Consider adding “Mindfulness Chooser” as one of your classroom jobs. My students loved this! Although it is ideal to practice mindfulness in a quiet spot with your eyes closed, you can ...

Dahlberg credits Calm with much of her success teaching mindfulness in the classroom. Since their launch in 2012, Calm has become the number one app for meditation, relaxation and sleep, with 32 ...

It is through mindfulness that she is able to build tools to learn, grow, and explore with openness and curiosity—in and out of the classroom. Mindfulness is a powerful vehicle for students to ...

In a review of 61 studies, researchers found that mindfulness in schools resulted in improved cognitive and social-emotional functioning. But experts also caution that the science supporting ...

Qualitative evidence touting the benefits of mindfulness in the classroom—like Mindful Schools’ encouraging survey results and uplifting anecdotes from participants—is easy to come by, and ...

There’s also the question of how mindfulness programs affect children who suffer from mental health disorders. (The students included in the review were all part of regular classroom populations.) ...

It’s 7:50 a.m. on a Friday in a fourth-grade classroom at Crockett Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona. The students are quiet and focused, working on their “Zen Tangles,” a mindfulness-based art ...

There's a quiet revolution happening in local classrooms. It starts with closed eyes, one long, deep breath, followed by another. Through practice, this movement can lead to a more open heart, a sense ...

Although Espinosa is no longer a classroom teacher, she currently works as a mindfulness coach and consultant and is a lead facilitator with The Teaching Well in Oakland, specializing in building ...