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Welcome to Spirit Without Boundaries

Our present-day world is going through a dramatic transition and we all need to rise to the occasion, both individually and collectively. At Spirit Without Boundaries, our conviction is that making mindfulness, meditation and other presence practices available for as many people as possible will contribute to the positive transformation of our world, locally, nationally and globally.

Our practical motto is “Service Is the Greatest Joy” and we live and breathe it daily.

  • Our Mission: We are a nonprofit organization bringing mindfulness, meditation and other presence practices to the mainstream of our society
  • Our Vision: A world grounded in presence, sanity and happiness
  • Our Values: Presence, Gratitude, Generosity, Creativity, Harmony, Kindness, and Local, National & Global Citizenship

Gratitude

We believe that gratitude should be the basic emotion and attitude in
human condition and emphasize it strongly in our practices, programs
and events.

Generosity

In accordance with our main motto “Service is the Greatest Joy,” we see human beings as inexhaustible sources of energy and generosity and encourage them to practice and express it in various ways.

Creativity

In the age of dramatic transition and radical transformation, we need
creativity on both individual and collective level to create new vistas and values for our being and doing. Our practices and events are designed to ignite this kind of creativity.

Harmony

We help people reaching the harmony between their bodies and minds, harmony with other people and harmony with the world as a whole.

Kindness

Kindness is a direct bi-product of well designed presence practices and we do everything we can to bring it more to the world.

Local, National and Global Citizenship

We hold that every individual has local, national and global identity and encourage action on local, national and global level.

Programs & Services

We offer programs and services locally, nationally, globally and online with the special emphasis on working in education, workplace and with children and youth. Just like yoga in the West developed through yoga studios and gyms, our prediction is that the next way of mindfulness and presence practices is going to develop though education and workplace. Also, in accordance with our vision for building a better future, one of our major
commitments is working with children and youth.

Current Programs and Services

  • Online Meditation Group (Next Group: Jan. 22nd at 6:00 pm PST- register here)
  • Spirit X Podcast (Click here to listen)
  • Basics of Mindfulness (offered locally, nationally, globally and online)
  • Mindfulness for the Workplace (offered locally, nationally, globally and online)
  • Holistic Mindfulness in Middle Schools
  • Mindfulness for High Schools Students
  • Sports Mindfulness for Young Athletes
  • Holistic Mindfulness for Waldorf Students
  • 1 on 1 Mindfulness, Meditation & Inner Work Mentoring
  • Holistic Mindfulness for Waldorf Students
  • Spirit Without Boundaries Daylong Online Retreat (coming soon)
  • Spirit Without Boundaries Annual In-Person Retreat (coming soon)
  • Mindfulness Teaching Training (coming soon)
  • Neurofeedback for High School Students and Veterans(Kansas City/Lawrence, KS)

*Neurofeedback is a non-invasive type of biofeedback that utilizes sensors placed on the scalp to monitor brainwave activity and relay that information back to the brain through audio and/or visual feedback. The goal is to use this information to help support the Central Nervous System in its ceaseless drive to optimize itself. Benefits include better sleep, improved focus, and increased resilience to stress, to name a few.

Our Team

Nikola Ristic,
Chief Executive Officer

Nikola is a Serbia-born, California-based author, philosopher, spiritual
teacher and nonprofit leader. After a successful university career in
philosophy, Nikola has passionately focused on bringing mindfulness,
mediation and other presence practices to the mainstream of our society.
He is an author of two books on spirituality for our time, “Spirit X:
Spirituality for the Global and Digital Age – Basic Principles” (2020)
and “Spirit X Playful Presence: Meditations, Prayers and Contemplations
for Our Time” (2022). Nikola’s spiritual teaching includes body, mind
and spirit in a holistic and integral fashion and is deeply engaged with
the world.

Zac Brown,
Chief Programs Officer

Zac, born and raised in Oklahoma, is a meditation and yoga teacher with extensive practice and training in mindfulness and pranayama. He is currently enrolled at Naropa University pursuing a graduate degree with aspirations to serve as a spiritual caregiver. He aims to present mindfulness and other contemplative practices in ways that are individually meaningful, culturally affirming, and easily accessible. Zac has been a student of Nikola since his time as an undergraduate where he studied both Western and Eastern philosophical traditions under Nikola’s tutelage before studying meditative practice together.

Bob Lavendusky, Chief Financial Officer

Bob Lavendusky, born in Oklahoma, has been a Neurofeedback practitioner for 19 years. Biofeedback led Bob to pursue many mind/body practices including: Kundalini Yoga, Soaring Crane Qigong, meditation, breathwork, bodywork, Somatic Experiencing, float tanks to name just a few.
His main practice has been the Japanese Martial Art of Ki-Aikido; he has practiced for over 30 years and holds a 4th Degree Blackbelt. Aikido kickstarted his meditation practice and that inspired his passion for brain training with Neurofeedback.
He has been a student of Nikola for 15 years.

Do you want to help ensure that those most in need have the opportunity to experience the transformative power of meditation and mindfulness?

Help Spirit Without Boundaries reach its 2025 Launch Campaign fundraising goal of $100,000 by the end of the year!

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Contact Spirit Without Boundaries

If you’d like to inquire about our services or want to learn more about how you can get involved, please send us an email at
programs@spiritwb.org