The silver lining to a disaster is the power of community coming together to create positive change. After kickstarting our OrindaCares: Helping Hands for Houston project just 5 weeks ago, we...
The “Wonder” in Each of Us
The Universe works in "wondrous" ways to speak to us. About two weeks ago at a friend's baby shower I learned about an inspiring principal, who is teaching her...
“My Very Own Peace Book”
Today is the International Day of Peace, which was first established by the United Nations in 1981 to promote peace across all countries. There are celebrations worldwide to commemorate this day...
OrindaCares: Helping Hands for Houston
We strive for all Orinda students to contribute as engaged, compassionate citizens to local, national, and global communities. That is why we have launched #OrindaCares, a...
Exploring and Thanking Mother Nature
This past weekend we launched Mindful Littles' first Kids 'n Nature program.  We partnered with two wonderful organizations, John Muir Land Trust (JMLT), and Tinkergarten to deliver this...
A Loving-Kindness Letter Exchange From One Country to Another
Yesterday Mindful Littles had a wonderful opportunity to lead a mindful service project at one of our local elementary schools. Â We partnered with Julie Atkinson of Center of Hope...
Friendship Rock Garden
This week's kindness project is an idea that was inspired by some of our dear friends. It's a ritual they started after moving into their new home. Â Â Any time they have new guests, they...
Thank Your Body With a Heartful Body Scan
Mindful Littles is continuously striving to make mindfulness and heartfulness fun and creative for children. To help energize our team with more creativity, a couple of us from Mindful...
Noticing vs. Reacting: The Ice Cube Episode
One of my favorite pre-parenting stories is from a birthing course that my husband and I took before the birth of our first daughter. Like many first-time parents, we had signed up to be...
Groovin’ & Soul-Soothing With Seniors
Last Sunday Justin Cole from Joy in Motion chose "Old Times Rock n Roll" as the song choice for our Mindful Littles Groovin' for Good dance, and the lyrics couldn't have be more appropriate....
