Mindfulness in Action: How Inner Explorer Is Empowering Atlanta’s Students

As part of GreenLight Fund Atlanta’s commitment to investing in solutions that break down barriers to opportunity, Inner Explorer was selected in 2022 to bring its evidence-based mindfulness program to students and educators across metro Atlanta. In this video, Royal Phillips, Regional Director for Metro Atlanta at Inner Explorer, shares how the program is transforming school culture, reducing stress, and helping young people build the emotional resilience they need to thrive.

From a powerful story of a student who used breathing techniques to navigate conflict, to new initiatives that integrate mindfulness with STEM learning, Inner Explorer is showing what’s possible when schools invest in the well-being of the whole child. This is one of 20 stories we’re highlighting to celebrate 20 years of impact—and the local changemakers making it happen.