Meditation Foundation: Breath & Self Awareness
Course Overview 
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Mindfulness Skills: Develop mindfulness to enhance focus, manage emotions, and reduce stress.
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Self-Awareness: Cultivate awareness of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to foster personal growth.
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Breath Awareness: Practice breathing techniques to control emotions and alleviate anxiety.
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Meditation Practices: Learn meditation for resilience and clarity under social and academic pressures.
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Mindful Habits: Establish habits that promote balance and improve relationships.
Course Badges
Breathe in awareness. These badges show your progress in using meditation to stay grounded, focused, and calm.

Wind Elk – The Breather
This badge is for learners who’ve learned to pause, breathe, and return to the present. It’s about inner calm and control.
Earn this badge by completing module 1 of this course.

Vapor Wolf – The Flow Seeker
This badge belongs to those who’ve made peace a practice. It honors breath as a tool, not just a reflex.
Earn this badge by completing module 2 of this course.

Starlight Tamarin – The Listener
This badge celebrates your growing ability to hear your inner voice. Like the Starlight Tamarin, you’ve slowed down, tuned in, and discovered the power of quiet attention.
Earn this badge by completing module 3 of this course.

Glimmer Crow – The Steady Eye
This badge is earned by those who use calm not just in meditation, but in math class, at home, and everywhere else.
Earn this badge by completing module 4 of this course.
Meet Course Creator,
Mariel Reyes
Mariel is an engaging and experienced yoga and meditation teacher with over a decade of experience. She holds a 200-hour Meditation Teacher Training certificate from The Three Jewels, one of the most well-known meditation studios in New York City. As a seeker and student of meditation, she has taken part in meditation retreats from upstate New York, all the way to an ashram in India. Trained in the Tibetan Buddhist lineage, she brings her knowledge and understanding of ancient meditation teachings and practices and fuses them with simplicity and accessibility. She encourages children to be playful, curious, and inquisitive when exploring mindfulness and meditation. In addition to her expertise in meditation, yoga, and wellness, Mariel has more than 15 years of experience teaching children of all ages.
