Meditation and Mindfulness
Meditation and Mindfulness Courses and Retreats
Jessica has learned in her years as a healer that the power of the mind in healing is unparalleled. Her passion has always been to help empower her patients in their own healing journey. Both she and her husband Dusty have become certified Mindful Life Program teachers and are now offering 8 week courses as well as weekend intensives on mindfulness and meditation. These courses are made to be universal, practical, and accessible to anyone from any background. To see their current course offerings visit www.hereandnowcenter.com.
Mindfulness as taught through the Mindful Life Program includes learning the skills of meditation and building attention as well as the skills and practices of understanding our values, wisdom with ourselves and the world including a look at our motivations and perceptions, and connection with others. To learn more visit www.mindfullifeprogram.org
Here and Now Center also hosts two free weekly Mindfulness in Recovery meetings to provide ongoing support and practice. These will be held at the Here and Now Center (115 S. Colorado Street, Gunnison CO). To learn more visit https://www.hereandnowcenter.com/general-6.
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center is located in Carbondale, Colorado. The sister Dharma center is the Here and Now Center in Gunnison, CO. We also serve a virtual sangha of distributed practitioners across the nation. We are a Rime (non-sectarian) Buddhist center dedicated to the cultivation of wisdom and compassion through the study of Buddhist Dharma. Every Wednesday (except Holiday weeks - please call to check) from 6:00- 7:30 pm join us and our spiritual director John Bruna for a guided meditation and talk with time for questions. This is a live Zoom broadcast that we watch on a projector as a group from Gunnison. Chairs, meditation cushions, and bathroom provided. Please bring water if needed. On holiday weeks the Zoom broadcast will still be available for you to watch from home. If you are sick, please stay home and join us via Zoom from this link: https://wocdc.org/weekly-dharma-talks/
The live broadcast is held at The Here and Now Center (115 S. Colorado Street, Gunnison - right South of the Sherpa Cafe). This teaching broadcast is offered free of charge. We always have a donation jar out for the non-profit organization Way of Compassion Foundation. To learn more about what they do in Colorado and around the world visit (https://wocompassion.org/)
You do not have to be Buddhist to enjoy and benefit from these teachings. People from all walks of life and spiritual paths join us to meditate and think about teachings together. Dusty and Jessica provide the space for this event in their home business/classroom space. To check if the teaching is held on a holiday week please call Jessica (970) 641-6095 or get on our email list!
Way of Compassion
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Sound and Stillness: Here and Now at Dragon Asana
Are you feeling tired but wired? Is meditation challenging? Join Here & Now at Dragon Asana every 3rd Monday of the month at 6:45 pm for a meditation and sound experience designed to bring you back to center. The first one is April 20th, 2026.
Led by Jessica Sylvanson, co-founder of Here & Now, this intentional offering blends guided meditation with a rhythmic sound bath to calm the nervous system and invite you into deep relaxation and presence. Rooted in her background in acupuncture and holistic medicine, Jessica’s approach is both grounding and restorative.
This intentional offering blends guided meditation with a vibrational sound bath to calm the nervous system.
Come as you are and give yourself space to pause, reset, and reconnect.
$25 per session
To sign up go to www.dragonasana.com/schedule and look under "workshops" for Sound and Stillness on the 3rd Monday or drop in - Dragon Asana is at 322 N. Main Street in the alley.