at HOME

Mindfulness begins at home. Preparing meals, washing dishes, paying attention to our bank account, playing with our children—all are opportunities to be fully present for our lives.

bell hooks explains how Martin Luther King’s vision of life based on a love ethic could heal our world. Hear more about improving our lives: livestream of Creating a Mindful Society.

Susan Kaiser Greenland shares her favorite method of calming upset or overexcited children. 

So much talk of morality today is marked by aggression and self-righteousness, but Robert Coles speaks in a gentler and deeper moral voice. David Swick profiles this child psychiatrist, civil rights activist, and author who has spent his life considering the nature of morality and its central place in our lives.

In honor of Mother’s Day, here is a selection of stories relating to childbirth, parenting, caring for aging parents and dealing with their passing—with mindfulness.