Designed to help New York City kids & teens find true happiness
1-hour instructional workshops on Buddhism and meditation, for schools and youth groups. Offered in-person at our main center in Chelsea.
By donation, suggested $5 per attendee (no one is ever turned away due to lack of funds)
Buddha discovered that every single living being has within them a natural reservoir of inner peace, the source of authentic and lasting happiness. Using Buddhist meditation, we can learn how to gain greater and greater levels of access to this inner peace, until finally, we're happy all the time.
For young people, these methods can become a true friend, giving them the wisdom needed to weather the challenges of growing up in today's always on, digitally driven world. Through applying these teachings they will come to know how to remain peaceful in any situation, and help others do the same.
To grow a peaceful world we need to grow peaceful kids. The Peaceful Mind, Happy Life program is designed to do just that.
Class Topics
How the Program Works
Get In Touch
Use the form below to let us know a little about you – the topic you'd like us to share and how many kids/teens you would like to bring and when.
We'll Be in Touch to Confirm
Using the form below, let us your needs, including how many and of what age and suggest a few dates and times of when you can visit for your workshop.
We'll Be in Touch to Confirm
Once we receive your request we'll begin working to locate and secure one of our teachers for your class. Sometimes we can let you know our availability immediately, but in some cases it can take us up to 3-5 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Typically we plan school visits that last 60 minutes. This allows enough time for an introduction to Buddhist meditation, a brief Q&A and time for a meditation.
Our Teachers
Tamara Thomas
Tamara is a long-time meditation practitioner who also teaches many general program classes and 30-minute meditations. Tamara also happens to run our operations team!
Lina Bertucci
Lina is a seasoned Buddhist meditation practitioner, a photographer and mom. She co-teaches the lunchtime meditation class on Mondays at KMC Chelsea.
Justine Volesko
Justine is a stay at home mom, a volunteer here at the Chelsea center and she teaches. She has studied on the Teacher Training Program for many years.
Plan Your School Trip
To plan your school trip, use the form below to get in touch. Let us know i) 2-3 dates when you can attend, ii) the size of your class, iii) the age of your students, iv) any special requests. We'll be in touch to discuss what's possible!