A Mindful Summer Bucket List

A Mindful Summer Bucket List

What is a MINDFUL Summer Bucket List? Well, “bucket lists” can feel all pressure-y and expectation-y. And since mindfulness is about non-striving and non-judgment, a mindful summer bucket list is… “A List That It’s Okay to...
5 Ways to Be Mindful While Using Your Phone

5 Ways to Be Mindful While Using Your Phone

The average mobile phone user checks their device over 200 times per day. Yep, per day (according to research cited by Mary Aiken, Ph.D., in her book The Cyber Effect). That means we check our phones every five minutes. The Internet that these powerful...
Teaching Mindfulness to Kids: Mindful Listening

Teaching Mindfulness to Kids: Mindful Listening

A great way to introduce children to the practice of mindfulness is mindful listening. For many kids (and adults), focusing their attention on sounds is a bit easier than bringing their attention to the breath. It’s more concrete — and it can be a bit...
Mindful Mantras for Teachers

Mindful Mantras for Teachers

Some days in the classroom are magical — we are energized, our students are excited, the lesson goes well, we laugh and have fun, students participate and learn, and we leave for the day with a sense of accomplishment and purpose. Other days are downright...