A student of mine came to speak at a school board meeting. I didn't know what he was going to say, but I've never forgotten it. He said,

Mindful Studies gave me the tools so I could save my life.

So these are the tools that give teens a very concrete way to move through the world with less suffering, with a deeper sense of knowing who they are and the capacity to deal with the inner critic, the voice that most of us don't ever even question.

I'm so excited to talk today with Cowarly Morgan.

She's quite different than the typical guest I have in this show

and that she's devoted her life to spirituality.

She spent eight years living in complete silence in a Zen monastery and since she left the

monastery she's done many interesting things but the one that really caught my

attention is a program called Peace in Schools that teaches mindfulness skills

to high school students.

I had a chance to observe that program firsthand

and I was so impressed that I immediately signed up to be a donor.

Welcome to people I mostly admire, with Steve Levitt.

Now, I've only talked with Calvary a few times at length, but I have to say, every time I walked away from the conversation,

I felt changed, I felt improved I felt happy so I

really hope that today's conversation will be in that same spirit. I'm not quite sure,

Calvary, how to introduce you. So I just want to start with the story I've heard that I think says a lot about who you are.

You were leading a retreat and a mosquito was buzzing around you and he waved your hand

shooing the mosquito away but it was persistent and it kept on hovering around you and this

went on apparently for about 30 seconds.

And then finally you just said, oh well, let's get this over with.

And you stood still and the mosquito landed on your cheek and it took a healthy dose of your blood until it finally was satisfied and it

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