Ready for a little fun? In honor of National Scavenger Hunt Day, add a dose of mindfulness to a classic scavenger hunt with your little one.
Grateful For Our Knuckles
I realized the other day that in my 40 years of living on this earth, I don’t think I have ever stopped to thank my knuckles — yup, my knuckles. We often forget this mundane part of our body that does so much for us each and everyday. Continue reading “Grateful For Our Knuckles”
A Letter From Our Founder: Giving Thanks Today for a Compassionate Tomorrow
This Tuesday, November 27th, is Giving Tuesday – a global day of giving, whether it’s of your time, a donation, gift or the power of your voice in your local community.
To Our Mindful Littles Family & Friends:
With heartfelt gratitude, I share this letter on Thanksgiving morning as a mother of two young girls, who are my drive and inspiration for all our work with Mindful Littles.
Sometimes it feels as though there is an endless barrage of difficult news to digest, from ongoing mass shootings to unstoppable fires to personal family tragedies. As parents, while we may recognize not everything in life is in our control, the prospect of raising our children in uncertain times can feel scary. What I’m learning — and it is a practice each and every day — is that the most powerful gift we can give our children is to teach them to believe in themselves as courageous, compassionate beings. No matter what life brings, the most important tool they have is how they respond in a given situation: with perspective, with relentless faith in their own capacity to be loved and share love and to stand for who they are authentically with courage. Continue reading “A Letter From Our Founder: Giving Thanks Today for a Compassionate Tomorrow”
April 2018 Highlights
April was filled with unique and powerful events and workshops. We are very grateful for the opportunity to meet and work with some incredible community members and...
The Mindful Littles Impact: An Interview with a Veteran
While we receive countless testimonials from families who attend our Mindful Littles <span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu,...
March 2018 Highlights
March has been a busy month with lots of exciting projects and workshops. Here are just some highlights from March!
Shelter Workshop at the Animal Rescue...
Mindful Little Spotlight: Abigail Weiner & Her Mitzvah Project
A powerful aspect of our Mindful Littles organization is our Youth Leadership program in which older kids- middle school, high school and college students- volunteer with our organization in a...
Loving-Kindness Mandalas
Kindness was the theme for today's Sunday School class. One of the most powerful mechanisms to feel and express kindness is through loving-kindness meditation- also known as metta meditation. ...
40 Reflections from a Yoga Retreat
My husband and I joined 26 beautiful souls on Just Be Yoga’s Manifest Maui retreat. The life-changing experience was nothing short of extraordinary. We took the trip in celebration of my...
Some Fun Alternatives to Yelling
A few months ago one afternoon, I was at my wit's end with the girls, and I could tell that I was on the verge of losing my cool with them. It was one of those everyday parenting moments that we...