A New Vision for
Holistic Education

Training for Educators and Parents
in Ellen Tadd’s Pioneering
Framework for Wise Education®

Creative Lives is pleased to share a new, holistic approach to teaching and learning based on Ellen Tadd’s discoveries about the human energy, or chakra system, and its fundamental role in human development. As early adopters of this Framework, we have seen firsthand the profound impact this approach has on children and the adults who serve and raise them.

Tadd’s premise is simple but profound: honing well-function across the seven main chakras yields optimal learning and development for all individuals. 

  • “I have never encountered a more powerful or meaningful framework for approaching education.”

    —Sharon Webster, elementary educator

  • "The wisdom of this approach can and will transform classrooms whether or not you have ever heard of a chakra before. Maureen Burford and Ellen Tadd outline a simple and powerful framework to better understand the human beings teachers steward, and to better support their growth.”

    Tatum B., educator

  • "I wish every educator in our school could take this training."

    —Alex M., elementary educator

  • "Creative Lives has provided me with a holistic approach, universal principles and targeted strategies that help me support every child, in every situation. The training has helped me to develop a curriculum to meet the needs of the individual child."

    —Jay M., recreation dept. director

  • “The chakra-system approach is...amazing. I work with students who have trauma and train many teachers about dealing with trauma. This is the approach we need.”

    —Kay J., social worker

  • “If every teacher and teacher-to-be took this course, there would be a positive worldwide revolution in the field of education. This course is a MUST for anyone who will be in contact with young learners."

    —Tracy G., University Mental Health Director

  • “Martial arts educators have no particular training in how to teach! Your approach so beautifully aligns with our philosophy and gives our staff concrete tools and strategies for helping every child succeed. I would love to see your course offered to my many colleagues at other Dojos.”

    —Kevin C., karate instructor and Dojo director

  • “Creative Lives Director Maureen Burford is an inspired, dedicated, and extraordinary teacher—and teacher of teachers. Decades of experience in music, theater, education, and contemplative discipline have seamlessly merged into her framework for teaching and professional development.”

    —Steven G., middle school educator

  • "We are noticing ripple effects throughout the school day. Children are expressing creatively where they were too shy before. They're talking with each other about new ways of handling their feelings. There are children for whom this approach has truly shifted their direction forward."

    —Marcia M., educator

Framework training courses offer practical tools and strategies that improve your well-being and help young people:

  • Relieve anxiety and depression

  • Develop focus and concentration

  • Make wise decisions

  • Value themselves and be curious

  • Cultivate emotional stability

  • Skillfully collaborate with peers

  • Build discipline and responsibility

  • Become more resilient

  • Strive for excellence

  • Navigate frustration & disappointment

These essential skills help young people succeed in school, develop positive relationships, tackle challenges, and share their unique gifts.

The needs of children concern us all. Creative Lives has brought Tadd’s Framework to thousands of youth with exceptional results. To achieve substantive change, we are working on larger-scale integration.

Join us and be part of the solution.

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Workshops & Training

Parents and educators alike recognize today’s children are growing up in uniquely challenging times. In response, Creative Lives offers introductory talks and multi-level online training in Ellen Tadd’s Framework for Wise Education.

  • Our introductory talks on A Framework for Wise Education® are offered both in person and online.

  • Graduates of our multi-level online training result in Framework Practitioner Certification.

Our training program in her Framework for Wise Education® addresses pressing concerns for educators, parents, and children. Certification courses are available for graduate credits and/or CEUs.

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