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.
All over the world—Review of Whoever You Are
Whoever You Are is a beautifully illustrated message about the interconnections between human beings.
Book Review: The Dot
A sweet, inspiring story about cutting through narrow limiting concepts about art and creativity.
Review of Breathing Makes It Better
Breathing Makes It Better was written to help children aged 3–6 learn to work with difficult emotions using mindfulness, awareness, and breathing.
Review of Everything Is Connected
This sweet book for ages 4-8 takes us on a whimsical tour through all the connections between every single thing in the universe—from people to blobfish to chairs and atoms.
Birthdays at the Middle Way School
At MWS, we are experimenting with birthday celebrations as a time to celebrate precious human birth. Here is a run-down of our current birthday ceremony.
The Middle Way School Song
This is the Middle Way School song, sung to the tune "Favorite Things" and based on a classic Buddhist prayer.
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.
Watching the Breath with Mingyur Rinpoche
A short talk by Mingyur Rinpoche on how to meditate on the breath.
The Art of Service
This lesson guides students toward the practice of offering by running a pop-up restaurant.