We are Mindfulness Bulgaria - associate member of the European Association of All Mindfulness Associations in Europe - EAMBA. Our mission is to help as many Bulgarians as possible to cope with stress, burnout, overload and conflicts in their work and everyday life in a natural way for our mind and body and with proven methods. We intend to make our courses accessible to everyone.

We work only with teachers and instructors qualified and licensed by accredited organizations and with programs that are approved by medical associations in the USA, the UK, the Netherlands and other countries in Europe where teaching and practicing mindfulness is part of everyday life for many people: in business companies, in hospitals, the army, schools, even in prisons, or in the parliaments of some countries.

The mindfulness method and programs are gaining popularity not only as a way to cope with everyday stress, burnout, chronic or autoimmune conditions, but also as a way to connect with ourselves on a new level, to learn to perceive the world in a new way and to solve some previously intractable problems."

In 2020, for the first time in Bulgaria, we launched the globally proven comprehensive Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme as created by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Since then we've trained individuals and groups, organisational teams and the general public in Bulgaria. Already about 60+ participants have received certificates and are continuing their meetings after the program to deepen their practice. They could also continue their training to work as teachers or mindfulness champions.

Stassie King – Organisational Psychologist promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work; Qualified Mindfulness MBSR and MBCT teacher; ACT practitioner

Stassie says: "I believe that the complex problems facing our world require creative, cross-disciplinary solutions. I bring my varied skills and experiences to projects focused on creating a more just, healthy, and sustainable world. I am an artist, educator, coach and facilitator working across multiple disciplines."

Stassie’s clients vary from C-level leaders of financial and IT corporations through expats and their families in the UK and Europe, to EU institutions officials and English SME owners. She has more than 15 years of experience coaching teams as well as individuals from organisations that undergo acquisitions, cultural transformation and global growth.Stassie is now integrating Mindfulness practice and wellbeing approach into her work with individuals and teams.

Her portfolio includes global, multicultural and geographically dispersed team facilitation, training, coaching and emotional support. She is also an expert trainer and coach for the EU Commission and EU Parliament. Stassie holds two Master degrees, in Clinical Psychology and Educational Research, from Sofia University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussels.

Since 2017 Stassie does emotional support sessions with EU citizens in the UK, works with most vulnerable groups in various communities in the UK applying stress reduction techniques, trauma informed mindfulness and ACT, (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Stassie adds volunteer work with nurses and medical workers, helping them reduce their trauma, burnout, stress, anxiety and depression symptoms.

Stassie became interested in mindfulness and contemplative practices in 2007. She has been practicing mindfulness daily since 2015 and is qualified to teach secular, evidence-based, and scientifically approved programs for improving well-being. Since 2018, she has been promoting her craft in her homeland, Bulgaria, working with organizations and the general public through various programs, including MBSR.
In 2023, Stassie founded Mindfulness Bulgaria. By early 2024, this project expanded to include a Mindfulness Academy, offering a range of mindfulness-based programs led by Stassie and other qualified, highly experienced teachers. The Academy also trains the first groups of mentors and mindfulness champions.

Stassie is living in a picturesque market town in England with her husband Chris; an old, but silly rescue dog called Laurie, two huge, but nameless terrapins, and her two grown daughters, who are visiting when they miss her. She loves travelling and meeting new people and old frineds all over the globe. Stassie speaks fluent English, Bulgarian, Russian and Macedonian, with basic skills in Dutch.