Heat to Unveil “Mindfulness Sanctuary” at ATM Senior High School

WHO:                 HEAT Guard, Davion Mitchell

                            HEAT Legend, Alonzo Mourning 

                            HEAT Senior Director of Team Development, Ruth Hunter

                            South Florida Market President, Florida Blue, David Wagner
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Chief Academic Officer, Lourdes Diaz

                            In Arena PA Announcer & Emcee Michael Baiamonte 

                            HEAT Mascot, Burnie & HEAT Dancers 

WHAT:                 The Miami HEAT will continue its focus on mental health awareness and education by unveiling its fourth HEAT Mindfulness Sanctuary, presented by Florida Blue, at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School. The sanctuary is designed to serve as a restorative, nature-inspired environment where students and faculty can decompress, reflect and recharge. The space will include immersive aquatic-themed wall graphics, artificial-grass flooring, calming audio elements, aromatherapy, interactive sand gardens, creative art therapy tools, and additional wellness resources to support emotional balance and stress management. A commissioned mural located in the school’s main entrance will further enhance the space, showcasing themes of unity, diversity, and positive affirmation while reinforcing the school’s commitment to “whole person” development.                                    

WHEN:                Wednesday, March 11^th

3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.

WHERE:               Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School

2601 NE 151st Street, North Miami Beach, FL 33160           

WHY:                    The HEAT Mindfulness Sanctuary reinforces the Miami HEAT’s ongoing support of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, building on its 2021 commitment to launch the Miami HEAT Mindfulness Champions Initiative (MCI). Through MCI, select high school teachers across the nation’s third-largest school district receive training and resources in mindfulness and mental health education to share with students and fellow faculty. Since its inception, the initiative has trained 917 teachers.

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