In September 2002, Dave Beal, the executive director of BPW, began teaching at Public School 375 in Brooklyn. While he was drawn to teaching in the wake of 9/11 as a way of empowering future leaders to create a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable world, it became clear that Dave needed help managing the stress of teaching in this high-needs environment. He began practicing yoga, tai chi, and mindfulness and experienced great changes in his health and in his ability to connect with his students. Dave incorporated mind-body exercises into his classroom with great success and expanded it to school-wide mindfulness/SEL programs. After three years of leading these transformative school-wide programs, he was inspired to leave the classroom to share mindfulness and wellness with more school communities.