Heartful Schools National Conference 2026
June 13, 8:00 am - June 14, 12:00 pm EDT
Joyful Connections through Heartful Schools
Weaving Heartfulness, compassion, and connection in education
Join educators and changemakers
from across the country for a transformational two-day experience.
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Program Schedule
| Saturday, June 13, 2026 | |
| 8:00 am | Breakfast and Registration – Meet and Greet |
| 8:30 am | Welcome activity: HEART Prism by Ranjani Iyer |
| 9:00 am | EXPERIENCING HEARTFUL TOOLS AND HOW THEY SUPPORT SCHOOL CULTURE by Yumeris Morel |
| 9:45–10:00 am | Break/Networking |
| 10:00–11:00 am | MASTERING EMOTIONS FOR A JOYFUL LIFE by Sangeeta Bansal |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | NEUROSCIENCE AND WELLNESS: RETHINKING EDUCATION AND STRENGTHENING SCHOOL COMMUNITIES by Rama Devagupta |
| 12:00–1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | FROM COMPLIANCE TO CONNECTION: HOW COMMUNITY-CENTERED SCHOOLS BECOME SUSTAINED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS by Margina |
| 2:00–2:15 pm | Break/Networking |
| 2:15 pm | BRIDGING MINDS AND HEARTS: INNOVATIVE SUPPORT FOR NEURODIVERGENT STUDENTS by Amy Stirling |
| 3:15 pm | FINDING YOUR PEACE: PAUSE, BREATHE, AND CONNECT by Ritu Gandhi |
| 4:15–4:30 pm | Break/Networking/Tea and Snacks |
| 4:30 pm | HEARTFULNESS IN ACTION: VOICES AND IMPACT FROM SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner followed by Nature Walk |
| Sunday, June 14, 2026 | |
| 7:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | HEARTFUL LEADERSHIP: BUILDING AN EMPATHETIC AND CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY by Balaji Iyer |
| 9:00 am | Guided Relaxation and Meditation |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | THE SCIENCE OF HEARTFULNESS: EVIDENCE, INSIGHTS, AND IMPACT by Dr. Jayaram Thimmapuram |
| 11:15 am | THE HEARTFUL EXPERIENCE LAB: TOOLS, CONNECTION, AND CREATIVITY by Emma Ivaturi/Linda Didsbury |
| 12:00 pm | Concluding Remarks followed by Lunch |