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I just wrapped up teaching my Body Unit to the 1st-8th graders. We begin each class with a mantra from the activity book I created: “I am my body. My body is good. My body is wise.” It’s a simple mantra that hopefully instills a sense of worthiness and trust in my students and their bodies. It’s a mantra that helps me…

Oct 28, 2023

Acceptance of myself exactly as I am is hard. My daily mindfulness practice reminds me to accept the polarities of all of me.

If you are a human being, you’ve developed the judgment skill. Mindfulness has helped me create a new relationship with this skill.

Let’s start here: Mindfulness is NOT… Mindfulness is… paying attention, on purpose, to what is happening right now within and around yourself, with kindness and curiosity. Mindfulness builds self-awareness. And because you are the only person you will ever be with from the moment of your first breath until your last one, it can be […]