Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Meditation teacher and guiding teacher of TergarMingyur Rinpoche presents contemplative practice in accessible language and has participated in research at the Center for Healthy Minds since 2002.
Evidence & practice
Evidence-informed. Human-centered.
Grounded Service brings together embodied meditation practice, formal teacher training, and responsible engagement with contemplative science.
What evidence-informed means here
Research guides the frame. Experience leads the learning.
Research has helped illuminate how meditation may relate to attention, emotional regulation, compassion, stress, and well-being. Grounded Service uses that research to shape clear, credible learning experiences.
Participants learn through direct practice, reflection, and application. Programs support skills and well-being; they do not diagnose, treat, or replace mental-health care.
Research to practice
Four domains shape the curriculum.
The framework moves from noticing experience to choosing how we respond. Each domain connects contemplative practice with the realities of leadership, learning, and service.
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01AttentionStability and focus
02AwarenessPatterns and perspective
03CompassionCare and connection
04RegulationChoice under pressure
Certified graduateTergar Meditation
Teacher ProgramAwareness • compassion • wisdom
Teacher ProgramAwareness • compassion • wisdom
Practice lineage
Trained to teach from embodied experience.
Alejandro completed the Tergar Meditation Teacher Program, developed under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. The training emphasizes clear presentation, guided meditation, welcoming discussion, deep listening, and support for each participant’s learning process.
Grounded Service is an independent practice. Tergar is a registered service mark of Tergar International.
A bridge between worlds
Practice, neuroscience, and human flourishing.
The Tergar community has a longstanding relationship with leaders in contemplative science. We describe those relationships with precision and avoid turning individual studies into sweeping claims.
Dr. Richard J. Davidson
Neuroscientist and founder of the Center for Healthy MindsDr. Davidson’s research examines emotion, well-being, neuroplasticity, and contemplative practice. His team has studied long-term meditators, including Mingyur Rinpoche.
Dr. Cortland Dahl
Contemplative scientist and Tergar instructorDr. Dahl works at the intersection of contemplative practice, the science of flourishing, and accessible learning as Executive Director of Tergar International.
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