If you are a member of a school watching the recent news it might make your guts clench. Some colleges and school districts are planning to re-open in the Fall but close after Thanksgiving. Wouldn’t it be safer for students, staff, and the community to reverse that...

As the weeks have mysteriously rolled by since we started working from home let me ask you, “How are you doing”’ Be honest, be vulnerable, and lay it all out there. Does anyone else feel guilty, grateful, or quietly lucky that there are parts of this thing that you...

Hi everyone! I sincerely hope that you and yours are safe and sound. And if you are not altogether sound and not sure if you are safe you are not alone. My adorable feisty 92 yrs. young mom called me last night after reading my last blog post. On the call, she was...

Good morning friends! Around the world our lives are changing each day. It was easier at first to continue on, adjust, and stay positive. For some of us it has been 1-2 weeks living and working from home. Probably, most of us watch our state and national news at least...

Does anyone else feel off? My body is sending me signals to take my own Mindful medicine. Do I practice Mindfulness every day? Yes, and it looks different every day depending on what’s on the to do list that day. Body signs and signals can alert us to an underlying...

Happy horse day! Well, for me it is. Sunday is the only day of the week I normally get to visit and ride our horse during the school year. Now, before all my fellow horse people become concerned she is boarded 30 minutes away at an amazing stable with fantastic care....

We have a mission to create a Mindful Revolution. I was thinking of ways to better cope with the current weirdness in the world. So many people are being driven by the fear of the unknown. It is imperative that we start to focus more on our mental health and less on...

Let’s get something straight. Living Mindfully is not the same as apathy or passivity. Mindfulness means living in the present moment. Taking in the full measure of what is going on in that moment and responding appropriately instead of reacting out of fear or anger....

There have been moments or events during the past week where I have chosen to not be Mindful. It was like watching my self make a conscious decision to see what would happen if I chose to react instead of respond in a Mindful way. An experiment of sorts. The results...

There are many Mindful concepts to practice. One of the more complex concepts can be that we are not our thoughts. Personally, this concept took me a while to grasp. I remember thinking, “How can this be?” How are we NOT our thoughts? Over time we develop a sense of...

When I look in the eyes of my students I see so much. Unlimited potential, energy, hopes and dreams, self-doubt, and anxiety. No one is immune from stress. All ages, socio-economic levels, cultures, and genders experience it. If our students could only see what we see...

“Your school is on fire!” I received this text from a former band parent and long time friend last Saturday. Wait, what? Almost immediately I went onto all things media to find out more details. As the days unfolded the extent of the damage, total loss of a couple...

Students and teachers both feel exam anxiety. Teachers hear the anxiety and stress in the voices and comments of their students. Many teachers, being sensitive mentors, are hoping the best for the students. Hoping they studied, asked enough questions, and will pull...

Whether you are a horseperson or not we all of activities in our lives that are inherently Mindful. Think of something you do that absorbs all your senses. Something you may be passionate about or really interested in. And when you are doing that something you aren’t...

Ha! Well, if you are on the same district schedule as some of us Winter break is coming to an end and school resumes in less than 24 hours. How you feeling right now? Personally, I had a great break. It was both laid back and productive. A couple days ago though this...