Flourish Foundation

Programs: Compassionate leaders program (clp): having effective young leaders is an essential component for maintaining a vibrant world community. These young leaders are the next generation of policy makers, environmental stewards, innovators, and parents. The clp program prepares high school students to research, plan, and implement community service projects within local communities and abroad, and builds a network of leaders committed to uplifting themselves and the world around them. In 2017, 35 high school students received weekly contemplative education and guidance in fundraising and local community service projects. During the summer, they traveled to chiapas, mexico and ladakh, india to support local service projects within those communities.

mindful awareness program (map) & clear mind caring heart (cmch): flourish foundation offers school-based programs that introduce different forms of mindful awareness training to students and teachers, in the classroom setting, in order to broaden the scope of education to include social and emotional skills, attentional training, and the development of virtues that support personal, social, and environmental health and well being. The map program, which serves the elementary level, introduces training and life skills with the goal on strengthening attention, emotional regulation, and pro-social behaviors. The cmch program, which serves middle and high school levels, introduces training and life skills that explores the human experience. The goal being to impart skills to align their heart and mind with personal and collective well being.

public outreach: along with direct programming, flourish provides the local community with educational opportunities through lectures and workshops. Mindful parenting: this workshop explores the principles of mindfulness practice and parenting skills. Tools and resources are imparted to support parents in fostering caring relationships with their children as well as themselves. Mindfulness-based childbirth & parenting: this workshop supports expectant couples in how to engage the mind to deal with the pain or fear associated with childbirth as a way to access deep physical and mental relaxation.