Mindfulness for Children
NY Times: Read tips from experts including iBme’s Executive Director, Jessica Morey
Research on teen meditation retreats
Journal of Adolescence: “Safe in My Own Mind:” Supporting Healthy Adolescent Development Through Meditation Retreats
iBme profiled in Mindful Magazine
A journalist describes the experience of an iBme retreat, plus an interview with Jessica Morey.
Jessica Morey on Ten Percent Happier LIVE
Jessica Morey joins Dan Harris on Ten Percent Happier LIVE to discuss staying calm in the world today.
Research on iBme retreats
University of Pittsburgh researchers explore the spectrum of experiences by teens during an iBme retreat.
Jon Kabat-Zinn: From Doing to Being
The pioneer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction reflects on living a more fully authentic life as “a way of being”.
iBme Alumni in Mindful Magazine
iBme retreat alumni featured in Mindful Magazine along with Dr. Dan Siegel’s bestselling book, Brainstorm

How to Be Mindful When You Are Angry
NY Times: Jessica Morey discusses how to skillfully respond to anger as it arises.

How Self-Compassion Can Help Teens De-stress
Jessica Morey discusses recent research that shows mindfulness training in iBme retreats can reduce stress and support health and well-being in teenagers.

How to Be Mindful on a Hike
NY Times: Khalila Archer is featured in an article about mindfulness in daily practice.

Huffington Post: The Next Ten
iBme is part of Huffington Post’s The Next Ten: causes that will shape the next decade.

Jessica Morey in Mindful Magazine
As Jessica Morey has learned—and what she now teaches to teenagers—the best guidance is discovered in ourselves.
More iBme Press
Date | Publication | Title | Description | Link |
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February 2020 | Geek Mom | "Inward Bound Mindfulness Education" | An interview with Charisse Minerva Spencer about iBme's programs and how mindfulness is such a wonderful tool for young people in the modern day. | Read |
January 2020 | Northwest Dharma Association | "Mindfulness Retreat Transforms Teens in Oregon" | Karen “Karb” Bullard takes us inside iBme's 2019 Oregon Teen Retreat and the amazing experience shared. A wonderful account of how the iBme retreat experience is so transformative, and a glimpse of the diverse backgrounds of teens and teachers that come together. | Read |
October 2019 | Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast | "Mick Neustadt on How Meditation and Mindfulness Changes Your Life" | Mick Neustadt joins Andrea Samadi on the Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast to talk about his experience teaching on iBme retreats, and how mindfulness programs can be so profoundly beneficial to young people. | Watch |
September 2019 | Yoga Digest | "Change Maker Spotlight: Jessica Morey" | iBme co-Founder Jessica Morey talks about how she got started with mindfulness, why it's important to have a message, mission and intention, and what iBme's biggest challenges are. | Read |
July 2019 | VacationIdea | "Inward Bound Mindfulness Education" | A review of iBme's range of mindfulness programs for people of all ages. | Read |
June 2019 | The Doctor Whisperer | "Jessica Morey, Executive Director of iBme" | An episode of The Doctor Whisperer Podcast - the BUSINESS of medicine, with Jessica Morey | Listen |
May 2019 | TRNTO | "Toronto teens are overcoming exam stress in cool study lounges" | iBme's Toronto Teen Retreat featured in TRNTO.com's exploration of how Toronto teens are overcoming stress and focusing on concentration, compassion and community. | Read |
April 2019 | South Bay Accent magazine | "Mindfulness for Youth" | South Bay Accent magazine takes a detailed look at mindfulness and iBme retreats. (Page 55) | Read |
October 2018 | Touching the Trail Podcast | "Jessica Morey: Meditation for Teens" | iBme co-Founder Jessica Morey joins Touching the Trail Podcast to talk about her story, how she found meditation, how teens aren’t as confusing or mysterious as one might think, and that teens too can and do benefit deeply from meditation. | Listen |
April 2018 | University of Washington | "Mindfulness Meditation and Adolescent Well-Being" | A small but growing body of research shows that mindfulness may improve adolescent resilience to stress through improved cognitive performance and emotional regulation. | Read |
May 2017 | Living from Happiness, KSFR Public Radio, Santa Fe | "Teenagers + Mindfulness = Yes!" | iBme advisor John Braman and alum Hannah Carroll are interviewed on Melanie Harth's radio show. | Listen |
July 2015 | Buddhist Geeks Podcast | "Relational Mindfulness" | Jessica Morey discusses the impact of mindfulness education on teens, the resurgence of relational forms of mindfulness with younger generations. | Listen |
November 2014 | Shambala Sun magazine | "Bodhi Tree" | Executive Director Jessica Morey has written a review of Susan Murphy’s book Minding The Earth, Mending The World: Zen And the Art of Planetary Crisis. | Read |
September 2013 | Greater Good | "How to Teach Teens About the Brain" | iBme is featured in this article by volunteer retreat staff Amir Flesher as a model for teaching teens contemplative practices in a fun, socially supportive environment. | Read |
July 2013 | Santa Fe New Mexican | "My View: Meditation Retreat Improves Health" | Ariel Parrella-Aurell, a teen retreatant on one of iBme’s summer retreats, writes about her experience. | Read |
September 2012 | Lion's Roar magazine | "Chilling Out, Naturally" | Jessica Morey writes about how to calm anxiety quickly with mindfulness. | Read |
September 2012 | Northwest Dharma Association | "Teens Explore Meditation and Mindfulness at Cloud Mountain Retreat" | Keri Pederson, iBme and Seattle Insight Meditation Society Teacher, wrote about her experience on our Pacific Northwest Teen Retreat — her first ever teen retreat. | Read |
Winter 2011 | Tricycle magazine | "Lifting a Corner" | Tricycle Magazine had a feature article with Meara Hayden, a teen iBme alumni, speaking about her experience with meditation. | Read |
July 2011 | Seattle Insight Meditation Society blog | "My Mind on Meditation" | iBme is featured in this article by retreat alumni Emily Yuen. | Read |