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.

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.

By moving our attention away from what we're thinking to an experience in the moment, our minds help our bodies settle.

Our past is a part of us, but we needn't get distracted by it. Nor, do we need to be preoccupied with what will happen in the future. Instead, we can enjoy the moment.

We hold a cube of ice until it melts to notice the difference between a feeling and a reaction. (Game led by Gene Lushtak.)