by Carolyn Grabiel I have been working in meditation and yoga for over 20 years and your event matched the best retreats I have attended or led. - Jill Manly, Founder, JabuMind LLC The months of planning, preparation, and sorting of details in order to attend and...

By:Jill Manly   So, it's a great day. I just read two articles that are foundationally anchored in the importance of the teacher and their ability and their relatability. I recently spent a lovely Sunday afternoon with my dear friend and 30-year veteran TK and...

By: Carolyn Grabiel As Valentine's Day comes, and goes, what ideally precedes and follows it is an emphasis on what love is; romantic love to be sure but, more pervasively, the emotion that marks a wholeness of devotion to a person or, in the case of Josh Parker, 2012...

By: Taite Pauley As a high school senior, I found myself in a new city, a new school, and living outside my parents' home for the first time in my life. As an independent 16-year-old, I thought I knew it all. In my beat-up light blue Datsun Maxima, I could navigate...

By: Jill Manly Experiencing our emotions can feel like a visit from an old friend or a shocking encounter with a stranger. When those familiar emotions come knocking on your door, you greet them like a friend and sink into a comfortable routine. When those difficult...

By: Carolyn Grabiel In order to fix a problem, we must first understand it—thoroughly, and from every angle. Though we, at JabuMind, want to be a positive light in the world of educators, we also realize that in order to offer a solution, we must be absolutely certain...

By: Carolyn Grabiel It's a delicate balance, the suggestion that our thoughts can affect pain and the suggestion that we are responsible for our pain. The first has been proven, the second has not. The first gives us hope, the second, guilt or anger or even...