The Mindfulness and Positivity Project

The Mindfulness and Positivity Project We bring evidence-based interventions to teachers working on the front lines of Colorado’s youth mental health crisis.

08/10/2026

What an inspiring weekend, Denver! Thank you The Busyhead Project and Noah Kahan for this special opportunity to share our passion for mindfulness, connect with everyone who came by our booth, and dance and sing it all out. Whether you shared a cry-in-the-car song, hyped up your favorite teacher, or added a card to the wall, we are so grateful for your contribution! The healing power of music and community is transformative. We can’t wait to share more with you.

Say hi in the comments if you caught us at the Busyhead Action Village!

Concert videos by Sydney Yllanes of Youth on Record

Denver, last night was everything! It was so much fun to connect with you over music and mental health. Thank you The Bu...
08/09/2026

Denver, last night was everything! It was so much fun to connect with you over music and mental health.

Thank you The Busyhead Project for investing in our work and helping kids across Colorado build their mental health toolkit.

Come by the Action Village tonight to learn more about our work and add your song to the playlist!

Show photo by Sydney Yllanes of Youth on Record

08/08/2026

Huge news: The Busyhead Project, a non-profit mental health organization founded by Noah Kahan, has chosen to support the Mindfulness and Positivity Project!

That support helps bring our five-minute digital lessons into classrooms across Colorado, allowing hundreds of students to start class with a mental health practice this fall.

We’re honored to be recognized as a trusted mental health resource, and we’ll be at the Action Village at both Denver shows this weekend. If you’re going: come find us. We’d love to meet you, and we want to know what song gets you through hard times.

Thank you The Busyhead Project for this incredible opportunity, and to every teacher, funder, and family who got us here.

Kids across the Pikes Peak Region, and the country, are facing a youth mental health crisis. Parents everywhere are aski...
08/05/2026

Kids across the Pikes Peak Region, and the country, are facing a youth mental health crisis. Parents everywhere are asking: Is my kid okay? Are they alone in this? This is why we work with classroom teachers to support kids where they already are: at school. Teachers are ready, but their school budgets are not. These kids can't wait for budget cycles to catch up.

This is what your gift powers for the classroom:

Curriculum Development - ensures digital lessons are responsive to latest research and student needs.
Video Lesson Production - creates high-quality lessons that engage students and require no teacher preparation.
Companion Journals - printed for students and teachers reinforce lessons through guided prompts and practices.
School Visits and Training - equip educators to implement lessons and model mindfulness with confidence.
Digital Access - provides educators secure access to video lessons and supporting materials.

Our evidence-based classroom lessons pair short digital videos with a companion journal for every student, improving both student and teacher mental health. Independent evaluation on 500 students and their teachers last year showed measurable improvement in student wellbeing after just one semester, and 90% of teachers recommend MPP to their peers. The result has been an explosion of demand we've never seen before. Help us bring this movement to classrooms across the Pikes Peak Region!

If back to school stress is starting to creep in, you’re not alone. Sometimes it can be hard to slow down and relax down...
08/02/2026

If back to school stress is starting to creep in, you’re not alone. Sometimes it can be hard to slow down and relax down over the summer. Or maybe you’re doing everything right - sleeping in, reading books, soaking up the sun on the porch - but you still don't feel relaxed. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or student, here’s a little meditation to help you soak up the rest of your summer.

Feel grounded in the present moment with a guided meditation from Jeff. In 5 minutes or less, this meditation snaps you back into the here and now. As an Everyday Wisdom member, you’ll receive grounding meditations, relaxing breathing exercises, and more every month, right to you. Hit the link in our bio, drop a comment, or send us a DM to learn more! 🧠

07/25/2026

We love it when Dr. Bailey gets honest and shares about the WHY behind this research.

Over the past school year, Dr. Bailey and her team studied the effects of our mindfulness digital lessons on teachers and students. And what did the results have to say? “Improvements were consistent and cumulative.” They “add up to better mental health and active adoption of coping mechanisms - and after just one semester of intervention.”

