2018 was Toronto's most violent year ever.The Globe & Mail
THE BRAIN IS WHERE WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE.
Studies have shown a connection between violent and aggressive behaviour and the amygdala—the part of the brain that regulates emotions like fear and anxiety—as well as the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for thinking, planning, reasoning and decision making.
Key Functions
The Prefrontal Cortex1
- Decision making
- Personality expression
- Moderating social conduct
The Amygdala2
- Fear modulation
- Emotional regulation
- Attention
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Amygdala
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Amygdala
Mindfulness meditation can change the brain’s gray matter and brain regions linked with memory, the sense of self, and regulation of emotions.THE HARVARD GAZETTE
Bringing meditation where it’s needed most.
Schools
Implementing a mindfulness and meditation program for students and teachers, to boost learning and decrease stress in the classroom.
Corrections
Utilizing meditation & mindfulness in correctional facilities and introducing it into sentencing requirements.
Community
Including meditation into existing community groups and programs.
Streets
To reach youth engaged in street violence, we’ll incorporate meditation & mindfulness into a fellowship initiative based on Richmond California’s Operation Peacekeeper.
Police
Developing a mindfulness training program for law enforcement officers, to improve their mental wellbeing and community relationships.
PROPOSAL FOR A SCHOOL MINDFULNESS PROGRAM
Read the research behind how mindfulness can benefit teachers and students alike, and why we should implement mindfulness programs in schools.
PROPOSAL FOR A MINDFUL POLICE PROGRAM
Learn how mindfulness benefits the wellbeing of officers and the communities they serve, and why we should bring meditation to the police department.
A pilot program to save lives.
We are partnering with Mindfulness Everyday, to develop a pilot program for select schools in Toronto. The project will train educators in the evidence-based smartEducation program, managed by smartUBC, teaching them the skills and techniques through experiential learning and practice to embody the qualities that we would like to see in our children and youth. The training will provide teachers with the skill set to authentically pass on their knowledge to both educators and students.
us raise $25,000 to fund the pilot in three schools across the GTA.
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