April 11th, 2023 // Evening Book Event // Live Online or In-Person
Naropa University in partnership with Holistic Life Foundation are honored to host the Colorado book launch of Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities by Ali Smith, Atman Smith and Andrés González, founders of The Holistic Life Foundation in Baltimore, MD.
In the book, Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andrés González describe their experience teaching yoga, meditation, and breathwork to thousands of at-risk kids in Baltimore schools, helping them to develop deep reserves of patience, empathy, resolve, and—when needed—the righteous anger that fuels deep structural change. Twenty years in the making, this story details their work helping traumatized kids in one of America’s most underserved cities, and reveals how mindfulness tools can help children and communities not only survive but thrive. The book also shares hands-on mindfulness and meditation tools to empower readers to bring this same work to their own communities.
Tuesday | April 11th 2023 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm Mountain Time
This program is offered in-person and live online via Zoom.
Standard Price: $10
Senior/Educator Price: $8
Naropa Community Price: $6
Seniors, educators, and Naropa community members: Email extendedcampus@naropa.edu to request a discount code.
Standard Price: $15
Senior/Educator Price: $12
Naropa Community Price: Limited FREE Seats*
Seniors and educators: See in-person enrollment portal for discount instructions.
*Naropa community: Use code SHINEON100 and register with Naropa email to claim free seat.
From three men who walk the path of peace comes a book sharing the incredible story of personal transformation. Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andrés González, the co-founders of the Holistic Life Foundation, share how yoga and meditation transformed their lives and in turn, empowered thousands of historically underserved kids in Baltimore to do the same.
For twenty years, these remarkable men have shared mindfulness, yoga, and wellness practices in public school systems and beyond, breathing life back into a community destroyed by drugs, poverty and systemic racism.
Let Your Light Shine will inspire you to unlock your own light and give you the tools to rebuild communities everywhere. Reclaim your power, find your peace and remember the unshakeable truth: that love can heal any heart, even your own.
Get Your Copy of Let Your Light Shine From the Boulder Bookstore
From three men who walk the path of peace comes a book sharing the incredible story of personal transformation. Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andrés González, the co-founders of the Holistic Life Foundation, share how yoga and meditation transformed their lives and in turn, empowered thousands of historically underserved kids in Baltimore to do the same.
For twenty years, these remarkable men have shared mindfulness, yoga, and wellness practices in public school systems and beyond, breathing life back into a community destroyed by drugs, poverty and systemic racism.
Let Your Light Shine will inspire you to unlock your own light and give you the tools to rebuild communities everywhere. Reclaim your power, find your peace and remember the unshakeable truth: that love can heal any heart, even your own.
Get Your Copy of Let Your Light Shine From the Boulder Bookstore
From three men who walk the path of peace comes a book sharing the incredible story of personal transformation. Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andrés González, the co-founders of the Holistic Life Foundation, share how yoga and meditation transformed their lives and in turn, empowered thousands of historically underserved kids in Baltimore to do the same.
For twenty years, these remarkable men have shared mindfulness, yoga, and wellness practices in public school systems and beyond, breathing life back into a community destroyed by drugs, poverty and systemic racism.
Let Your Light Shine will inspire you to unlock your own light and give you the tools to rebuild communities everywhere. Reclaim your power, find your peace and remember the unshakeable truth: that love can heal any heart, even your own.
Get Your Copy of Let Your Light Shine From the Boulder Bookstore
Ali Smith is a teacher and author, born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Ali’s life-long study of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness has served as the impetus for his pioneering work bringing trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness to underserved youth–and influencing education curriculum worldwide. He is the longtime Executive Director of the Holistic Life Foundation, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2001 that brings yoga and mindfulness to schools and is the Co-Owner of The Involution Group, founded in 2019. Let Your Light Shine is his second book.
Ali Smith is a teacher and author, born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Ali’s life-long study of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness has served as the impetus for his pioneering work bringing trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness to underserved youth–and influencing education curriculum worldwide. He is the longtime Executive Director of the Holistic Life Foundation, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2001 that brings yoga and mindfulness to schools and is the Co-Owner of The Involution Group, founded in 2019. Let Your Light Shine is his second book.
Andrés González is a Puerto-Rican American teacher, author, and musician. He has taught yoga and meditation to diverse populations worldwide for twenty years and is a Co-Founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, founded in 2001. Andrés is a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and maintains a B.S. in Marketing and an MBA from the University of Maryland. His teaching and music center around the liberation of marginalized individuals and communities through personal empowerment, healing, and love. Let Your Light Shine is his first book.
Andrés González is a Puerto-Rican American teacher, author, and musician. He has taught yoga and meditation to diverse populations worldwide for twenty years and is a Co-Founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, founded in 2001. Andrés is a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and maintains a B.S. in Marketing and an MBA from the University of Maryland. His teaching and music center around the liberation of marginalized individuals and communities through personal empowerment, healing, and love. Let Your Light Shine is his first book.
Atman Smith is a teacher and author, born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. A lifelong student of yoga and meditation, his teaching focuses on empowering marginalized communities through yoga and meditation, transforming the minds and hearts of individuals who face racism, poverty & oppression. For 15 years, Atman has served as Director of Programming and Development for the Holistic Life Foundation, and is the Co-Owner of The Involution Group, founded in 2019. His lifework centers around reclaiming black masculinity as a path of peace, justice, freedom, and joy.
Atman Smith is a teacher and author, born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. A lifelong student of yoga and meditation, his teaching focuses on empowering marginalized communities through yoga and meditation, transforming the minds and hearts of individuals who face racism, poverty & oppression. For 15 years, Atman has served as Director of Programming and Development for the Holistic Life Foundation, and is the Co-Owner of The Involution Group, founded in 2019. His lifework centers around reclaiming black masculinity as a path of peace, justice, freedom, and joy.
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