Bubble Contemplation
Use bubbles as a springboard for children to investigate the experience of viewing conditioned phenomena as both interdependent and impermanent using bubbles.
Relaxing the Body
This exercise is a helpful preliminary to meditation. It helps us tune in to the body and connect with sensations and feelings.
Tea for Teachers
This activity, developed at the Middle Way School, guides students in the practice of offering in a fun and engaging way. Students learn about tea service and making offerings as a way to show respect, which can enhance the student-teacher relationship. The lesson builds an understanding of awareness, lineage, reciprocity, gratitude, and simple acts of kindness.
Pebble Meditation from Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh’s classic children’s meditation using four stones to contemplate the elements with a corresponding aspiration.
Watching the Breath with Mingyur Rinpoche
A short talk by Mingyur Rinpoche on how to meditate on the breath.
Plum Village Pebble Meditation
Thich Nhat Hanh’s beautiful meditation for all ages, reminds us of our flower freshness, mountain solidity, water reflective clarity and spacious freedom.
How to Understand the Mind
Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche, talks with Bodhi Kids founder Maya van der Meer about how to explain the mind to an 8-year-old child.
Review of Wide Awake
Wide Awake is a clear and direct introductory guide to Buddhism, written for teens and young adults.
Geography—What is it for?
This short animated video helps explain the importance of inquisitiveness and the interconnectedness of humans and the environment.