Men Talking Mindfulness
Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities
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Happy New Year and Welcome to Season 6 of the Men Talking Mindfulness Podcast!
Today we sit down with Ali and Atman Smith, two of the writers of the "Let Your Light Shine." We'll learn about mindfulness in childhood: why it is so important, who benefits the most from it, how it can be implemented, and where to start.
Join us for our next retreat - May 18-21, 2023 in Upstate, NY. Find out more at https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat
Timestamps:
(00:00) Let Your Light Shine with Ali and Atman Smith
(00:30) Welcome to Season 6!
(03:30) Introducing Ali and Atman Smith
(05:00) Will leads Opening Grounding Practice ~1 min
(08:30) The journey to the Holistic Life Foundation
(15:00) The impact of privilege / socioeconomic status
(19:00) The “ACEs”(Adverse Childhood Experiences) test
(23:00) It’s not poor behaviour, it’s survival
(30:00) Balancing the Masculine with the Feminine
(34:00) Transitioning from boy to man
(37:00) How desegregation hurt the black community
(42:30) Acknowledging and understanding white privilege
(50:00) Connecting to yourself (instead of just your phone!)
(1:00:00) Bringing mindfulness to your own kids
(1:05:00) Mindfulness in schools
(1:13:00) Ali leads Closing Practice ~5 min
Links
Holistic Life Foundation - https://hlfinc.org/
The Involution Group - https://www.involution.love/
Buy the book "Let Your Light Shine" - https://letyourlightshinebook.com/
Where You Can Find Us
Website - http://mentalkingmindfulness.com/
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