Mama Has A Quieter Mind

March 13, 2017

Mama Has A Quieter Mind

The past few months I have been moving away from doing; instead, I am staying engaged in life in the moment. I wanted my writing to come from a place of enlivened energy rather than a “checklist” of things to do. I was much like the winter here in British Columbia, dormant, […]

November 10, 2016

If fear and confusion is in the driver’s seat, James Baraz and Michele Lilyanna have some tips for inner peace

James Baraz shares a blog post for adults on how to slow down and make choices from a calm and centered place. Michele offers a sweet audio to send you off to sleep. Nurturing ourselves as adults is the key to Awakening Joy in Children. Take good care of yourself. The […]

October 9, 2016

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

This week I have two new resources for you. The first is a radio interview James Baraz and I did with KPFA, in San Francisco. Our host, Kris Welch, had questions that ranged from, “How can I bring Awakening Joy For Kids to my grandchild” to “What is one simple […]

September 17, 2016

Ten steps to Awakening Joy For Kids and offerings from our Saturday webinar

This is the Ten Steps PDF we offered to viewers on our webinar Saturday. We thank Kate Munding for hosting and have provided a link to her excellent online materials. Also attached is a sweet audio recording to help your children sleep. We had an excellent call with many thoughtful […]

February 7, 2016

Celebrating- James Baraz and I just submitted our book to our publisher!

As many of you know, James Baraz and I have spent the past year writing Awakening Joy for Kids. It is a combination of adult practices written by James and children’s practices written by me. There are specific activities for parents to share and also lessons for teachers that seamlessly integrate into […]

December 15, 2015

How to Give Presence During the Holiday Season

Remembering back on my own childhood, the actual presents fade into the background and the sights, scents and sounds come flooding in as memories. The holiday Season can become so focussed on presents that presence is quite frankly forgotten. I took the time to sit with my own happy memories […]

November 29, 2015

Gratitude- 2 games for home or school

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends Here are two games to get your gratitude groove going. Turn It Around My dad used to say, “You don’t know how good you have it!” I say the same thing to my own children. They respond by saying, “Yeah, yeah Mum, […]

November 14, 2015

Resource For Teens-Published On Dr. Rick Hanson’s Site

I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Rick Hanson has published another one of my lessons on both his website and as part of his Pillars Of Happiness Course. This lesson is based on a trip I took with my 17 year old son Jaden last summer. Creating Happy Memories […]

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