The School that Replaced Detention with Meditation

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November 10, 2017

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Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable.

- Sri Aurobindo -

The School that Replaced Detention with Meditation

A Baltimore school has come up with a brilliant way to curb kids from acting out in class. Instead of sending children to detention, they send kids to a Mindful Moment Room for meditation. In partnership with the Holistic Life Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes wellness, Robert W. Coleman Elementary School introduced a meditation room to help its students "calm down and re-centre." Results so far have been impressive. Read on to learn more. { read more }

Be The Change

Share this article with someone at your neighborhood school, or consider where else a "Mindful Moment Room" could help individuals in your community learn skills for centering and calming (i.e. public library, community center, assisted living center). Then start a conversation about making it happen. { more }

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