Hi, my name is Brayden, and I have always struggled with expressing my feelings until I found art. I found that the emotions that were hard to articulate through words were shown in my drawings.

Coming from a school that encourages and provides both mindfulness education and art, I know that I am blessed, and this isn’t the case for the surrounding communities. With this knowledge, I started Art Changes Lives, meant to introduce students to the wonders of art and how it can be a vessel for mindfulness. We have been super excited to partner with Levantár in Redwood City, California, the Doshisha Kori High School in Japan, and The Boys and Girls Club of Llorens Torres in Puerto Rico!