To me, bringing mindfulness-bas ed practices to students, teachers and parents is some of the most important work we can be doing. If we can help the next generation become more self-aware, empathetic and emotionally resilient, they will bring their wisdom to healing the earth and creating a more peaceful world.

What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?

Stories about ourselves and about the world continually arise in our minds and shape our beliefs about reality.

There are some things we can't choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them

As we free ourselves from the suffering of 'something is wrong with me, 'we trust and express the fullness of who we are.'

Most of us grew up with a very damaging story that something is wrong with us. Gradually - or as in my case, suddenly - we become resolved not to believe this anymore. It takes a dedicated practice to follow up on that resolution, because the conditioning is very strong to keep generating self-demeaning stories.

By running from what we fear, we feed the inner darkness