Everyone can present themselves well in the right circumstances. The question is, when the human being is at rest, what is our essential nature? And how much does our conviction about our potential and inherent
It’s Fall. Back to school. Reconnecting with my teacher friends who have been out on summer break. Most of them hold summer jobs, in part for the extra cash to make ends meet, and in
Peter B., Student, 17 years I am planning to bring meditation and developmental perspective with me to college because I feel as though it will help me become a stable person while I go through
Michelle L., Student, 17 years My second year of the Mindfulness Meditation course was definitely different from the first year. During the first year of the course, I was not willing to meditate and thought
An Interview Jeff Carreira & Amy Edelstein In this discussion, philosopher and teacher Jeff Carreira talks with Amy Edelstein about the Inner Strength Teen Program. His probing questions explore the philosophical perspectives that shape this course
Student, 18 years The second year of the course of meditation seemed to be different than the first year from the beginning. In my first year of the course, I tried to focus on meditating
Student, 18 years My first year of the course was different from my second year of the course. My first year of the course, I could not concentrate and would get distracted by my surroundings
This week our lesson centered around mindfulness of the body, connecting to our physicality. Most people who have done a yoga class, and more and more who have played on a sports team have been
Savannah D., Student, 17 years As I indulge myself in the second year of the course, I begin to reflect on the development of my mind as a young lady and notice the little changes
How do you win the respect of teenage African American girls when you’re a soft-spoken, sensitive African American male teacher, educated at Columbia and UPenn, a musician, social activist, cultural commentator with hipster leanings, note
