The Benefits of Teen Retreats: A Parent’s Perspective
Retreatants, teachers, and volunteer staff all get to experience the magic of our teen mindfulness retreats first hand. The opportunity to take a break from the hustle of everyday lives […]
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A Student Perspective: The Value of Mindfulness
Emmye Vernet, 21 Emmye attended her first iBme retreat during her senior year of high school. “I was experiencing a lot of changes in my life, and was feeling unsteady […]
10% Happier with Dan Harris: Resources for Meditation Skeptics
There’s no point in being unhappy about things you can’t change — and no point being unhappy about things you can. —Dan Harris, ABC news anchor & author of 10% […]
Sit and Share: An Opportunity to Connect
By Eric Michael B. Every Wednesday evening from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm ET, a diverse group of people from across the United States gather online and over the phone. […]
Harvard Students Get Mindful — Creating Interconnectedness
By Eric Michael B. In January 2018, more than 50 students from across Harvard University gathered in North Andover, Massachusetts for three days of silent retreat, community building, and mindfulness […]
Taking My First Breath… at Age 17
How one teen learned to deal with anxiety by coming home to the breath.
Practicing Mindfulness in Nature
Despite having spent a large portion of the last eight years bringing young people into the wilderness for extended trips, I can sometimes get so caught up in “front-country” life that I forget how powerful and important spending time outdoors can be.