Stories from The Well

Stories from The Well

Silence is for the brave.

By: Manuel Iris Stay inside, stay insideand you will be safe. Stay inside. I am not talking (exclusively) about the pandemic we now face, but about a very much needed inner retreat. About...

Stories from The Well

What is Waiting to be Found When We Pause?

By Sarah Yeung “What are you going to do?” This is the first question I am asked when people found out I’m taking a sabbatical from a corporate career. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale....

Mindful Music Moments

Creating a Sense of Ease in Difficult Times with Mindful Music

A visit to the hospital can be uncomfortable for anyone. But for a child, the beeping of machinery, the constant shuffle of nurses and the unfamiliarity can make rest feel...

True Body Project

Changing the Future of Cambodia

The last week of January 2020 The Well hosted True Body Project training in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. As part of our program we met in the field of experience with...

Stories from The Well

Body Love as an Act of Resistance, 
A Regressive Counter-Narrative to Body Shame


By Dominique M. Brown The full journal article titled “On Currere, Storytelling, & Body-Positive Curriculum“ was originally published in the Currere Exchange Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 2. My relationship to my own...

True Body Project

Trauma-Informed Recommended Reading

Trauma is a fact of life. Distressing and disturbing events happen everyday, affecting an individual or group’s way of functioning. If you have been navigating or working in the wellness...

Mindful Music Moments

Educators Utilizing Mindfulness In and Out of the Classroom

Each weekday morning, 150 schools (and counting) who participate in Mindful Music Moments start their day with a mindfulness prompt focused around a 3- to 5-minute clip of world-class music. This...

City Silence

Notice Your New Year

Welcoming a new year straddles the curious space between reflection and forward intention. We can find ourselves caught dwelling on the past year while also making grand statements of resolution...

Stories from The Well

‘Tuning In’ with Sound Healing

By Max Raphael Inviting SoundNo matter who I’m with and where,I realize—or at times, I’m humbly reminded—that the more I learn to truly slow down,to deeply listen and simply be,the more...

City Silence

Connect in Stillness

As we approach the end of the year, holidays and end-of-year business keeps us stimulated and possibly stressed. Yet, wintertime is an opportunity to slow down, go inward and rediscover...

From Stacy Sims

True Body in Action

(Scroll through photos above by clicking on the arrows in yellow) The True Body Project was piloted in 2005 as a summer program with ArtWorks. Thirteen teen girls gathered five days...

Stories from The Well

In Gratitude

Have you ever been so consumed by an idea, a thought, an action that energizes you, motivates you and makes you feel alive. That is how I feel about gratitude. Hi...