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Welcome to The Well, home to City Silence, True Body Project and Mindful Music Moments.

Introducing Mindful Poetry Moments 2023

"I Am Enough" student made music using beatboxing, inspirational quotes, chimes, steel tongue drum, and singing bowls.

Poet Roshni Goyate reads her poem "Coconut Oil" for Mindful Poetry Moments 2022.

Sarah Yeung of SKY Sound Yoga leads a Mindful Sound Healing Moment: Grounding (4:05)

Ms. Pierson has taught all the students this calming technique. After one week, we heard that the students had used this technique at other moments throughout the day and at home.

A special Mindful Music performance of Largo Symphony No. 9 by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 's Principal English Horn, Christopher Philpotts.

Composer Peter Adams and children from the UpSpring created a Mindful Music collaboration. 

Ms. Suzie leads us through noticing and connecting with our breath in a few different ways.

Take a deep breath with this Breath Noticing animated video. 

StrongMind Collaboration with YMCA. 

Woodford Academy student listening to Mindful Music Moments.

Students at Kelly Elementary, in Wilkinsburg, PA, give Mindful Music Moments a big thumbs up!

Students at the Academy of World Languages enjoy a Mindful Music Moment.

Intro to Meditation and Mindfulness sessions with Public Library of Cincnnati branches. 

True Body Project is an empathy-focused experience of mindfulness, movement, writing, art-making, deep attunement, play and contemplation.

Campers of TBP: Magic Within Us putting together their own body landscape. 

PBS NewsHours covers Mindful Music Moments, our program that combines classical music with meditation techniques to create calm.

"Home" All-Ohio Commission from The Well and Mindful Music Moments

Where Mindful Music began, with one classroom at the Academy of World Languages.

Mindful Music Moments: Transforming School Culture in 4 Minutes a Day

A special Mindful Music performance of O mio babbino car, sung by Murrella Parton, accompianed by Matt Umphreys.

Mindful Music Moments presents a special week of music. We can be heroes. Just for one day.

Brian Raphael Nabors, Doctor of Musical Arts and A Mindful Moment Trustee, shares with us some of his thoughts on this years Mindful Music playlist

In 2007, a group of girls who attended one of our True Body Summer Camps created this constitution as a guide to the principles of the True Body Project.

True Body Project leadership training in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with participants from all over the world. 

Mindful Music Moments partners with world renowned orchestras like The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Mindful Music Moments has tailored its content for our youngest learners with a special Preschool Playlist. 

We love to hear how Mindful Music resonates with students!

Calming Glitter Jar from a Camp cARTwheel camper.

"Fiona's Lullaby" by Jennifer Howd and Ben Sloan for Mindful Music Moments Field Recording Project.

"The Land Acknowledgment" by Jheri Neri is a poem commissioned by The Well and premiered at our Mindful Poetry book release event. 

The Well and Musicians for Health teamed up to bring Mindfulness, Music, and Sound Healing to adults with dementia in Summer 2022.

The Art of Silence Interview and Meditation with Brad Warner, October 2015 (41:57)

Thousands of students are starting each school day with a moment of silence.

Founder Stacy Sims presents a grounding meditation with guided imagery.

Mindful Poetry virtual gatherings offer a space to listen, contemplate and respond to poetry in the community of others. You can watch all virtual gatherings here. 

One classroom's response to Elizabeth Alexander's poem ARS POETICA #100 for Mindful Poetry Moments, a collaboration with The On Being Project. 

Three students respond to Elizabeth Alexander's Ars Poetica #100 for Mindful Poetry Moments. 

City Silence participants enjoying a walking meditation at Ault Park in Cincinnati. 

Hays-Porter Elementary student trying new sounds in a True Body Project after school program with Max Raphael

A students joy for Stravinskys Firebird Mindful Music selection!

Mindful Music is a whole classroom experience. 

Composer Brian Raphael Nabors with youth from Music Resource Center during his Sempre Sano residency. 

Nathan, a homeschool student who uses Mindful Music, shares what he wants his Mindful Music to sound like for our All-Ohio Commission.