About Us

In the growing field of mindfulness and yoga, kids now have the opportunity to gain from its many scientifically-proven benefits including increased focus and concentration, improved immunity, greater self-confidence and resilience.  It is based on these results that ResilientKids was founded in 2011.  With solidly trained instructors bringing a diverse set of backgrounds all teaching from a proven curriculum, our organization is well-positioned to support students across the state in gaining additional social and emotional tools to support academic growth and physical development.  Designed to build community among the students, the classroom teachers, the administrative staff, and the school culture as a whole, the ResilientKids organization leads the way in offering innovative and proven programs.

Read bios of our Instructors and Board of Directors.

 

“Every child should have one class period a day to dive within himself and experience the field of silence – bliss – the enormous reservoir of energy and intelligence that is deep within all of us.”
Phillip HodsonBritish Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy
“Despite significant disagreements over the best way to move forward, there is widespread acknowledgement that our country’s long-term prosperity depends on how well we prepare the next generation to meet the challenges of a competitive global economy.”

Annie Casey Foundation
Attention is the most powerful tool of the human spirit. We can enhance or augment our attention with practices like meditation and exercise, diffuse it with technologies like email and Blackberries, or alter it with pharmaceuticals. In the end, though, we are fully responsible for how we choose to use this extraordinary tool.
Linda Stone
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.”
A. A. Milne
“Social and Emotional Learning is a process for helping children and even adults develop the fundamental skills for life effectiveness. It teaches the skills we all need to handle ourselves, our relationships, and our work, effectively and ethically.”
CASEL
“Children will often not remember what you say or do, but they will always remember how you made them feel”
Source Unknown
Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams meditates every morning, before practices, and before he heads into the stadium on game day. “For me, [meditation] is like food. It’s spiritual food, and I need to be fed… I just go into the game very clear, with that balance between focus and relaxation.”
Ricky Williams
“Resilience is the ability to successfully manage life and adapt to stressful events.”
Linda Lantieri
“Honing the skill of attention… means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to”
David Foster Wallace

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