

Rejuvenation
This past Tuesday, the first official day of summer break, twenty teachers (including some support staff) involved in Open Spirit’s...


Nurturing Teachers
March 3, 2018 I am beyond excited to welcome you to Open Spirit’s Nourishing Teachers/Strengthening Classrooms Project’s first mini...


Thoughts on the Florida School Shooting
Dear friends, Yesterday, seventeen teenagers—each of them full of promise, each of them beloved—were killed in yet another school...


Meditative Mandala Making
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Meditative Mandala Workshop this past Saturday. Everyone came together to learn a...


An Open Letter to Our Friends
Dear friends and neighbors, sisters and brothers and kin with roots in Haiti, El Salvador and the many diverse countries of Africa, We...


Reflections on our Mosaic Dedication–by Sofia Wolman
Having grown up in Natick, I’m so excited to join Open Spirit as an intern this fall as a second-year student in the three year Master of...


A Reflection on Courage and Compassion–in the Wake of the Portland Stabbing
The three men didn’t know each other, and on the surface, wouldn’t seem to have much in common. Tahesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche was 23 years...


Hoops, Homework, and Heartfelt Community
What do mindfulness training, basketball, yoga, and flamenco dance have in common? In this case: a concern for the education and...
Nourishing Teachers/Strengthening Classrooms Project: 2016-17 Update
In this, the fifth year of the Nourishing Teachers/Strengthening Classrooms Project, it is most exciting to be working in direct...