Founder and Executive Director Jeffrey Zlotnik went to Los Angeles Wednesday and led free meditation for more than 200 Staff Members at LA'S Best first staff meeting of the school year. LA’s BEST in partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District, was created in 1988 by Mayor Tom Bradley to address an alarming rise in the lack of adequate adult supervision of children during the critical hours between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. They serve 28,000 kids at 195 elementary school sites in Los Angeles in neighborhoods most vulnerable to gangs, drugs, crime and at schools with the lowest student test scores. The feedback was incredible as many of the teachers wanted to know how to share meditation with their students. I am convinced yet again The Meditation Initiative can bring meditation into every school in this country...
