WHAT WE DO​

Our first project is to bring the “Mindfulness Program” to schools, organizations and community centers throughout Maryland.  Our plan is to implement a comprehensive system which helps children and adults develop their inner lives through yoga, meditation, and self-care. 

 

Finding Your FootPrint, Inc. along with partnerships with other local Foundations will exhibit a deep commitment to learning, community, and stewardship of the environment. Finding Your Footprint, Inc. has committed to developing high-quality evidence-based programs and curriculum to improve well-being of individuals and communities as a whole.

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DEFINITION OF MINDFULNESS

The practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one's thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis

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MINDFULNESS RESEARCH

Why Mindfulness and Yoga for Youth at-risk?  According to Holistic Life Foundation in Baltimore, Mindfulness and Yoga offers several benefits to our Youth.  Some of these benefits are:

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• Resiliency and Optimism

• Stress Reduction

• Social competence and pro-social behaviors

• Academic Success

• Self-efficacy

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Visit https://hlfinc.org/research/ to see full research details. According to Mindful schools, “Scholarly research finds that mindfulness practice decreases stress and anxiety, increases attention, improves interpersonal relationships, strengthens compassion, and confers a host of other benefits.  To read more on the Evidence of the Benefits of Mindfulness in Education. 

 

Visit https://www.mindfulschools.org/about-mindfulness/research/ to view the findings.