable of judgment or to pretend that everything is morally or practically equivalent. That would be neither possible nor useful.
Instead, mindfulness helps you notice the labels and interpretations your mind is creating without automatically becoming trapped by them.
In NLP, this is captured by the phrase “the map is not the territory”: your description of an experience is not the experience itself.
Greater awareness of that distinction can help you respond with more clarity, humility, and flexibility rather than reacting automatically to your own interpretations.
Also, unlike sanctimonious behavior, mindfulness is not about virtue signaling that you’re “non-judgmental,” or using the idea to elevate your moral superiority (or your “spiritual ego”). It’s about seeing more clearly, not pretending you’ve risen above the human tendency to judge.
I have another question! Can I reach out?
Of course! Please feel free to use our contact form, or reach us by phone or text at (888) 522-5850.
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