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On September 28, 2019, The Mindfulness Alliance will host its inaugural Uplift Buffalo event, WNY’s first Mindfulness Festival. Featuring world-renowned mindfulness teacher and New York Times-bestselling author Sharon Salzberg, this all day event will celebrate our region’s inner and outer revitalization and help expand our perceptions about social change.

Experience 40+ wellness related vendors, expert teachers guiding mindfulness techniques throughout the day, a Learning Center, a Kids Corner, arts-based offerings, book sales, food truck fancies and more!
Experience the revolutionary wave and become a pioneering supporter of the mindfulness movement in Western New York!

For media inquires contact amhuurre@themindfulnessalliance.org
EVENT GOALS
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Learn
Increase public awareness of the combined power that awareness and community can have on collective wellbeing
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Demystify mindfulness and illustrate its application in every aspect of daily life
Experience
Provide a dynamic array of mindful experiences for the community to engage in and benefit from
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Create a welcoming environment that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion
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Build community region-wide among awareness-based practitioners, advocates, teachers and the general public
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Highlight the services and products of mindfulness-based community organizations and practitioners​
Ignite hope and joy!

EVENT DETAILS & TICKETS

Uplift Buffalo will be held on September 28th, 2019 from 10am - 4pm at the Buffalo Grand Hotel.
General admission tickets are $10, Kids under age 10 are FREE.
When you purchase tickets online, you will receive an email confirmation with your ticket information enclosed.
​Please bring your ticket email with you for event entry.
Get Your Tickets Today!
Questions, contact info@themindfulnessalliance.org 
Community Scholarships
If the price of a ticket prevents you from coming - let us know! Community scholarships are available.
Apply for Community Scholarship
VENUE
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Buffalo Grand Hotel
120 Church Street
Buffalo, NY 14202


Parking:  only $3 
Thanks to the generosity of the Buffalo Grand!
WNY WALKS!   9am FREE 
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​Join Phil Haberstro and friends from the Wellness Institute for a free 40 minute guided walk of the Historic “Hooks” Neighborhood! Walkers will meet in the lobby of the Buffalo Grand Hotel.
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SERENITY STAGE

The Art of Mindful Living & the Joy of Community Connection
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Experience the miracle of mindfulness first hand with exercises and engaging practices from local expert teachers:
  • Himalayan Institute
  • Yogis in Service
  • Mala Contemplative Education
  • East Meets West Yoga
  • Be Embodied
  • Shakti Yoga

And New York Times best-selling author Sharon Salzberg!
SCHEDULE HERE!
Meet Our Participating Teachers!
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Rolf Sovik, PsyD
​President & Spiritual Director

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Carrie Jacobson 
​Co-owner
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Catherine Cook-Cottone, PhD
​Founder & President
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Nicole Chumsky, LMHC
Founder & Director
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Felicitas Kusch-Lango  
​Founder & Director
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Michelle Gigante
Director 

LEARNING CENTER

How to Lead a More Mindfully Inspired Life & Information to Get Started

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The Learning Center offers a mini-speaker series, educational materials, and experts on hand to answer all of your questions!

Come hear talks from counselors, doctors, psychologists, educators, lawyers, professors, facilitators, and advocates on:
  • Mindfulness for Beginners
  • Mindfulness & Relationships
  • Mindfulness in Schools
  • Mindfulness at Work
  • Mindfulness & Health
  • Mindfulness, Law & Justice
  • Mindfulness & Yoga
SCHEDULE HERE!

