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Springtide Research Institute reports on mental health struggles among young Buddhists

by Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback| June 7, 2022

Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback report on the findings of Springtide Research Institute’s latest report Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need to Know and what it reveals about young Buddhists facing mental health concerns. Young people of all backgrounds are facing a variety of pressures today. Many are expected to earn good grades […]

Spiritual Free Agents: The Buddhists of Gen Z

by Kevin Singer| September 17, 2021

A report on findings from Gen Z Buddhists surveyed in Springtide Research Institute’s “The State of Religion and Young People.”

iBme Brings Mindfulness to Teens of Color

by Sandra Hannebohm| December 11, 2020

After launching their first Teens of Color in-person retreat in 2019, Inward Bound Mindfulness Education pivots to online programming.

Forum: How Millennials Are Reframing the Buddhist Path

by Gesshin Greenwood, Ray Buckner, Chenxing Han, Matthew Hepburn and Lama Bryn Dawson| September 12, 2020

In this Buddhadharma Forum, five millenial Buddhists take a look at where Buddhism is, and where it’s headed.

How to meditate with kids (and why it’s important)

by Anna Narvid| August 31, 2020

Teaching mindfulness to kids is an “extraordinary way to help them generate esteem, cultivate calm, and deal with difficulty.”

Connecting Young People to Deep Practice

by Aaron Stryker| December 4, 2019

Reflecting on his experience bringing Buddhism to college campuses, Aaron Stryker says engagement, integration, and depth are three things young people are looking for.