Teen mental health education advocate Adam Avin created the Wuf Shanti Children’s Wellness Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, to teach mindfulness and social-emotional learning, so children 3-17 years old can live in health and wellness, and peace and positivity. Adam also founded the Kids’ Association for Mindfulness in Education and the international online Mindful Kids Peace Summit. Adam is certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens, Kidding Around Yoga and the Emotion Code, and is the youngest meditation instructor at Yoga International, Inner Explorer and Stressed Teens. He also has been in publications such as Mindful magazine, Psychology Today, the Tiger Woods Foundation magazine, goop magazine, the CASEL newsletter, LA Yoga, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Live Happy and many others. He just released the book Stress Less in which he shares his favorite tried-and-tested ways to overcome difficult feelings. You will learn about affirmations, meditation, breathwork and how to use journaling, all of which can help you feel less overwhelmed, anxious and depressed. Using these tools will help you to become calmer, happier and more content, and establish a solid mental health practice and toolkit to rely on for years to come.
Adam gave a TEDxYouth @ KC Talk about getting mindful and social-emotional learning programs into our education system, why mental health education is so important to stopping violence, and using our voices to make a positive difference in the world. He also was honored to be the Keynote Speaker for the Broward Mental Health Summit.
Adam also serves as a part of the inaugural fellowship cohort for the Kevin Love Fund, a non-profit organization that focuses on inspiring people to live their healthiest lives and is working to get mental health curricula into schools. Adam is a Posse Scholar and will be attending Syracuse University, Class of 2026. He is majoring in Broadcast and Digital Journalism and minoring in both Sports Management and Mindfulness and Contemplative Studies.