This interactive workshop explores the Holistic Life Foundation’s (HLF) distinctive approach to integrating contemplative practices into diverse educational settings. Participants will gain insight into how HLF customizes its messaging, language, and delivery to engage both educators and administrators while honoring the cultural and developmental needs of each school community. The session will unpack the intentional language choices that make these practices accessible and inclusive for all students. Attendees also will explore how HLF adapts its interventions to meet the unique needs of each grade level, from early childhood through high school.

Andrés (Andy) González is a one of the co-founders of the Holistic Life Foundation and is a Puerto-Rican American teacher, author, and musician. For over twenty years, he has taught yoga and mindfulness to diverse populations throughout the world, including Baltimore City Public School students, and to participatns in drug treatment centers, mental crisis facilities, homeless shelters, wellness centers, colleges, private schools, and numerous other venues throughout the nation. He has partnered with the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and Penn State's Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children's Services. Andres is also a Co-Author of the book: Let Your Light Shine. Andres' work with the Holistic Life Foundation has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and CBS, as well as in O, The Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, Upworthy, Mindful Magazine, and many other publications. He was named Game Changer by Baltimore Magazine alongside the other HLF co-founders. He is a certified health coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and completed a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a MBA from the University of Maryland, University College.

This sessions is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 15-27, 2025.

Register here for this free online event. Please note, this event has been standardized to the Eastern Time Zone.