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Gillian Eames, the preschool teacher at the Middle Way School in New York, put music to Carolyn Kanjuro's book Sit With Me. The song teaches the seven points of meditation posture.

Simple yoga poses for kids ages 3–7 to practice throughout the day, for energy in the morning, focus during the day, and calm when they need a break.

Wendy O'Leary, co-author of Breathing Makes It Better, offers insights and suggestions for how to support children who are struggling.

Wendy O'Leary shares a short practice and reflection on emotion, imagination, and the power of connecting with our bodies.

A guided contemplation and discussion of the ten positive and negative actions according to the Buddha.

Sitting Still Like a Frog offers a wealth of mindfulness, awareness, and practice resources for children in the classroom and at home.

This exercise is a helpful preliminary to meditation. It helps us tune in to the body and connect with sensations and feelings.

This core document presents Middle Way Education's guiding principles, as it has been implemented at our flagship model, the Middle Way School. This overview presents the philosophical framework, and helps to convey how MWE's approach to physical, social and cognitive development relates to the classic Buddhist threefold training.