Teachers Aligned

Lucy MacGregor and Jelena Popovic on Communities of Practice & Applied Mindfulness


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Lucy MacGregor leads adventure based programs that empower young women and offers mindfulness workshops, retreats, and communities of practice to educators, parents and families in North Carolina and beyond.  


She holds a degree in Sociology and is an accredited Montessori teacher. She is currently enrolled Antioch University's Masters in Education, Mindfulness for Educators program. She is trained in facilitation through the Genuine Contact Way, and is a Genuine Contact Professional.  She is a certified Children’s Yoga instructor, certified Mindful Schools instructor, and is trained as a Relax Kids Coach. Lucy serves as Mindfulness Consultant for Rainbow Institute, promoting holistic education and is classroom teacher at Rainbow Community School in Asheville.

​Jelena (Yelena) Popovic is a Teaching Peace in Schools leadership council lead for The Peace Alliance (www.peacealliance.org), U.N certified cross-cultural facilitator, Mindful Schools Training Team Member (www.mindfulschools.org), brain science buff, school psychologist, Relax Kids trainer/coach (www.relaxkids.com) and mindfulness educator. She is also a trainer facilitating cross-cultural dialogue for Soliya (www.soliya.net)


She holds a graduate degree in school psychology from Tufts University

As a team, Lucy and Jelena work together to deliver customized, sustainable and embedded implementation of mindfulness practices within educational settings though their unique Communities Of Practice model. You can read more about their work at https://www.designtoconnect.net/.

Lucy & Jelena's Book Recommendations

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive
Kay Pranis Books
Peace of Mind: Becoming Fully Present

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