San Francisco Bay Area, California
The Mind Body Awareness Project is a non-profit dedicated to teaching essential life skills to at-risk youth through the practices of meditation and yoga. In juvenile halls, high schools and group homes, the Mind Body Awareness Project team meets with teenagers whose habitual behaviors are leading them down a road to substance abuse, crime and violence.They provide instruction in awareness-based techniques, including nonsectarian meditation and yoga, to facilitate mental health, stress reduction, anger management and self-discovery.
It is Championed by One World Board.
Website: www.mbaproject.org
MBA's Teacher Training Director, Vinny Ferraro (left)
knows how to connect with at-risk youth.
