Making Mindful Youth Leaders In Tri-Valley

DUBLIN, CA — Submitted by Rashim Mogha: In today’s overworked, over scheduled and over whelmed lifestyle, we are living under constant stress of catching up with the fast pace. The same is true for our children. Practicing Mindfulness helps us be present in the moment which in turn helps with better focus, clarity and creativity. Mindful leadership applies the principals of mindfulness to help us be better leaders and positively impact our community.

Rashim Mogha, mindful leadership coach and Senior Director at Oracle and Sherry Hu, serial entrepreneur with guidance from David Haubert, Mayor of Dublin, collaborated with Beyond Academy to launch the first ever “Mindful Leadership Program” for tri-valley youth. This 6 week program was focused on helping children with emotional intelligence, self-discipline and destressing techniques. It also focused on inculcating the virtues like gratitude, mutual respect, and appreciation. Children from San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore attended this program.

The program received great feedback from parents and children. After attending the program, the children were able to use the learned skills to destress themselves, focus better on academics and extra- curricular activities. They were also able to understand their emotions and then use the techniques learned in this program to better address their emotions.

Their communication skills improved and they were able to set realistic goals for themselves. The program ended with children presenting their vision for leadership in 20 years from now and were awarded a certificate of completion signed by David Haubert, Mayor of Dublin.
A great initiative by Rashim Mogha, Sherry Hu and Beyond Academy to bring mindful leadership to the
children of tri-valley!