A daily morning mindfulness practice created for Bonham Academy students that brought in local community yoga, mindfulness, and childhood behavioral specialists to lead K-8th grade students and their parents in morning meditative exercises for two school years.
Students learned yoga stretches, breathing exercises, guided meditative techniques and visualization practices to start their mornings calmed, focused, and fully present. The learned practices helped students ground themselves throughout their day to re-center, alleviate stress, and manage anxiety.
Mindup Mornings collaborators included Michelle Gorham with Eco Centro at San Antonio College, Veronica Ramirez and Judit Vega with San Antonio Metro Health, Ericka Von Loewe a local LPC-S, Sonia Lopez of Merced Housing (certified in yoga for youth and trauma), Johana Hernandez a local yoga instructor, and Ryan Humble an attorney with RAICES (during this project).