As mentioned in last week’s blog post, we can’t express how much gratitude we have for each and every individual that made this past year possible. There were so many milestones to celebrate these past 365 + days, that we can’t even begin to wrap our brains around it! Despite all the emotional & financial uncertainties and the lack of …
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 …
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 …
MINDFUL LIFE PROJECT BLACK FATHERHOOD SERIES: MARCUS MAXWELL AND THE STRENGTH OF A FATHER THROUGH DISEASE
Collaborative piece with Dear Fathers Media; Article Written by Dr. April Bee This series highlights the unique and personal narratives of three black men and their relationships with fatherhood—both as a father and son. Terrence “Tyrie” Ivory, Malcolm Jackson, and Marcus Maxwell are all committed affiliated of the Mindful Life Project (MLP). Located in Richmond, MLP empowers underserved children through mindfulness and …
MINDFUL LIFE PROJECT BLACK FATHERHOOD SERIES: MALCOLM JACKSON AND THE “POWER” IN BLACK FATHERHOOD
Collaborative piece with Dear Fathers Media; Article Written by Dr. April Bee This series highlights the unique and personal narratives of three black men and their relationships with fatherhood—both as a father and son. Terrence “Tyrie” Ivory, Malcolm Jackson, and Marcus are all committed affiliated of the Mindful Life Project (MLP). Located in Richmond, MLP empowers underserved children through mindfulness and other …
Mindful Resource of the Month: Mindful emotions, thoughts, heartfulness during challenging times
With the heart-breaking scene our nation witnessed on Wednesday, it’s apparent there is a lot of deep healing our country is still in desperate need of… Regardless if you’re a conservative republican or democratic liberal, these are trying times for every single citizen in this country, and even beyond those boundaries. With that being said, our amazing lead trainer David …
MLP Joins Dear Fathers in Building Community Through Mindfulness
Since inception, MLP has worked with Black, Latino and other under represented communities with the mission of using mindfulness as a support tool to combat generational stress and trauma…With that being said, we at MLP are proud to announce a new partnership with Dear Fathers Media, a media platform dedicated to uplifting, educating, and telling stories of black parenthood from …
Happy World Kindness Day!
Happy World Kindness Day! Hopefully you’ve been spending the day spreading heartfulness & love❤️ In honor of the holiday, we thought we’d send some kindness your way and provide you with a sit led by Lead Trainer David Flores! Show yourself some kindness with this mindfulness practice on Self-Care, Compassion and Kindess!
No Neighborhood left behind: Bringing Mindfulness to Entire Communities
Here at MLP we have ,for quite a while, imagined a time when we would be able to offer mindfulness based services to whole school communities including admin, teachers, all staff, parents, and of course students. We have finally arrived at this “dream” of ours and for the first time ever, we are excited to launch our Whole Community Initiative! …
MLP Resource of the Month: Showing heartfulness to self
With 2020 being a year that brought stress upon countless numbers of people across the globe, there has never been a more necessary time to take care of yourself. The drama this year has forced many of us to constantly carry massive amounts of stress, which takes its toll in numerous ways. With the never-ending race that is life, we …