Two days ago, I sat in a circle of Kindergarten children, as they silently savored strawberries. With their eyes closed and bodies still, they took one slow bite at a time. Twenty kindergartners, one blue rug and silent tasting. We all enjoyed the moment. In our Mindful Kids classes and Summer Camp, kids and teens will enjoy […]
Three Shades of Green
Driving to my mom’s on Sunday afternoon and, once again, I am late. I’ve let the power of “one more thing” slip from my head to my hands, and I am washing stray dishes, emptying the recycling, sending a text. My chest constricts and my jaw tightens. “Where are my feet right now?” It’s the reminder […]
This Time
Next time … . . . I’d stop and be an emperor for a minute and listen better to the wind or to the air being still … Mary Oliver
New Set of Kids Classes Starting Soon!
Parents are invited to sign up their children, in Grade K – 6, for 8 weeks of mindfulness classes at the Madison Community House located on Cook Avenue, behind Madison’s downtown Main Street. Classes are 1-hour in length and include movement, meditation and games. Price : $175 Register Your Child: Please email Mary Lea at marylea@mindfulkidsnj.com. […]
The Myth of Multitasking
Drinking coffee, skimming email, writing a report, checking our texts — we can get it all done and then some! Or so we think. In the world of 24/7 cyber-living, we watch TVs with our phones in hand, study the newspaper with our laptops open and interrupt dinner to answer “just one text.” Unfortunately, all […]
The Brain: The SMARTest Technology We’re Not Teaching
When I asked the Eighth Grade students at the Madison Junior School how many of them felt nervous before tests, almost all the hands in the room went up. (There were 40 kids in the room.) How many of you feel like you can’t remember what you learned? (Same amount of hands.) Do you freeze? […]