Healing Children & Communities One Breath at a Time
When he was just 6 years old, J.G. Larochette felt a deep calling to bring love and awareness to communities overwrought by racism, oppression, and inequality. While teaching in Richmond, CA, he recognized a significant gap between providing academic instruction and maintaining a sense of nurturance and compassion. “Reading is fundamental, but if we create a stressful environment, we counteract education. Education should be character and content. If we forget about the social-emotional aspect, it’s going to create stress and chaos.” Larochette addressed this void by founding the Mindful Life Project, a program geared toward the most at-risk students that incorporates mindfulness and stillness practices, along with yoga, expressive arts, and hip-hop. In this Awakin Call, Larochette shares how awakening self-compassion within himself enabled him to bring it to those most in need. { read more }
Be The Change
How can you deepen your own mindfulness practice to bring more awareness and presence to your daily life? For more inspiration, join this Saturday’s Awakin Call with Jeffrey Mishlove,a licensed clinical psychologist, andcreator and host of the interview program “Thinking Allowed” which explores alternative points of view on topics such as humanistic psychology, living philosophically, frontiers of science, personal and spiritual development, computers, cognition and more. RSVP and more details here. { more } |
Richard Whittaker
A slender volume appeared in the mail. What was this? “In the Beginning was Love – the Contemplative Words of Robert Lax.” That name, buried in memory rang a little bell. Wasn’t it connected with Thomas Merton? I think it was. I picked up the book…
Daniel Hunter hated going to school 1st through 12th. As he writes, “Every day I was humiliated. It was murder! I’m dyslexic. I couldn’t read. Then I got to university and, all of a sudden, I’m a smart guy. How could that be?”
Editor’s note: Most often the ultimate act of kindness we can offer others is the gift of our presence. By listening deeply and not attempting to advise, save or fix them, we offer others the loving space to tap into and express their inner wisdom and deepest, most authentic selves.
Sangha of Auspicious Companions 