Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

July is Disability Pride Month and we’re highlighting books that celebrate disabled stories and creators. Browse our collections here: Middle School I High School

Join Penguin Random House Education and Alliant International University for a free webinar about the transformative power of mindfulness in education on Thursday, May 18th from 3:00pm-4:00pm EDT. The panel will feature Ali Smith, co-author of Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities (TarcherPerigee) in conversation with AIU’s Dr. Carlton W. Parks, Professor;

In this inspiring book, founders of The Holistic Life Foundation Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez describe how they have spent the past twenty years teaching yoga, meditation, and breathwork to thousands of at-risk kids in Baltimore schools helping them to develop deep reserves of patience, empathy, resolve, and—when needed—the righteous anger that fuels