VENDORS

Enjoy holistic services, local artisan products, and food truck fancies! 
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Utilizing more than 17,000 square feet of event space at the Buffalo Grand Hotel, Uplift Buffalo will offer vendor space to more than 40 wellness-related vendors.
NOW ACCEPTING VENDOR APPLICATIONS 
We are seeking those in the health, wellness and  holistic fields to come and vend, sample or demonstrate - share your services with the community! 
​Questions to vendor@themindfulnessalliance.org
VENDOR REQUIREMENTS
VENDOR APPLICATION
June 1st: Selection process begins 
​September 1st: Applications close
Meet Our Vendors! and more to come...
Aquarian Expressions
Aura Salt Cave & Wellness
Be Embodied
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Blessings By Nature
Blooming with Health
Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine ​
Buffalo Zen Dharma Community
​Core Mental Health Counseling
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Create Space Buffalo
​Dark Forest Chocolate
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doTerra Essential Oils
East Meets West Yoga
Elle James Interior Design and Home Decor​
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Flowered Wellness
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Get Your Life Together Yoga
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Healing Care Givers
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Gentle Spirit Botanicals
Golden Spiral Vitality
Health Essentials of WNY
Heart Fire Yoga
Himalayan Institute of Buffalo
​Indigo Awakening
Kir-Roma Reikqi
Life Itself
LNW Jewelry
​Maddie's

Maiden of the Waters
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Mala Contemplative Education
Nani~Wan Luxe
Nesting Doll 
New World Gifts and Books
Nia: Neuromuscular Integrative Action 
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Presence
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Peaceful Heart Mindfulness
Community of Buffalo

P Contemplative
​Reiki with Andrea
​Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institue
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Salsa for the Soul
Starry Wonder
​Suzanne Suchan Happiness & Holistic Healingaling
​The Light House Birth and Wellness Collaborative
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Transforming with Tracie
Universal Design Yoga
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Up North Apothecary Co.
Veda WNY Foundation
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Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo
WNY Qigong   
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Raffle Ticket Winners!

Congratulations to all the basket winners! Vendors will be contacting you directly.
Aura Salt Cave & Wellness - 736862
Aquarian Expressions - 737033
Be Embodied - 756846
Blessings by Nature - 736039
Blooming with Health - 636008
Buffalo Zen Dharma Community - 736722
Core Mental Health Counseling, PLLC - Vendor has
Create Space Buffalo - 788844
Dark Forest Chocolate - 788666
doTerra Essential Oils - 736517
East Meets West Yoga - Vendor has
FotoGrafix Vendor Elle James Interior Design and Home Decor - 736316
Flowered Wellness - 788538
Gentle Spirit Botanicals - Vendor has
Get Your Life Together Yoga - 635805
Healing Care Givers - 788375
Health Essentials of Western NY - 788606
HeartFire Yoga - Vendor has
Himalayan Institute of Buffalo - 736965
Indigo Awakening - 788638
Kir-roma reikqi - 788614
LNW Jewelry Collection - 736430
Life Itself - 736780
Maddie's - Vendor has
​Maiden of the Waters - 788615
Mala Contemplative Education - Vendor has
Nani~Wan Luxe - 736174
NestingDoll - 736482
New World Gifts & Books - 788543
The Nia Technique: Neuromuscular Integrative Action - 736757
Peaceful Heart Mindfulness Community of Buffalo - Vendor has
​Presence - 788609
Reiki with Andrea  -636137
Salsa for the Soul - Vendor has
Starry Wonder - 635683
Suzanne Suchan Happiness and Holistic Healing - 736564 The Light House Birth and Wellness Collaborative - 737378 The Mindfulness Alliance - 788880
The Pilates Loft - Vendor has
Transforming with Tracie - 736796
Universal Design Yoga, Unversal Design Enterprises Vendor
Up North Apothecary Co. - 736944
Veda WNY foundation/Harisa Ayurveda Wellness Center - Vendor has
WNY Qigong - 736764
Young Living - 635652

EMBODIED EXPRESSION

Making visible the intrinsic values of mindful connection and presence in community
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​A diverse series of dances by Buffalo-based artists. 

Programming and choreography by Anne Burnidge, Director of Anne Burnidge Dance, Associate Professor and Chair of the UB Department of Theatre & Dance. 

