Thanks to the association Mindfulness Initiative Croatia, health care workers were given the opportunity to experience the benefits of the mental practice of mindfulness. The president of the association held a workshop and lecture as part of the 9th Congress of the Croatian Nurses’ Association (HUMS) held in Opatija from 17th to 20th June 2021. The subject of the Congress was “The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Earthquake on the Mental Health of Nurses”.