Remembering Joy! What happens when we get disconnected from joy in our daily lives? How can we ensure that our…
Resources: Mindfulness for Adults ~ at home, work, and in the community ~ While I am creating programs throughout San…
Mindfulness In Education? ~ Skills for the 21st Century ~ What’s 21st CENTURY SKILLS got to do with education? Some of you…
Hey, little girl, I see you! I see you trying to be small, unnoticed in class. I see you cringe…
I ignored my friend, my body, my being. I ignored the stress lurking in the shadows and chipping away at…
Makes Sense! Today, as I was working one-to-one with a student at school for math time, she was particularly fidgety…
YOU are INvited! Here is a beautiful inspiration called “The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. (I added the images, from…
JOIN the Grateful Moments 2018 Challenge For the first time in my life, I realized I actually stuck to a…
A high school student raised her hand and proclaimed, “I think mindfulness should be taught in high school just like any…
“…because it’s amazing!” When a 2nd grade student describes mindfulness as “amazing”, I think administrators, teachers, and parents need to…
7 Questions Every School Should Answer ~because our children deserve a “sm’hearter” education ~ Transcript for video: We hope that…
I recently moved to where I am now living on the beautiful Central Coast of California. Come to think of…
Did you ever have a “light bulb moment” and want to run to the top of a mountain and shout…
Yesterday when I saw the news headline “What The Michelle Carter Conviction Means For YOUR Kids” my heart hurt deeply…
Laying crumpled on the floor, tears flowing, an overwhelming sensation of chaos and hopelessness was sweeping over me. “This is…
Resources supporting “Why Mindfulness/SEL in Education” (“Why I Teach Mindfulness”) “When we look at low performing schools it’s not that…
The ABC’s of Mindfulness for all ages! The rewards of practicing mindfulness have the potential to transform your attitudes, values, behaviors,…
Look Upstream The following story is dedicated to all who feel like they are drowning in this crazy thing called life: parents overwhelmed…
At the start of this school year, I introduced mindfulness to four different special education preschool classes of students with a…
Several years ago I began learning about mindfulness so I could teach it as a calming strategy for my students…