About
Selfspace is a meditation studio and collective where you can feel supported and safe with your meditation practice. We provide a creative simple setting with cushions, chairs and meditation guides. We exist to so that people of all ages and backgrounds can come together and sit together with no pretenses or expectations. Just sitting.
We offer the space, people and techniques to practice meditation with others and welcome all traditions, races, creeds, and non-creeds. An inviting atmosphere for learning and practicing.
Group meditation can help to grow or sustain your current practice, such as a yoga practice, sangha practice, or meditation app. Our secular mindful meditation sessions all have a guide and can be attended regularly or on a drop-in basis.
Does meditation help you have a mental shift? Perhaps.
We do know that meditating with others is powerful.
Please feel free to email us anytime with questions or to set up a time to speak.
info@selfspace.io
founder
Background in Mindfulness
“I am a dedicated meditation instructor with 1000s of hours of meditation experience. I was first introduced to meditation as a teenager in New York City when I attended Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center. Since then I have received training from prominent meditation teachers within various traditions and have attended rigorous meditation retreats in the US and India over the past 25 years. I first began teaching mindfulness when I became a certified Natural Childbirth educator in the Hypnobirthing method in 2004. Since founding my own secular meditation studio, Selfspace, in 2017 I have provided guidance and structure for people looking to continue their practice or begin a new practice. It has been truly rewarding to be able to share the knowledge I have gained from the many years of training with others and from my own daily meditation practice. On a more academic level, I have studied the origins and philosophy of contemplative Buddhist practices in the Mahayana tradition and lived in Japan for 6 years as an East Asian studies major as an undergraduate. Additionally, I have (and still do) read many texts, articles, and books on the subject of neuroscience and meditation as well as attend seminars in the field of mindfulness and brain health. I have a daily meditation practice and am a sangha member of the Zen Center of Pittsburgh. I started Selfspace as a way to incorporate contemporary spatial design practices, secular meditation instruction and communal gathering.”
Lindsay Stefans is a certified mindfulness teacher by IMTA (International Mindfulness Teachers Association). She is a designer, artist, entrepreneur and world traveler. She has received design, art and technology commissions from private collectors to blue chip tech firms. Her current work focuses on contemplative practices incorporating meditation, sculpture and communal gathering. She has practiced meditation in the tradition of Soto Zen and self-inquiry meditation in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta both in the US and India for over 3 decades.
Background in Breathwork
Trained by one of the leading breathwork teachers in North America : Jon Paul Crimi
Holding space for people to release trapped memories and trauma that are held in the body. Conscious Connected Breathwork is a powerful somatic practice that I came to as seeker myself and then after experiencing the transformative power of the practices embarked on a journey of training. Somatic breathwork is an excellent practice for those looking drop into the body and tap into our inner healing power.
I have participated in holotropic breathwork which is a form of breathwork that is incredible, but for some people a larger time commitment. Conscious connected breathwork is a shorter format in a 90 minute session and can lead to release of stored emotions as well as spiritual connection.
It’s deep and amazing.
A Certified Mindfulness Teacher (CMT) is a credential earned by teachers who demonstrate their training meets IMTA Teacher Certification Standards. The IMTA's mission is to provide guidelines and to oversee national and international mindfulness teacher education and training standards to ensure teaching and education programs continue to meet a level of depth and rigor needed to serve students and clients at the highest level and standardize the mindfulness teaching profession.
