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/

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