Mindfulness for Families

As children mature into teens, they begin to claim their power in the family and in the world. Mindfulness can help family members navigate this transition with awareness and compassion. Join B. Anderson, a mindfulness educator and artist, to learn how young teens and their parents can cultivate a more mindful family. The event will combine teaching with working sessions that can be applied to everyday family life.

This program is designed for children ages 11 to 14 with accompanying adult(s).

Family Programs are made possible by Con Edison, Agnes Gund, New York Life, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

About the Instructor

B. Anderson—educator, artist, healer, community organizer, and ritual leader—centers their work in restorative, healing justice and liberatory practice. B. teaches meditation and mindfulness classes across the city and was the co-founder of Love Circle Sangha, a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) + white comrade meditation community rooted in the Zen Vietnamese, Tiep Hein tradition and anti-oppression frameworks. She is a core collective member of Harriet’s Apothecary, a healing collective led by Black Cis Women, Queer and Trans healers, artists, health professionals, activists, and ancestors. B. is the founder and co-conspirator of intergenerational skill share incubator and resource hub, the Flatbush Community Freedom School at the Linden Library. Currently they work as a birth worker/doula for Welcome Home-Birth and Family Care, offering prenatal, birth, and post-delivery services in addition to family counseling for middle to low-income, teen, queer, trans, and immigrant families. B. has worked with young people as a contemplative arts educator for 16 years and had the pleasure of being the Director of Awake Youth, a teen mindfulness and meditation program for the Brooklyn Zen Center. B. offers their commitment to healing generational trauma as a mediator and relationship consultant with NYAH, a service agency nurturing a mindful approach to engaging love, family, our communities, and all relationships.