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This week we welcomed four new classes to our community at two different schools in San Francisco. Introducing this program looks...

You don't have to venture too far into the land of woo to recognize that we each occupy different plains of reality. Sure, there's the...

For years I grew this mission by myself, but even as a solo-preneur in the early days, I felt like the collaborations and partnerships I...

This week heARTful Kids stepped back into the classroom for the 9th year of running our signature program, Elements of heART, for K-5th...

✨Holy Moly, what a summer! ✨ Our summer collaboration with Go Girls! Oakland made for a very impact-FULL summer. We took a break from...

Children have an innate wisdom and capacity for joy that we, as a society, easily overlook and often train away. Most kids come into this...

When I was about ten I got my first 'B' and I remember being so distraught and ashamed that I was scared to tell my parents. (Perhaps...

Something important happens when we allow ourselves to tap into our innate creativity. In this context creativity is more than "the arts"...

We humans have an interesting relationship with change. In some ways we are not happy until we create it and at other times change can...

One thing I'm certain of is that we're all born into this world as wise, wildly creative spiritual beings. Helpless initially, sure, but...

Are you great at procrastinating? It's easy to fall into the procrastination trap, but there is some really good news if this is a...

Collaboration is a skill. Like other forms of creativity it is essential to our growth and survival as humans. What is beautiful about...

Creativity takes courage. Regardless of the medium, with any creative act we rarely know where it will lead. Even with an element of...

When we commit to the exploration of our own creativity and especially when we are gifted this experience in relation to others who care...

Color is a powerful influence. Its impact on our emotions and psychology is easily overlooked, but color and the light behind our...

As kids, we accept that we will be beginners at almost everything we do. Under the right conditions, this can build in us a natural...

There was a time not that long ago when creativity was a threat to the status quo; at least in the school system. To drive the Industrial...

There are times when our brains are the muscle that we need to strengthen and there are times when we need to trust our hearts to lead...

As Americans glide toward the Thanksgiving holiday, this is the perfect time of year to revisit the power of gratitude as something much...

While you may not live in California, a fact like this should hold pause for all: a recent study discovered that only 11% of California...