Monkey Minds is the collaboration between Bryan Donnelly, a fifth grade teacher and Jeff Lovelace, a school psychologist and BCBA.
The term “Monkey Mind” has been around for thousands of years to describe how our minds can jump from the past to multiple futures all while rarely, or not at all, stopping in the present moment. When our thoughts jump around like a monkey, we are often unsettled.
Our core goal has been to bring mindful awareness to this phenomenon, and teach strategies to help manage your monkey mind, all while staying playful and exploring the wide world around you!
We Visualize with Maya Raichoora and build our mental fitness
Today on the show we’re continuing our conversation about the book Visualize by Maya Raichoora. Last week we broke down her message about Mental Fitness and decided that we wanted to spend more time talking about the visualization process. Just like physical fitness is important for your body, mental fitness is important for your mind. We all need exercises and routines to work your body in the gym. We need heuristics and strategies to practice strengthening our mind just as much. ...
14 Oct 2026
Book Review: Visualize by Maya Raichoora
Today on the show we’re going to do our first ever book review. Maya Raichoora is Nike’s first ever Mental Fitness Trainer, a two time TedX presenter, a sought after speaker, and the author of the book Visualize. In her book, Ms. Raichoora addresses the habits and behaviors that we all put in our way that limit our potential. She breaks down Mental Fitness into five categories that provide a structure for how we can retrain our brains with a goal of taking control of the way we think, f...
5 Oct 2026
Impermanence - the only truth permanent
Today on the show we’re reflecting on the change of the seasons and the magic that Fall brings like no other season. With that change comes a reminder of impermanence - or the understanding that everything is changing - all around us - all the time. Fall is a great reminder of this ineffable fact and a chance for us to remember the importance of acceptance as well. The dialectic of change and acceptance drives much of what we do here at Monkey Minds and we’re excited to have the opportunity t...
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