Holistic Me

Our flagship after school program

Holistic Me is the Holistic Life Foundation's flagship after-school program, which has successfully completed its 21st year of service. This program provides children with the invaluable opportunity to develop their cognitive and social skills in a nurturing, supportive, and secure environment. Our socio-emotional behavioral curriculum emphasizes the importance of yoga, mindfulness, conflict resolution, teamwork, restorative practices, self-care, and stewardship of the environment to develop students' inner lives.

Holistic Me's school-based programming operates during after-school hours and summer breaks. Programming includes academic enrichment, yoga and holistic training, STEAM enrichment activities (i.e. environmental education/advocacy, arts, civic engagement, entrepreneurship, writing, etc.), and sports fundamental training and fitness activities.

As a multifaceted social-emotional learning academic and enrichment extended learning school-based program, Holistic Me is responsible for the smooth delivery of programming and engaging students, guardians, school staff and administration, and organizational staff in a positive and productive manner. Through collaboration with partnering school faculty and staff, Holistic Me seamlessly integrates HLF's curriculum into students' academic curriculum, providing them with enriching activities and experiences.

“They love the children, they love the community, and they are an asset to Robert W Coleman. There are some children who have anger management problems. The yoga program has enabled those children to do meditation techniques and instead of them reacting and getting angry, they’ve learned how to meditate and redirect their anger.”

Carlillian Thompson | Principal, Robert W Coleman Elementary School
“The kids are changing before their very eyes and Baltimore is a better city because of their work. Knowing how yoga has helped me synchronize my mind and body and build resiliency, when I saw young, inner-city Baltimore youths sitting on yoga mats practicing mindfulness, I immediately wanted to see that in cities across the nation.”

Congressman Tim Ryan Democrat, Ohio
"The exercises are ones that I can do almost anywhere so they are becoming part of me. I would recommend this program to all of my friends because I can see a difference in me."

Holistic Me Student
“Mindfulness promotes critical thinking and teaches respect for others and I’m so thankful that is the basis of this company or I would not be here. W ith our neighborhoods being targets for all of America we are providing hope for our people. It’s about community and the betterment for society. These are things I have been fighting for and it’s nice to see like-mindedness.”

HM Group Leader
“The students were engaged in their enrichment. To see their faces light up when lear ning new skills was ver y rewar ding both for the students and our instructors.”

HM Enrichment Partner
'During the third week, I observed a student excuse herself to take a moment and calm herself. If students would agitate her she would step out and take a moment to clear her mind and rejoin the class.'

Teacher
'A student may have walked into class a little upset, but once we did a mindful exercise the student relaxed and became more engaged in the session'

Teacher
'A student walked into class sad and expressed he wanted to go home. After the mindfulness exercise, he was able to verbally express why he was so sad. This was helpful to not only him but to me as well. It allowed me to figure out the tools needed to help him have a better day.'

Teacher
'Younger children have a hard time with turning off the fun switch so when a kid would get upset about us having to begin the math in the morning I would allow him to sit quietly by himself and take a few deep breaths until he’s ready to join the rest of the class, he would even do it on his own when he acknowledged his mood changing.'

Teacher
'Personally, our kindergartners have retained a great amount of wisdom because we hear them correcting each other like “ you’re not listening to directions” or “that was not nice you shouldn’t have done that”. This to me is reassuring for the student being corrected because not only are the teachers on one accord-so are the students. They really impress me.'

Teacher
"In class two little girls were talking, they began talking more forcefully and loudly then one said ""I’m done, I’m going togo breathe for a while then start my sculpture again" She was in the habit of breathing to calm herself.”

HM Partner

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“Mindfulness promotes critical thinking and teaches respect for others and I’m so thankful that is the basis of this company or I would not be here…

With our neighborhoods being targets for all of America we are providing hope for our people. It’s about community and the betterment for society. These are things I have been fighting for and it’s nice to see like-mindedness.” - HM Group Leader

In summer 2022, 60% of students who attended the Holistic Me program consistently showed a growth in their grades in reading and math, as measured by teacher-developed pre-and-post tests.

The Holistic Me program has consistently shown positive outcomes, with 70% of students who attended the program in summer 2022 demonstrating growth in their involvement in the practice, increased awareness, use of relaxation techniques during stressful moments, and willingness to facilitate yoga for their classmates. This was measured through a pre- and post-survey.

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"The exercises are ones that I can do almost anywhere so they are becoming part of me. I would recommend this program to all of my friends because I can see a difference in me."

“The students were engaged in their enrichment. To see their faces light up when lear ning new skills was ver y rewar ding both for the students and our instructors.”

'During the third week, I observed a student excuse herself to take a moment and calm herself. If students would agitate her she would step out and take a moment to clear her mind and rejoin the class.'

'A student may have walked into class a little upset, but once we did a mindful exercise the student relaxed and became more engaged in the session'

'A student walked into class sad and expressed he wanted to go home. After the mindfulness exercise, he was able to verbally express why he was so sad. This was helpful to not only him but to me as well. It allowed me to figure out the tools needed to help him have a better day.'

"In class two little girls were talking, they began talking more forcefully and loudly then one said ""I’m done, I’m going togo breathe for a while then start my sculpture again" She was in the habit of breathing to calm herself.”

“Mindfulness promotes critical thinking and teaches respect for others and I’m so thankful that is the basis of this company or I would not be here…

In summer 2022, 60% of students who attended the Holistic Me program consistently showed a growth in their grades in reading and math, as measured by teacher-developed pre-and-post tests.

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SUPPORT OR GET INVOLVED SUPPORT OR GET INVOLVED

SUPPORT MINDFULNESS EDUCATION & GET INVOLVED TODAY!

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