About
Who built the Academy, and why — in case you were wondering.
The Mindful Teacher
Matthew founded The Mindful Design and built every course in the Academy himself. He's a certified mindfulness teacher through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) — developed by Sounds True and led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield — with over a decade of daily personal practice.
He also spent years designing corporate and educational e-learning, which is part of why these courses look the way they do: short, scenario-based, built to rehearse a real moment rather than explain a concept. He hosts the Academy's free weekly group meditation and leads one-on-one live sessions personally.
For other teachers
If you're a mindfulness or meditation teacher and this resonates, reach out — I'd love to talk about what that could look like.
Get in touch →The organization
The Mindful Design is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 41-3044531). Its mission is to make practical mindfulness education free for everyone — donations, not tuition, keep it that way. The Academy is its primary program: short, scenario-based courses that rehearse real moments, not a library of guided meditations to half-listen to.