Let Your Light Shine | Free Book
In this inspiring book, founders of The Holistic Life Foundation Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez describe how they have spent the past twenty years teaching yoga, meditation, and breathwork to thousands of at-risk kids in Baltimore schools helping them to develop deep reserves of patience, empathy, resolve, and—when needed—the righteous anger that fuels deep structural change. Their work has received wide national attention due to their remarkable results: The schools that have participated in their programs have seen suspension rates plummet and graduation rates go through the roof.
Ali and Atman discovered as young children the power of mindfulness practices to sustain them through the challenges of growing up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was struggling with poverty and violence—a community they now serve. The Holistic Life Foundation’s mission is to empower kids to find this same stillness and light within themselves and to let it shine out to help change the world. In this book, Ali, Atman and Andres share hands-on mindfulness and meditation tools readers can teach kids that will empower them to do this same work in their own communities. Let Your Light Shine is essential reading for parents, educators, activists, and anyone looking to make a difference in the lives of young people.
In The Press
"These guys are my heroes. For years, they have brought meditation and
yoga to the children of struggling communities in Baltimore — work
that repeated rounds of scientific research have shown to be immensely
beneficial. Now, in this book, they show you how to work with your own
mind, with the minds of the kids in your life, and with a world that
can be both beautiful and cruel. Check it out."
—Dan Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
10% Happier
"How to change a world so challenged by mistrust,
trauma and systematic racism? Let your Light Shine is a primer
written with heart, honesty and truth. It is written for all who take
the time to really care. It reveals how a difference can be made
if we look within and change ourselves first. Then we can help the
next generation with love, listening and learned skills. Ali,
Altman and Andres speak with profound experience and give us the very
tools we need."
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and
Real Change
- Title: Let Your Light Shine | Free Book
- Author: Steven
- Created at : 2024-10-20 22:38:20
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