Kids
A Guided Meditation Script to Help Kids Explore Feelings About Change
This meditation can help children mindfully notice and cope with the big emotions that come with the nature of change. Read More 
Teachers
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Calm
Good Vibes Only? How Mindfulness Teachers Can Overcome Toxic Positivity
When teaching and practicing authentically, we can acknowledge suffering in a way that opens the door to resiliency, satisfaction, and joy. Read More
Compassion
5 Ways for Teachers to Take a Self-Compassion Break
While working nonstop to help their students thrive, educators often end up neglecting their own well-being. High-school counsellor and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher Lisa Baylis offers a toolbox of simple practices for educators to offer themselves the same compassion they show in the classroom. Read More
Health
Adam Avin on Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids
Adam Avin saw his peers hurting and wanted to help them. In this interview, the now-16-year-old talks about the innovative ways he shares mindfulness skills with other kids and teens, sowing seeds for a happier and more peaceful future. Read More
Meditation
How to Find an Authentic Mindfulness Teacher
As more and more of us seek mindfulness guidance and instruction, where should we turn to find teachers and programs we can trust and recommend? Read More
Calm
Simply Being Awake to What Is
How the clear and kind words of Stephen Levine helped one journalist stop admonishing himself and helped him sit with his inner rumble and panic. Read More
Calm
There are no tigers in a blackboard jungle
Inadvertently, No Child Left Behind has resulted in teachers more stressed-out than ever. This is where practicing mindful awareness can make all the difference. The classroom is a set-up for the stress response. I’m trying to get through this lesson so my kids will do well on the standardized… Read More
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