Where
Riviera Presbyterian Church5275 Sunset Drive
2nd Floor, Room 19
Miami, FL 33143
Driving Directions
Contact
Mindful Kids Miami305-270-3262 Ext 20
info@mindfulkidsmiami.org
Teacher:
Valerie DeWitt, Lead MTTP Teacher, MKM Programs Committee Chair and Board Member
Valerie DeWitt, a certified YogaKids® Teacher, has over 15 years of experience bringing mindfulness and movement practices to children and adults throughout Miami-Dade County. Since 2014, Valerie has brought her passion and skills to Mindful Kids Miami and has led the 12-week experiential Mindful Teachers' Training Program, which provides adults with the resources to bring age-appropriate mindfulness practices, activities and games to the children they serve.
- Kids will learn greater self-awareness and self-care through mindful games, group activities and focus awareness practices.
Research has found that mindfulness training for children increases attention and social emotional awareness.
Some evidence-based benefits of mindfulness practice for kids include (but are not limited to):
- Imporoved focus and memory retention
- Increased self-awareness; body, thoughts and feelings
- Increased feelings of kindness and connectedness with self and others
- Increased impulse-control and decision making