Hello,
Thank you kindly to the 5 first supporters signing this petition as that has enabled the petition to appear on Change.org and Google's search results.
As part of this process some updates I would like to share is that I have reached out yesterday to the Board of Education in California inquiring about who would be the decision maker for this petition. I am also waiting to hear back from the Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet as it is part of Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where they are conducting research on the matter and the purpose I wrote this petition for as they have programs in place that could facilitate the resources needed for schools and colleges.
Additionally, I have presented a proposal on implementing stillness and meditation within the educational system during the first week of June this year at the Student and Alumni Issues Committee at Pacific Union College (PUC). Providing tools for students that could bring them perspective and ease to the various stressors they experience was highly valued by the faculty. You may want to know that PUC is where I graduated Nursing school in 2016 and where I am now attending as I have returned to college in Winter Quarter 2023.
Why is stillness and meditation important?
Often in life we go through experiences that we can't make sense of or challenge us to the point where we find it hard to see the meaning or relevance of keep moving forward. Thus meditation becomes a vital tool to remembering in the most practical way the importance of caring for yourself and calmly discerning the best decision moving forward.
I want to believe that as we become more aware of the value and the gift of being human we can also create a reality that embraces all life and brings unity.
To further support this change, please see the research study published by the National Library of Medicine.
Mindfulness in healthcare professionals and medical education.
B. E.