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Cynthia Pegado
Dancing Beyond Disease
Parkinson's Performance Ensemble
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Naila Ansari
Bridging the Gap:
​Connecting Identities

​Buffalo State College
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Nitya Vedantam
University at Buffalo

KIDS CORNER

It's never too early to start teaching kids how to be mindful, focused and regulate themselves.  Our Kids Corner has just the right age-appropriate activities to keep your kids of all ages engaged in a mindfulness practice all their own.
​Parents & Teachers
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Our Resource Center has free materials for you, including handouts outlining activities, materials, and instructions!
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Yoga for All Ages
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*Thank you to Yogis In Service for facilitating!
TIME
YOGA THEME
10:30 - 11:00
Mindful Bubble Breathing Yoga
11:30 - 12:00
Yoga with Essential Oils
2:00 - 2:30
Teen Yoga
3:00 - 3:30 ​
Superhero Yoga
ACTIVITIES:
​Kids will create a 'Calm Down Kit', taking home the items they create.
ACTIVITY STATIONS  10:00 - 12:00pm ​
1. Pocket Buddy with Essential Oils
2. Breathing Stick
3. Worry Stone
4. Mindful Coloring
 ACTIVITY STATIONS  2:00 - 4:00pm
1. Breathing Buddy with Essential Oils
2. Affirmation Bracelet
3. Kindness Bug
4. Mandala Making
*Additional all day offerings also include a Gratitude Wall, Sensory Walk and Joy Wall!

BOOK STORE

Visit our book store with over 150 titles for sale!
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A portion of the proceeds are being donated - thank you Talking Leaves Books!

And don't miss the book signing opportunity:
1:00pm - Sharon Salzberg book signing

FOOD TRUCK FANCIES!

Enjoy the delights of food truck fun from 11:30 - 2:00pm
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LABYRINTH

Ever try a walking meditation?
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10:00 - 12:00pm & 1:30-4:00pm 
Connect with this ancient practice when you walk our indoor labyrinth.

​The Mindfulness Alliance founding member and certified labyrinth walk facilitator Mitch Allegre will be there to support your contemplative experience.

WHO WE ARE

The Mindfulness Alliance is a grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that unites mindfulness practitioners, facilitates trainings, hosts events large and small, and runs educational programs. Our mission is to combine the power of mindfulness practices with the power of community to advance collective wellbeing. The Mindfulness Alliance works with all manner of professions and organizations across the region. Together, we can build healthier, flourishing regions where individuals, institutions and systems embody more compassion, justice and inclusivity.

WHY MINDFULNESS

From celebrities like Anderson Cooper to our local teachers, more and more of us are practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness is a state of mind and a life practice. It is an open, curious, and kind engagement with what is happening in the present moment. Leading scientists have studied its benefits and learned that mindfulness helps us increase our ability to regulate emotions, decrease stress, anxiety and depression, reduce chronic pain, and increase overall well-being and happiness.

SPONSORS

We invite you to be a sponsor of this new region-wide event.  By supporting The Mindfulness Alliance, and contributing to awareness-based social change, you help shape our future! Become a Sponsor of Uplift Buffalo today. 
VIEW OUR 2019 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE
CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Questions, contact info@themindfulnessalliance.org ​
Deep gratitude to our sponsors for making this event possible
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Community Supporter Sponsor
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Featured Speaker Sponsor
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Forget-Me-Not Sponsor
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Ticket Sponsor
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Community Supporter Sponsor
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Connection Maker & Ticket Sponsor
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Printing Sponsor
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Marketing Sponsor

DONATIONS/SHOUT OUTS

When you purchase tickets you will have the opportunity to support Uplift Buffalo by making a donation.
​Become an Uplifter, and we'll give you a shout out here!  
SUPPORT UPLIFT BUFFALO
Thank you to our Uplifter Sponsors!
Katie Darling, University at Buffalo
Ophelia Morey, University at Buffalo
Michele Mercer, Millennium Collaborative Care
Danielle Pelfrey Duryea, Boston University
Michelle Zimmerman, Buffalo Public Schools
​Kristin Santa Maria, Kids Corner designer

SPECIAL THANKS
To our dedicated Planning Team and Volunteers 

Coming soon!
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The Mindfulness Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
 P.O. Box 1793, Amherst, NY 14226
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