The nonprofit Fostering Meditation, founded by Demetrius Tercheron Napolitano aims outfit schools with calming meditation sessions.
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Napolitano began FM in June 2020 to help students nurture their mental and physical health and develop mindfulness. He refers to his method as “The Five Steps 2 Wellness: Meditation, Yoga, Expressive Writing, Community, & Nutrition.” His first classes were held at P.S. 108 School of Authors in East Harlem, the elementary school he attended as a youth.
“It became the first time I was aware of how I could use my breath to recenter myself,” said Napolitano. “And from a childhood where they tried medication, needles in my buttocks at a psychiatric ward—all these white therapists, and no one ever said, ‘Take a breath.’”
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