This is good news not only for the well-being of our students and teachers but also for our economy. "There are so many moral and common-sense reasons for the MPP intervention — but there's also really good economic rationale…Mental health disorders are the number one reason for people filing for Social Security disability."

Imagine what would happen if every student, every teacher, and every classroom had access to these resources. We are committed to bringing our digital lessons to students and teachers across Colorado and beyond.

Want to learn more and join the movement for mental health? Drop us a follow and hit the link in our bio!

07/19/2026

It is always so special to have Dr. Aveen Banich join us at our retreats!

Dr. Banich brings calm and relaxation through singing bowl sound baths. Sound baths are a great way to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system to feel more relaxed, focused, alert, or meditative.

A physician, yoga teacher, and mentor with an extensive background in medicine, she often brings her unique combination of experiences to our teacher retreats and workshops.

Dr. Banich, whether it’s through teaching yoga, leading sound baths, or engaging in breathwork and meditation with us, we are so inspired by your commitment to mindfulness and grateful to have you at our retreats!

07/17/2026

It’s real stories like these that remind us why this work is so important. In March, Ms. Laye-Cross’s classroom experienced something every child, teacher, and parent dreads: a true lockdown. But without even thinking, her students began to do something extraordinary. They remembered their favorite places, used their breathing to calm tears, and whispered joys quietly from person to person. They were using the mindfulness and grounding techniques that they had been practicing!

When the situation was thankfully resolved and everyone was physically safe, Ms Laye-Cross did a “Fist-to-Five” check-in. The kids raised their fingers to represent their mental state, 5 being still triggered, and 1 being okay. 14 of her 18 students lifted 1 or 2 fingers. It was a relief. They went through something traumatic, and together the class pulled through and came out the other side able to reflect and move forward. They turned a potentially dangerous situation into a moment of strength.

Of course, we hope no child or teacher ever has to go through this or a similar situation. It’s true that there are some things in life we can never truly prepare for, but we can learn the skills to regulate in those moments and persevere with care.

Ms. Laye-Cross, we are so proud of your calming leadership and your students' bravery to use these skills in the face of extreme uncertainty. Thank you for sharing this story as a reminder of the resilience of students empowered with mindfulness.

Visit thempp.org/access to bring the digital lessons to your classroom this fall.

From 2nd-grade classrooms utilizing breathing tools to stay regulated during high-stress moments, to school districts se...
07/16/2026

From 2nd-grade classrooms utilizing breathing tools to stay regulated during high-stress moments, to school districts seeing record-high teacher retention, the ripple effect of mindfulness practices is undeniable. The data is in, and it proves these digital and classroom lessons are building lifelong skills for our youth.

This is challenging, critical work, and schools cannot do it alone. As Harrison School District 2 Superintendent Dr. Wendy Birhanzel put it: “A kid can’t read — we don’t put them in a corner and say, ‘Good luck.’ We put them in every intervention possible. Why would we not do that for mental health the same way?”

Tangible research presented by Dr. Tatiana Bailey and her team shows that after just one semester of intervention, improvements in youth coping mechanisms were consistent and cumulative. It is so rewarding to see the research behind the impact our lessons have had on students’ and teachers’ well-being. This is work that is changing our communities for the better. We are deeply grateful to everyone who joined us for this evening and everyone who continues to practice and share mindfulness!

What do teachers really do in the summer? Summer is a great opportunity for rest, relaxation, and regenerating all that ...
07/11/2026

What do teachers really do in the summer? Summer is a great opportunity for rest, relaxation, and regenerating all that energy from the past school year. It’s a time to find yourself again. That’s exactly what we do at our MPP teacher retreats! We teach you the science of mindfulness and positive psychology, skills that not only personally enhance your summer, but that you can bring back to school in the fall to help you and your students regulate. That way, everyone starts the year off strong, and then carries the positive momentum throughout the year.

Whether it’s full of activities, or lots of doing nothing on the porch, take all of that summer sun in. We hope you are feeling rejuvenated and having a great break! See you at the next retreat! 💛

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