Jean Vitrano
Mindfulness Facilitator & Teacher
Mindfulness Meditation Workshops & Classes in Maplewood, NJ
A Mindful Approach to Living with Greater Peace, Ease, and Awareness
Mindfulness & Meditation Offerings
Jean Vitrano offers mindfulness groups, meditation classes, private consultations, and online courses from her studio in Maplewood, New Jersey, supporting students from South Orange, Millburn, Short Hills, and surrounding Essex and Morris County communities, facilitating the gradual development of greater presence, awareness, compassion, and acceptance.
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Summer segments of A Mindful Life begin in June. Learn more about AML here.
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New Empty Nest Workshop in May! Learn more and register here.
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Weekly drop-in meditation schedule. Learn more.
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Schedule a 15-minute discovery call to see what group, class, or private session is right for you. Click here.
The Jean Vitrano Approach to A Mindful Life
If we practice meeting ourselves with kindness, we can change the world.
Jean invites a listening presence and curiosity in everyone who seeks to live a mindful life. With a compassionate, listening presence, she helps clients find their own insight and wisdom through meditation and mindful awareness practices and helps foster community and a sense of support.
Through groups, classes, workshops, retreats, private sessions, and through her meditations and writings, Jean assists people on their paths to greater well-being, healing, and growth. You can find her at her Maplewood, NJ meditation studio and online.
Jean draws on her 30 years of training in mindfulness practices and meditation, and her 20 years of working with people to find ease and healing in their bodies through massage therapy and somatic modalities.
Learn more about Jean and her upcoming offerings here.
What's Right For You?
Jean offers 15-minute discovery calls to explore what group, class, or offering is right for you.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mindfulness Meditation
What is A Mindful Life?
A Mindful Life is a mindfulness meditation and personal growth group led by Jean Vitrano in Maplewood, NJ. They typically run in 8-week segments. Each session weaves together meditation, self-reflection and gratitude practices, and mindful communication with an emphasis on the development of greater awareness, self-kindness, and compassion. These practices are held within a supportive community. Reflective exercises may require some journaling and are often done in pairs or as a group.
Who are A Mindful Life groups designed for?
A Mindful Life groups are designed for adults who feel the pull to slow down, be more present, less habitually reactive, and for those who want to meet themselves with greater honesty and care. Many participants come seeking a deeper connection with themselves and others, a more grounded way of being, or support in bringing mindfulness more fully into their daily lives. These groups are best suited for people who have some experience with meditation (meditation instruction is not given) as well as having some prior group or therapeutic work, and are interested in ongoing self-reflection and personal growth. They can be a meaningful complement to therapy or a supportive next step for those who have completed therapy and wish to continue growing within a mindful and compassionate community.
How do I get started with meditation and mindfulness?
You begin exactly where you are. To attend a drop-in meditation group, class or workshop, no experience is needed, only a willingness to show up and pay attention. Jean's classes, workshops, and meditation groups are designed to welcome people gently, at their own pace, with no pressure to be anywhere other than where they already are. To get started in A Mindful Life group, first gain some meditation experience through the drop-in groups or workshops and when you are ready, talk with Jean about joining a group.
How can mindfulness meditation help with stress and overwhelm?
Mindfulness doesn't ask you to make stress disappear. It offers something more sustainable: the capacity to respond to difficulty (anxiety, overwhelm, reactivity, difficult emotions) with greater awareness, presence, and compassion. Many participants find that over time, they feel calmer, more grounded, and more able to navigate their lives and relationships with intention rather than impulse.