Home Resources

Designed for parents, carers, family members, teachers and anyone who works with children between 5 and 11 years old, The Happy Toolbox offers a taster of activities to explore mindfulness and ethical values in a playful way with children.

Free resources to bring mindfulness and meditation into the home.

Deborah McNamara explores the principles of Contemplative Parenting as shared by Alaya Preschool, and reflects on how they relate to her experiences as a parent.

Bethany Saltman explains how Buddhist teachings can be used for better parenting.

Sacred space, the five senses, and personal composure: Sumi Loundon Kim offers three modalities for building a culture of dharma in the home.

Bethany Saltman remembers the Buddhist teaching that being born is not of our own volition, and yet the smell of fall is still sweet.

Bethany Saltman shares her and her daughter's exploration of the six realms of existence.

Bethany Saltman declares a break from her neurotic pursuit of the ideal state.

A set of free downloadable resources from MindUP, designed to support families in cultivating mindfulness, awareness, compassion, an understanding of the brain, and more.