EATON RADIO - Thriving Mindfully Show: Mindfulness in Action for People of Color by Ananda Leeke published on 2019-08-03T16:51:46Z Listen to EATON RADIO's Thriving Mindfully Show hosted by mindfulness teacher and author Ananda Leeke. The episode features a discussion about mindfulness in action for people of color with Ayesha Ali and Rashid Hughes, co-founders of Heart Refuge Mindfulness Circle in DC: https://www.facebook.com/HeartRefugeDC and https://instagram.com/heartrefugedc. Ayesha Ali is a teacher, poet, writer, and performer whose work focuses on moving past the internal and external barriers that separate black women and children from their lineage of competence, beauty and power. She has been engaged in mindfulness practice and work for over fifteen years. She is a preschool teacher and has adopted mindfulness practices in her classroom as well as sharing those practices with other teachers. She is one of the co-founders of the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community. Connect with her on social media: https://www.facebook.com/ayeshaa3 and https://instagram.com/crone.throne. Rashid Hughes was born in Richmond Virginia, into a family that cherished community and culture. In 2010, Rashid graduated from the Howard University Department of Music and the Howard University School of Divinity in 2014. Today, he is a certified mindfulness & yoga teacher and he is a Restorative Justice Program Specialist for a DC based non-profit, SchoolTalkDC. Restorative Justice is a process that Rashid facilitates as an alternative approach to handling conflicts, addressing misbehavior, holding discussions, and repairing harm in schools and communities. He is a co-founder of a newly formed mindfulness community for black & brown people, Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community. Rashid is devoted to helping all people rediscover ease and fulfillment through learning how to live more compassionately towards themselves and their world. Visit www.rashidhughes.com. Connect with him on social media: @justbeandbreathe and https://www.facebook.com/rashid.hughes.1. Click on the links below to learn more about Ananda. http://anandaleeke.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/anandaleeke http://www.facebook.com/anandaleeke64 http://twitter.com/anandaleeke http://instagram.com/anandaleeke Genre Mindfulness
