Is Meditation Reducing Violence at This Chicago School?
Can meditation curb violence in disadvantaged schools? According to students and teachers at Chicago’s Gage Park High School, the answer is yes.
Can meditation curb violence in disadvantaged schools? According to students and teachers at Chicago’s Gage Park High School, the answer is yes.
According to an NBC News report, reduced school violence and suspension, improved academic performance and attendance, reduced anxiety and stress, and increased self-esteem and happiness are just a few of the striking results the Quiet Time program has achieved in some of San Francisco’s most stressful schools since the program’s 2007 launch.
Puki, a 2009 graduate of the MIU Media and Communications program, works for the David Lynch Foundation in one of the most exciting cities in the U.S. She’s currently working in L.A. and is about to move to New York City in a few months.