Ruth Leivers M Ed. is an educator with over two decades of experience. She been practicing mindfulness since 1995 and is a trained teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion program (MSC). Ruth is passionate about equity and opportunity in all communities and has participated in the Voices for Economic Opportunity Incubator sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She co-designed an educational initiative to shift the narrative on poverty and economic mobility in the USA. Ruth is inspired by the Foundational Dyad Program and has noticed its transformative effects. She is excited to share this program with you.