The Blessings Foundation, llc

Nancy teaches her program for youth to a wide variety of groups at various locations; a few of these are juvenile detention and youth centers, middle school, junior high and high schools, churches, and community centers.  She is called upon by teachers, ministers, and other youth leaders who recognize the value in this safe and natural stress management technique.

Nancy’s students respond well to her, and to the meditation class.  Self-respect, personal responsibility, and self-control are always encouraged in her class.  Nancy states, “I tell my students that it is their choice to participate to their level of comfort. God gives us all free will; I don’t take that away from them.

"Many of my kids have had no control over anything in their lives, so I stress to them that they stay in control throughout this entire experience.  I explain that they get to choose their personal path and are responsible for that path.”

Youth programs encourage students to "think."  Each class begins with a lesson, offering students something to ponder.  Lesson plans include:

• The Mind-Body Connection
• Physiology / Science Behind Meditation
• Development of the Teenage Brain
• Meditation as a Form of Prayer
• Power of the Subconscious Mind
• Tapping in to Creativity
• Visualization and Achievement of Goals
• Health & Nutrition - Healthy Body/Mind
• Moral Compass - Who Sets Yours?
• Stress Response / Relaxation Response
• Symptoms and Effects of Stress
• Lateral / Creative Thinking Exercises
• Respect of Each Other's Personal Path
• How We Impact Each Other's Lives
• Meditation to Improve Sports Performance
  
  
• and more!

Programming can be customized
for any particular group or need. 

Nancy and Joe work with youth groups, schools, church groups,
sports teams and individual athletes, musicians, first responders,
police academy students,
and other groups with
special requirements.

All classes begin with a "thinking" lesson, and end with a 20-minute guided meditation.  A class CD, "InnerTeen" is
available for purchase for those who wish
to continue to practice on their own.

One of the more
popular programs is the

Nancy volunteers her time at juvenile detention centers and probation facilities for youth several times a month.

These special classes for at-risk youth began in September 2004 and have continued on a regular basis ever since  (e.g., at least two classes are held every other week at one juvenile detention center).

Nancy's faith and her passion to help her students continue with their practice of meditation as a safe and natural means of handling their stress led her to offer her students in these court-ordered facilites a free copy of the InnerTeen Meditaion CD.

Nancy has offered this free CD to her students since
June 2006 and
has given away several hundred
copies to date.

This CD - which complements her class - also is available for sale at selected locations including
The Blessings Foundation
and  InnerTeen.com

Proceeds from the sale of this CD help to fund Nancy's "Free CD" program.

For more information, contact Blessings Foundation, llc.