The Mindful Movement Approach
What is Mindful Movement?
Mindful Movement takes a 360-degree approach to helping individuals become their most well-balanced, educated, and healthy selves. We lead with a holistic approach and our mission is to serve adults and youth from underserved communities without access to this type of health information.
Our programs focus on and consist of classes that teach beginning and advanced yoga postures, meditation, breathing techniques, and positive affirmations. The goal is for clients to discover their physical and mental strength in order to better understand and harness long term self-improvement. Health is wealth!
Mindful Movement sessions also incorporate reading materials and structured curricula that provide rigorous and thought-provoking dialogue.
Topics include:
Students and Police: A guide to building positive relationships between young people and law enforcement
Knowing Your Rights: How to manage an encounter with law enforcement
Benefits of Meditation: A true life-transformative skill that helps you relax and enhance understanding of self.
Exploring African American History: A deeper look at how African Americans have always made valuable contributions to society, the undisputed 44.
Perfecting Public Speaking and Presentation: How to improve your oratory skills, communicate clearly and say what you mean
Speak it into Existence: The power of affirmations and positive speak
The Tree of Life: Understanding our connection and responsibility to family and community
Don't Stress the Test: How to prepare for exams
Math on the Mat: Using basic yoga postures with questions that
relate to geometry
Journaling: Expressively examining what is in your head and in your heart. Allowing you to let go of what is no longer serving you.
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is maintaining a moment by moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, body and the surrounding environment through a gentle and nurturing lens. Mindfulness is also acceptance. We should pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them. It's important to understand there is no "right" or "wrong" way to think or feel. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we are sensing rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time.”
— Malcolm X