We build a chain of plastic monkeys to demonstrate how to notice thoughts and let them go.

Learn about Susan’s books and other offerings, and how they relate to one another.

Activity-based mindfulness for adults.

Universal themes for a wise and compassionate life.

In a hectic and chaotic world

Embodying attention, balance, compassion, and playfulness

A video of my presentation at the 2019 Simms / Mann Think Tank exploring mindfulness-based ways to free yourself from emotional reactivity, patterned thought, and biased thinking.

When we plant seeds of confidence, patience, and kindness, those are the qualities that grow. When we plant seeds of doubt, restlessness, and cruelty, those qualities grow instead. What seeds will you plant today?

The melting-ice game for older children, teens, and adults.

Are you game to try a pizza meditation?
You can think of anything you like in this meditation.
Except for pizza.

We use an awareness meter and barrel of plastic monkeys to demonstrate how to work with thoughts and emotions when we meditate.

We usually think of Obi-Wan Kenobi as being cool, calm, and collected, right? A remarkable Jedi Master. But even Obi-Wan Kenobi feels unsteady sometimes. If you don't feel steady – like Obi-Wan is feeling now – mindful awareness can help you feel more grounded.

In this 90 second video I use a Hoberman Globe to demonstrate how minds change bodies and bodies change minds. When our bodies are tense and feel tight, our minds tense and tighten, too. But when our bodies relax our minds become more spacious. Then, it’s easier to take in the full picture by looking at what’s happening with kindness and curiosity.

Sometimes one thing can look different to different people, even though it’s the same thing. Can you think of examples from your life where two or more people look at the same thing but see it from different perspectives?

We develop the life skills Seeing & Reframing when we notice what's the same and what's different about a handful of toy bears.

Watch Susan talk about caring with wisdom and compassion on Tergar Meditation Community’s YouTube Live channel.

While some people become more selfish in times of crisis, some of us (especially parents and other caregivers) go to the opposite end of the spectrum: "helping" overdrive. Susan and Dan Harris meditate for five minutes and then talk strategies for parents and other caregivers to discern whether what they're about to say or do is more likely to be helpful or to backfire.