About a century ago, the English translator Rhys David, engaged in analyzing Buddhist texts for the Buddhist Text Society, used the word mindfulness to translate the Pali word sati(awareness). In ancient texts, mindfulness is attributable to a quality of attention that allows one to perceive suffering without being overwhelmed by it, so as to be able to live without harming oneself and harming others (Thich Nhat Hanh).

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In the 70s  with the formulation of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program - MBSR (Stress Reduction Program) by John Kabat-Zinn we witness the birth of the first structured intervention based on mindfulness, presenting it to the scientific community as an effective treatment tool for pain management (Kabat-Zinn, 1982).

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According to Jon Kabat-Zinn's definition, “Mindfulness” means “paying attention in a particular way: intentionally, in the present moment and in a non-judgmental way”, Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994). Mindfulness therefore consists in being perfectly aware of oneself and of what one is doing, in accepting the present moment without evaluations or judgments.

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The Association organizes individual and collective courses, as well as specific courses for the well-being.

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