What this is
Start your Friday mornings with free 15-minute mindfulness sessions that teach you calm-building techniques for handling daily stress and busy schedules.
Admission
Free
Summary
Description
Mornings are a special time. When our brains have not yet started to make the connections that will eventually lead us to identify with our roles in the world, we are simply mindful beings. Join us early on Friday mornings for a quick moment of mindfulness with Michele Pola, and explore how we can carry the ease of the morning into the busier parts of the day.
This event is a collaboration with Mental Health America of Greater Houston, as part of their "Fresh Start: FREE Daily Mindfulness Practice" program. Find more on their website here!
This program is being offered ONLINE only, and will NOT be recorded.
All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.
Please register early. Programs with four or fewer participants are subject to cancellation, 48 hours prior to their start.
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Michele Pola, EdD, started her journey in 2007 into mindfulness initially through yoga, and in 2017 became a certified yoga Instructor with Yoga Alliance at Joy Yoga University. In 2018, she became a trained facilitator through Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine at UCLA. Today, she serves as a teacher of mindfulness with The Jung Center's Mind, Body, Spirit Institute, after having retired in 2014 with 35 years in the public and non-profit sector of education. Dr. Pola is an active member of American Leadership Forum (ALF) and has served numerous professional organizations, both as a volunteer and as a board member. One of her passions, after studying with Mark Coleman author of Awake in the Wild, is practicing mindfulness in nature. Michele offers private mindfulness sessions in nature by appointment.
Key details
- When: Friday mornings, 9 consecutive Fridays (summer series)
- Where: Online — join from anywhere in Houston
- Cost: Free
- Experience Needed: None — beginner and experienced meditators welcome
- Contact: onlinelearning@junghouston.org
When & where
When
- Date
- June 5, 2026
- Address
- 48 hours prior to their st
- onlinelearning@junghouston.org
Available across Houston.
Why it matters
Houston's traffic, work stress, and packed schedules wear people down. These free 15-min Friday sessions give you a real tool — taught by a credentialed instructor — to start your week's end with calm you can actually carry into the day.
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