Join Healthy Acadia for "Why Wait?" with Erik Jackson

For Immediate Release Please

Release Date: November 6, 2021

Program Contact: Ursula Hanson, ursula@healthyacadia.org

Media Contact: Tracey Carlson, tracey@healthyacadia.org or (207) 667-7171 Ext. 112 

Join Healthy Acadia for "Why Wait?" with Erik Jackson

Community members are invited to join Healthy Acadia on Thursday, December 2, 2021, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., via Zoom for, "Why Wait?" with special guest Erik Jackson. The free online event is the ninth installment in Healthy Acadia’s Monthly Mindfulness series.

Think of the mindfulness tools that you have picked up throughout adulthood that have helped you navigate the events and emotions of life; through frustration, joy, sadness. How could similar tools help children to navigate their own paths? What are the benefits of building awareness and practice with these skills at an early age?

Slowing down both mind and body, particularly with breath, can increase awareness and decrease anxiety. Such tools can help children find peace and empowerment in daily life and support mental health as they grow. Through the use of games, stories, activities, yoga, breath work, and conversations all geared toward connecting to the present moment, using all five senses, and rooting ourselves with nature and one another, we believe children can begin building their mindfulness toolboxes at a very early age. Why wait until adulthood to seek out a practice of mindfulness?

Pre-registration is required for this free event. To register and receive the Zoom link, go to bit.ly/mindful-kids-why-wait.

About Erik Jackson

I am curious about anything and everything in an attempt to create the best version of myself as possible.  I have a love for practicing and teaching yoga and meditation, with an approach and understanding that everyone is my teacher. A shift into the realm of introducing mindfulness to children this past spring, helped me to realize it is unnecessary to wait until adulthood to begin cultivating these tools.

Erik co-created a children’s mindfulness program at the Steamy Buddha in Ellsworth, Maine. “Once again, I quickly found that I was as much a student when with these kids as I was a teacher.”

For additional information about this and future mindfulness events in the series or additional programs focused on building skills that promote mindful living, contact Ursula Hanson at ursula@healthyacadia.org. 

Healthy Acadia is a 501(C)(3) community health organization building vibrant communities and making it easier for all people to lead healthy lives throughout Washington and Hancock counties. This year, Healthy Acadia invites you to join them in celebrating 20 years of empowering people and organizations to build healthy communities together. For more information about Healthy Acadia’s community health initiatives, visit healthyacadia.org.

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