Annual Report - Snapshot
The HeartWell Institute collaborates with more than 30 community partners and
17 teachers with connections to local communities to deliver science-backed mindfulness-based workshops, classes, and courses for personal and professional development.
Systematically undervalued communities, particularly BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ populations, and those often excluded from holistic healing practices such as mindfulness, are at the heart of our mission.
In 2026, HeartWell became an approved vendor of the Commonwealth Corporation Workforce Training Fund Express Grant Program. The first course is The Resilient Recovery Team: Mindfulness, Boundaries, and Sustainable Care.
Mindfulness Workshops for Recovery Programs
In 2026
Teachers: 4
Workshops: 18
Participants: More than 220
Mindfulness Courses
Courses in 2025 and 2026:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Courses: 2
Participants: 15
Languages: English, Spanish
Mindful Self-Compassion:
Courses: 2
Participants: 6
Languages: English, Spanish
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Funds Granted: $250,000
Worcester residents served: 627
Eligible Residents: 414
Additional community members: 213
*Served more than four times the contracted minimum participants.
Community Partners
Workshop partners in 2026:
Adelante Worcester, African Community Education (ACE), City of Worcester Department of Youth Opportunities, Elder Services of Worcester Area, Everyday Miracles, Grafton Job Corps, Hector Reyes House, Jaz-Yoga/Health and Wellness, Latin American Business Organization (LABO), Latino Education Institute (LEI), Legendary Legacies, Lynne Burns Recovery Coaching, Peak Treatment Center, RissaCares, South High School, UHAI for Health, United Way of Central Massachusetts, UMass Chan Medical School, Veterans Support Services, W.S.R & Wellness Coaching, Worcester Addresses Childhood Trauma, Worcester Community Action Council, Worcester Community Justice Support Center, Worcester County House of Corrections, Worcester Family School Partnership, Worcester Literacy Volunteers, Worcester Regional Transit Authority, Worcester RISE for Health, Worcester Senior Center, and others.
What Participants Say
Teachers: Jane Kimani, Wairimu Macharia
"It is a good section to learn how to respond instead of reacting. It helps us to have better connection with ourself and family." Mindfulness 101 Participant
