{"id":6216,"date":"2018-03-16T09:05:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T16:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsincerity.wpengine.com\/?p=90"},"modified":"2023-06-08T08:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:06:40","slug":"baby-buddhas-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/baby-buddhas-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing Detention with Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6216\" class=\"elementor elementor-6216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-711dfac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"711dfac0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19b24aa3\" data-id=\"19b24aa3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dda6a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dda6a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tIn 2016, a Baltimore-based elementary school did a radical thing: they replaced detention with meditation and yoga. Not only this, but they now start each school day with 15 minutes of mindfulness activities.\n\nPartnered up with local nonprofit \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/hlfinc.org\/\">Holistic Life Foundation, Inc.<\/a>&nbsp; \u2013 Robert W. Coleman Elementary created the Mindful Moment Room, complete with pillows and soft lighting. If a child misbehaves, they&#8217;re sent here.\n\n&#8220;You wouldn&#8217;t think that little kids would meditate in silence. And they do,\u201d Kirk Philips, a Holistic Life co-ordinator, told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/this-school-replaced-detention-with-meditation-the-results-are-stunning\">Upworthy<\/a>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBJ7MUJzvZc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNew studies show meditation and yoga improve our memory and focus, and help us handle strong emotions. Basically, it makes us into better human beings.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re teaching kids at a young age to try to really make a change in our community as far as how conflicts are resolved,\u201d said Atman Smith, Co-Founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, told CBS News.\n\nAdditionally, the mindfulness program includes other holistic practices \u2013 like volunteer park cleanup and building local gardens.\n\nThe results so far? Zero suspensions. And parents are reporting back that their kids are eager to show them the breathing exercises they\u2019ve learned.\n\n<em>If you want to learn more about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness, check out the highlights of Robert Reich&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2017\/08\/07\/541610511\/can-buddhist-practices-help-us-overcome-the-biological-pull-of-dissatisfaction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with Terry Gross on Fresh Air about &#8216;Why Buddhism is True&#8217;.<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016, a Baltimore-based elementary school did a radical thing: they replaced detention with meditation and yoga. Not only this, but they now start each school day with 15 minutes of mindfulness activities. 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