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This story of three mens work helping traumatized kids in one of Americas most underserved cities reveals how mindfulness tools can help children and communities not only survive but thrive

In this inspiring book founders of The Holistic Life Foundation Ali Smith Atman Smith and Andres Gonzalez describe how they have spent the past twenty years teaching yoga meditation and breathwork to thousands of atrisk kids in Baltimore schools helping them to develop deep reserves of patience empathy resolve andwhen neededthe righteous anger that fuels deep structural changeTheir work has received wide national attention due to their remarkable results The schools that have participated in their programs have seen suspension rates plummet and graduation rates go through the roof

Ali and Atman discovered as young children the power of mindfulness practices to sustain them through the challenges of growing up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was struggling with poverty and violencea community they now serveThe Holistic Life Foundations mission is to empower kids to find this same stillness and light within themselves and to let it shine out to help change the world In this book Ali Atman and Andres share handson mindfulness and meditation tools readers can teach kids that will empower them to do this same work in their own communities Let Your Light Shine is essential reading for parents educators activists and anyone looking to make a difference in the lives of young people