MLP, like many other organizations, weathered so many different challenges over the last year amid the pandemic. However, we also formed some amazing partnerships that will allow us to expand who receives our programming. This year we applied for a grant from Kaiser Permanente to support youth workers who support youth in out of school time spaces and were excited …
History in the Making!
To say these past several days have truly been monumental for the entire Mindful Life Project organization would be an understatement. Scratch that..This entire year has been truly monumental for MLP! From the launch of The Peaceful Warriors & Empowered Mind programs in collaboration with the Golden State Warriors earlier this year, to having ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Kenan Thompson …
MLP Presents: Rise Up TV -Students showing off their creativity 🔥
Despite all that we have dealt with this past year, there were some positive takeaways. With all this extra time on our hands, many took the initiative to pick up new skills & hobbies to keep their brains and bodies active. For some, that may have been perfecting that new cupcake recipe, and for others it may have been exploring …
End of Year Gratitude❤️
Dear Community, As I sit and reflect on this last year, I don’t know where to start. It has been a devastatingly complex time for so many. The horrific effects of the pandemic on every level of our society has been tragic, but specifically for our already most vulnerable communities. For our youth and their families, their lives have been …
A reflection on the birth of MLP: 9 Years ago!
By JG Larochette, Founder and Director, Mindful Life Project It feels like yesterday, I remember so vividly my first mindfulness experience, and then just a few weeks later bringing it to my 3rd graders at Coronado Elementary School in Richmond, CA. In 2011 I went through an internal suffering that I never could have imagined possible. Anxiety and depression riddled …
MLP Free Resource of the Month: Recovering from an emotionally draining week
It’s Friday! We hope that you have had a wonderful week and we send you so much heartfulness your way if it was tough one. We at MLP both practice and teach deep presence and radical acceptance of whatever is arising in our inner experience. Just like anyone, our staff at MLP has emotionally taxing days and weeks, but our …
SEL Day: The Importance of SEL in Education
Working in the public education system for over a decade has provided me with many opportunities for reflection and insight into how we can support our young people and families who have the highest needs. Our communities face so many obstacles outside of the classroom such as homelessness, food insecurity, and community violence, that when students arrive on campus we …
MLP Stands in Solidarity with the AAPI Community
It goes without question that the recent events we’ve seen transpire across this country towards the Asian American & Pacific Islander Community community are beyond sickening & disappointing. Our hearts go out to those not only affected by the tragic events that have taken place in Atlanta earlier this week, but the countless other AAPI citizens who have been victimized by …
Official kickoff of MLP X Golden State Warriors ‘ Peaceful Warrior Program!
Tuesday was the beginning of something historic for our students, educators, entire school communities and beyond as we this week marked the kickoff of this year’s collaborative Peaceful Warrior Program, sponsored by the Golden State Warriors and Adobe! Our first week we featured two wonderful schools from Northern California, Costaño School of the Arts in Palo Alto and Starlight Elementary …
MLP New Organizational World Premiere!
Mindful Life Project is excited to announce our new organizational video! Get insight into the programs and trainings we provide for schools across the country and the amazing youth, teachers and communities we work with. We’re always looking for new partnerships, so let us know if you are interested in working with us or finding out more about our organization!