Meet Curtis Smith
Curtis Smith is a motivational speaker and mindful education consultant who specializes in transforming school and workplace culture.
He created Moment of Mindfulness (MOM); a mindfulness lifestyle, methodology, and company committed to empowering corporate and educational communities to activate their best intentions through culturally responsive and evidence-based mindfulness tools.
In 2013, he co-founded one of the top-rated public middle schools in Brooklyn, New York. In his 10th year as an educator, he led the mindfulness program that’s infused into the school's mission–Character Education. The impact of the program not only contributed to Vista Academy’s improved learning community, but also led to his work with New York City Department of Education District 19, where he facilitates and designs workshops for Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. With his work and groundbreaking methodology, he’s transformed thousands of lives in over 33 NYC Public schools by using music, movement, art, and writing to activate the science-based benefits of mindfulness.
Curtis is one of the highest rated educators in Brooklyn and holds a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree from Brooklyn College in the Science of Education, a School Building and District Leadership Degree from the College of St. Rose in partnership with the Center for Integrated Training and Education, a certification in Mindfulness and Loving Kindness from The Path in partnership with The Nalanda Institute, and is a RISE for Educators recipient from Kripalu‘s Center for Yoga and Health.
Currently, he has partnered with the Contentment Foundation to support its mission to bring its virtual scientifically-evidenced wellbeing curricula to schools internationally. He’s also partnered with companies like Wellness Coach to support their virtual private and group workplace mindfulness coaching and education initiatives as he continues to support private and group sessions via his own platform–Moment of Mindfulness.
Online and in-person private and small group mindfulness sessions for adults, children, and families.
Proven and personalized mindfulness tools to help you connect to your inner voice, become less reactive, calm the mind chatter and improve your productivity.
Practical and culturally responsive mindfulness tools for students, teachers, parents, & school leadership.
Professional development, classes, and in-school immersions with an award-winning mindfulness curriculum that has been verified to support academic success.
Workplace environments get the morale boost they need to reduce stress and increase productivity.
Enhance corporate culture with small and large group mindfulness employee development trainings and speaking engagements.
“I am much better at managing my stress, remaining calm in hectic situations, and have felt a significant increase in my amount of self-love. Consider it your new teaching super power!
