Mindfulness of the Body &Mind:
In the serene setting of Healing Spring Monastery, two weekend retreats were held in April 2025 for teachers and educators in English and French. This retreat explored deeply mindfulness of […]
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Mindfulness and Teacher Resilience
Richard Brady reflects on the role of mindfulness in teacher resilience. Teachers who practice mindfulness experience it as more than sitting on a cushion, following the breath, and clearing the mind of thoughts.
Read MoreTransforming Me to We: Growing Community in the Learning Garden
“Transforming Me to We: Growing Community in the Learning Garden ” was just published in the online Holistic Education Review. The article begins: At the beginning of an August 16, 2001 […]
Read MoreNew interview: Richard Brady and Dzung Vo
In the latest edition of The Mindfulness Bell, Dzung Vo interviews Dharma teacher Richard Brady about his book of stories on mindfulness, education, and touching our bodhicitta.
Read MoreEducators together at MorningSun
Arriving at Morning Sun I not only realized that I was welcome but that I was home. I was at home with myself and I was at home with a […]
Read MoreThe way out is in
Upper Hamlet, 28 December 2019 – 4 December 2020 The community of Upper Hamlet invited teachers from around the world to join them at New Year for a week’s retreat. […]
Read MoreDays of Mindfulness for Educators in Japan, April 2019
On 28th and 29th April 2019, Wake Up Schools offered two Days of Mindfulness (DOM) for Educators in Japan. They were held at Waseda University and Kaetsu Ariake Middle School. […]
Read MoreSharings from ‘Happy Teachers Change the World’: part one
📙 Our book ‘Happy Teachers Change the World: A guide for cultivating mindfulness in education’ is filled with practical mindfulness exercises and sharings from teachers around the world. 📙 We’ll be offering […]
Read MoreIreland Hosts Its First Retreat for Happy Teachers
In March 2018, we held our first Happy Teachers retreat in Ireland. About 35 people arrived at Creagh Castle, Co. Cork to practice together for four days. Some were seasoned practitioners and others were experiencing the practice for the very first time. Br Phap Lai, with the support of Br. Dai Dung and Br. Duc Han, opened a space of such kindness and authenticity. It was very easy to come home to ourselves.
Read MoreWatering Good Seeds: Bronx High School Students Work Together on Their Urban Farm
To reach the Morris Educational Campus from downtown Manhattan, it’s an hour-long subway trip and then a twenty-minute walk through the ethnically mixed streets of the South Bronx. The […]
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