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These testimonials are among the hundreds of letters written to Luisa Viviani. They were provided by students between the age of 11 and 14, who participated in the Self-Discovery program.

I really appreciate you coming to my class and teaching me how to meditate. It really calms me down. Now, I do not get into as many fights and as much trouble as I used to. Meditating it has also helped me to learn how to listen better, and see how other people feel and think. I also now get along better with my family and friends. I am able to talk freely around anyone, because I know that if they do not like what I am saying, I can meditate and make myself calm down. So once again thank you very much.

Sincerely, Brittany C.

P.S. You really helped me a lot. I really needed it. Thankz.

Meditation has given me time to figure out what's going on without being so emotional and dramatic. It gives me the opportunity to organize my thoughts out and understand the situation better. It helps me see the whole picture of the issue. Meditation helps because it helps me stay calm. It has made me a much stronger person. It has enabled me to become more mature mentally and it helps on organization.

Jenn S.

I feel so happy when I do meditation in school. It helps me to think about all the people I love and care about. Meditation helps me to get through the day. It makes me think of how lucky I am, and how wonderful it is to live in such a wonderful world. Also, “Meditation” helps me to do better in life. It also helps me to concentrate in class. The way I really feel about meditation, is it it's a wonderful thing to do in your life. In meditation, you can go into different types of meditation. Sometime, you can fall asleep. This is how I feel about meditation.

Muneshwar

I haven’t learned that much about meditation. I think I’ve learned more about myself and my soul and what it means to be a good person. I learned how to calm myself and how to release bad thoughts, how to remember what I’ve done to make me a better person. I've learned what it means to care and to love. I think one of the most important things I've learned from myself is how nothing is truly a mistake, but something to learn from. I also think I have learned the greatest thing in life, I’ve learned to make others happy to do what they want, but still do what I want and like what I like and feel what I want to feel. I have learned how to meditate and to go inside myself truly. I learned how to listen to my true feelings through something I never knew or realized existed.

Jordan B.

For me, meditation has done a lot to me because it helps me relax and take all my stress out. When I am mad or I feel sad, I meditate and I get relaxed and all the anger and sadness goes away. I like meditation because when I meditate I go into a very deep place and that place is my heart.

Carlos B.

Meditation changed me a lot. Since meditation I have grown to know myself better, and to respect myself. I have also grown to myself more. I see myself in a better way, and I’ve become calmer, and more patient with myself and others around me. I feel that I am stronger inside and that I have more control over myself. I feel a lot less stressed because now I know how to meditate. After a hard day, I can go inside and forget about everything around me. I see things in a different perspective, like seeing the glass half full rather than half empty. I've been a lot more respectful towards my parents, teachers and peers and everyone. I can hold myself back from pressure and fights. I feel like a new and improved person. All because of meditation.

Love, Nicole P.

Some things meditation has done for me are it’s helped me to calm myself and relax. Before meditation, I wasn't really able to calm down and I would always be hyper and a bit rowdy. Now, when I need to calm down, I just practice some of my breathing and become relaxed. Another thing meditation has done for me is that I am happy most of the time and I've been able to forgive some people that I haven't talked to in a while. When I’m in meditation, I feel like I am in my own world and no one or nothing can disrupt it. I am able to go into my mind and gather my thoughts, it is so peaceful and I really enjoy meditation.

Katherine T.

My meditation experience has been like no other. Meditation helps me get in tune with my feelings and lets me realize my wrong doing towards others so I can repair that situation. It gives me a sense of peace to learn to cope with uncomfortable situations. I appreciate you coming here and sharing your deep thoughts with us. I will always remember my meditation experience.

Sincerely, Brittney S.

Meditation has really helped me relax when I felt stressful, and it has also helped me overcome challenges that I've faced within the past year or so. My mother has recently had cancer, so meditation has really helped me open my heart to her and realize how much I really love her. With that, I was able to overcome my fears about her sickness and just help her out in every way that I could. It also helped me move on from things that I had been holding onto for too long, and those things had just been weighing me down and making me more sad. I just let them go while I was in this class, and now I feel much better. I just wanted to thank you for giving me this time in meditation. I've learned so much about life. Thanks forever.

Piper M.

Meditation has taught me to have an open heart and have forgiveness in my daily thoughts. I feel as though I used to have a closed cold heart, and with meditation I have learned to become a warmer person. I also have learned to forgive people who have done wrong onto me and I learned to forgive them and realize that everyone isn't perfect and you have taught me that, so I owe my new self to you. Thank you Ms. Luisa.

Jade M.

During all of this time of meditation, I have felt a lot of relaxation and serenity. This meditation has made me more relaxed about school and not to stressed out about it. When I first started meditation, I thought that we would have to do some kind of yoga, but now I have realized that you do not have to be in a fixed position, just to be relaxed and carefree about all the problems that you are going through in life. Now that I have been doing meditation, I have been able to do better in school and at home. The same with schoolwork and homework. Meditation has been a wonderful experience for me and I hope that I am able to do it next year.

Sincerely, Duralson D.

Thank you so much for letting the kids experience meditation. It really means a lot to me. I have finally got the flying feeling of walking down. To be honest, I love it so much. It allows me to notice things that I've never seen before. The first day of meditation, I thought it might be stupid. But that day has changed me. I learned to love life. Meditation has shown me the peace I have been looking for such a long time. I thank you and hope you continue next year.

Nicole

In meditation, I feel relaxed and I really enjoy it. It helps me see all the better things in life. Also, it helps me see what's inside of me that I would never see. It also helps me with my problems and it has been a fun experience. Hope you come back next year. Your friend.

Emily R. P.

You have taught me so much. You taught me to look into my heart and have shown me peace and love. You are a mentor and in other words, a spiritual mother. Thank you so very much.

Love Lizzie O.

Every time you come to our class, I feel so happy, that the heavens are singing and all my trouble gets lifted off my shoulders. Then when we start to meditate, I feel so happy. You have helped me through some of the hardest times of my life. I seriously and deeply appreciate you. You are the angel of peace. You are so wonderful. Thank you so much. You are the coolest.

Sincerely, Kevin H.

Meditation helped me out with many conflicts. I got mad at my boyfriend one day and I wouldn't ever listen to his side of the story. I ignored him and had an attitude. After meditation, I realize that I had stooped to his level. I was being just as mean as he was. Meditation made me realize that life is very short, precious, and amazingly wonderful. I decided to talk to him and work things out. This action proved to be a wonderful thing. We forgave each other and have been going out ever since. If I didn't have meditation, then I would be missing out on fun times, and a great guy. Thank you Ms. Luisa.

Katie

Thank you so much for meditating with us. It has been a great experience. Ever since I started meditating with you which was in the 7th and I am now in 8th, I have been so calm after. I am usually hyper and can't concentrate but now I am calm and can do my work more easily. Thanks again. Love.

Sajuya D.