INTRODUCTION
Inspired by the great work and intention of “Two Giants,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, who together dreamed of building “The Beloved Community,” Valerie has always taken an inclusive and interconnected community-based approach for Miami events. Read more below…
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2022
RESILIENCE screening and Panel Discussion about ACE’s, Mental Health, Resilience and Mindfulness at Coral Gables Congregational Church. (March 2022)
2019
Improved Mental Health Through Mindfulness-Based Programs
(Biltmore Hotel, December 2019)
2018
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan visits Arcola Lakes Elementary
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U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan visits AIE Int’l Academy and Mater Academy.
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U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, national advocate for Mindfulness in Education and Safe Schools visits Miami public schools.
U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan visits Arcola Lakes Elementary in Liberty City.
Congressman Tim Ryan Visits Miami-Dade Schools , from The Miami Herald, May 2018
2014
A Mindful Miami Conference at UM Student Center
(October 2014)
Featuring Mindfulness in Healthcare – Education – Criminal Justice – Mental Health, with David Lawrence Jr., Alberto Carvalho (MDCPS Superintendent), Miami Judge Steven Leifman, George Mumford (Trainer for Chicago Bulls and L.A. Lakers), Susan Woods, Vera Hirsch (Principal of AIE), et al.
‘Mindful’ conference draws big crowd
(Miami Herald)
https://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article2825849.html
‘A Mindful Miami’ Conference (WLRN-FM)
Hear David Lawrence Jr. and Valerie York-Zimmerman, on WLRN’s Topical Currents with Joe Cooper. (October 2, 2014)
2013
A Mindful Miami Event — Produced by Mindful Kids Miami
“A MINDFUL MIAMI”– 1st Major Community Mindfulness Event in Miami, Storer Auditorium, UM School of Business (February 2013)