Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award-winning actress, producer, children’s advocate, and longtime mindfulness practitioner who is renowned for her humanitarian and philanthropic work. She is founder of The Hawn Foundation, a public charity whose mission is to create a more mindful world and equip children with the social and emotional skills they need to lead smarter, healthier, and happier lives through mindful awareness techniques. Working with leading neuroscientists, educators, and researchers, the Hawn Foundation developed MindUP™, an evidence-based curriculum and teaching model for grades K–8 that provides children with the tools to help them understand and improve their own emotions, moods, and behaviors; reduce stress and anxiety; sharpen concentration; build confidence; increase empathy; and improve academic performance in school. MindUP™ is currently being taught in schools in the United States and Canada. Goldie Hawn is also founding director and president of The Goldie Hawn Institute, which is dedicated to creating a more peaceful and tolerant world by supporting research efforts and global education programs that target our youth. She is author A Lotus Grows in the Mud. |
