Vikas Srivastava holds a M.A. in Education from Harvard GSE and a B.A. in Sociology from UC San Diego. He focused on school design with an emphasis on student centered curriculum, creative confidence and expanded consciousness. Over the last 20 plus years, he has served as a counselor, teacher and administrator in district, charter and private schools including various grades preschool thru college in both very affluent and economically disadvantaged communities. He currently serves as Director of Mindfulness at Legacy Early College a k-12 charter school in Greenville, South Carolina. He supports school wide integration of Mindfulness, restorative practices, trauma informed interventions and social emotional literacy for all scholars, staff and related adults throughout the k-12 school.  In this epsidoes we discuss:  A review of mindfulness and why it matters.    How can we truly be mindful in everyday lives including mindful walking and eating.   The daily impact of mindfulness How mindfulness translates into enduring calm.   Mindfulness as a tool and a bridge to a spiritual practice.   Where the wisdom lies in the mindfulness.   Follow Vikas Srivastava https://www.facebook.com/VikasPSrivastava Follow Dr. Amy Robbins www.dramyrobbins.com http://www.instagram.com/dramyrobbins dramyrobbins@gmail.com ldsbquestions@gmail.com