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 …
Something Big is Around the Corner…
Saying that we’ve been busy the past several weeks would be an understatement! Our program team has been doing a fantastic job of grinding out the logistics of virtual work, all while trying to manage the introduction to our Whole Community initiative. Development has been in the weeds with completing proposals & meeting deadlines, amongst many other duties. And our …
A Message from Our Director & Founder JG Larochette❤️
We at MLP are working diligently to support the mental and emotional needs of our youth, the school staffs, and the families both at our direct service partner schools in the Bay Area and our partners across the state of California and beyond. Please check out a short update from our founder and director!For information on bringing mindfulness to your …
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’s 1st Virtual Assembly with Coach David & Davin featuring Benito Juarez Elementary
Virtual learning has been tough on both teachers and students. It has meant time away from in person teaching, time away from friends, and lost opportunities to come together as a school community for special events such as assemblies. So one might think to themselves “a virtual assembly, no way. Too many kids and too many possible things that could …
Back on Virtual Campus: What Instructors Are Looking Forward to in 2020-21
2020 has been a year full of questions… How long are we going to be quarantined? Will my kids be able to complete all their work from home? When will restaurants be open again? What happened to all the toilet paper? Those are just the tip of the iceberg. There are countless uncertainties that still remain this year. One thing …
MLP Resource of the Month #5 – Mindful Hip Hop Music
“This is what we call a sit, mindfully we doin’ it, calm it down we get a grip, so our lids we do not flip.” – S.I.T. (Skills In Transformation by David Flores) These lyrics are just a sample of the many that have been created by our amazingly talented Mindful Life team and students. It’s what’s known as our …