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In different forms, The Well programs have been nourishing the community since 2005. In 2019 we became the artist-led non-profit, A Mindful Moment.
About The WellMy True SELF in the School Day
In 2021, The Well partenered with Imagine Bella Academy of Excellence in Cleveland, Oh to provide Mindful Specials in their school days. Kara Pierson, a 2021 Mindful Music Moments voice and founding Wellspring Fellow, and Ayesha Drake-El, joined Imagine Bella Academy as the Mindful Educators for the 2021/22 school year.
Thanks to Imagine Bella’s Wellness Fund and an Ohio Arts Council ArtsPartnership grant toward our My True SELF (social emotional learning fun) program, Kara and Ayesha are in the school 3-days a week working with students in Mindful Specials to deepen their Social-Emotional Learning.
Kara has transformed a classroom space at Imagine Bella into "The Oasis Room." In this space, Kara offers a moment to regulate and calm in the school day through various mindfulness practices. She shares one of those practices, a simple breathing exercise she teaches, in this video for you to try!
Additionally, we are working with LaToya Kent to bring yoga and mindful movement into the classroom! During January and February, LaToya is working with students at Imagine Bella and the Boys and Girls Club of NE Ohio. As well as creating short movement videos that include music from The Cleveland Orchestra! LaToya's residency is supported by The Cleveland Orchestra.
LaToya Kent leading students in tree pose as part of her Mindful Movement residency!
Imagine Bella students responding with drawings to "Fiona's Lullaby," a new Mindful Music Field Recordings commision by Jennifer Howd and Ben Sloan.