In this podcast, Amy Cooper of Soul Path Parenting talks with Steve Sachs, the co-director of Alaya Preschool, which draws on the wisdom of the Buddhist tradition to inspire its approach to early childhood education. Steve has been an educator for 40 years and has wonderful insights and inspiration to share from his time at Alaya, 24 years in Montessori, and experience teaching in the Early Childhood Education program at Naropa University. He’s also a co-director of Family Camp at the Shambhala Mountain Center.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Meeting each child in the present moment

2. How to handle big emotions

3. Cultivating connection, kindness, self-acceptance, and non-competition

4. And a wonderful practice for handle the situation when child has hurt another child in some way that has been transformative in our household.

I found this conversation so inspiring…and I hope you do too!

— Amy Cooper, Soul Path Parenting

About the Author

Steve is a Co-Director of Alaya Preschool, as well as one of our most experienced teachers. He has been an educator for almost 40 years, including 24 years at Montessori and more than 10 at Alaya. Steve is also the current co-director of Family Camp at the Shambhala Mountain Center, which focuses on the path of parenthood as a spiritual practice, and helping children “grow brave.” You can read more about Steve on our Team Page and read all his blog posts here.