Classroom
700 Teens a Week and a Growing Team
Inner Strength now reaches about 700 Philadelphia students each week, with a teaching team of nine, special guests, and a Digital Platform in beta.
Parents
New Resource: A Parent’s Guide to Teen Stress
A free guide for parents and caring adults on understanding teen stress.
Classroom
A New School Year Begins
Inner Strength is back in eight Philadelphia schools and 33 classrooms. Returning students go deeper, new leaders step up, and teachers open their doors.
Gratitude
Inspiration in So Many Directions
A growing teaching team, a student-athlete leadership summit, and a Digital Platform taking shape. Amy shares what’s inspiring her this fall.
Culture of Mindfulness
Even the Tiniest Glimpse
There’s an insight that transformed my life, my way of seeing, relating, practicing, and pursuing profound transformation. I share it often and each time I hold it in my meditation new implications emerge. Even the
The Future of Education
Teaching Teens How Their Own Minds Work
A student stands at the front of the room, about to give a presentation he has dreaded all week. His hands are shaking and his breath is high and fast. For a moment it looks
Mindfulness
Lightness of Being: ever present, connected & bright
“We live in succession, in division, in parts, in particles. Meantime within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal beauty, to which every part and particle is equally related .
Classroom
MAKING A BIG SPLASH WITH SUMMER PROGRAMS
School’s out for summer, and our instructors are matching that youth energy of freedom and discovery. After successful summer pilots last year, we’re ramping up this year with more programming bringing game-filled, movement-based Inner Strength skill
Classroom
Summer – A Time to Slow Down
Summer break can be more than a gap between school years. It can be a reset that supports teen mental health, self-regulation, and real learning. On the latest episode of the Conscious Classroom Podcast, Amy
Classroom
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CLASSROOM
One of the highlights of this year was seeing students engage deeply with practices that helped them better understand themselves. Many students shared that they valued having time each class to reflect on their “inner