More and more these days, teachers are engaging students in mindfulness practices, which research suggests helps develop executive functioning, self-regulation skills, and social and emotional learning in students. But how to get started? Here are a few tips: Begin your own personal mindfulness practice before you share it with students. Setting aside even 5 or 10...Read More
Here is a video I put together that helps explain mindfulness practice to children. For more information about using mindfulness in school settings, see my book Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm. This page was brought to you by Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. and www.institute4learning.com. Follow me on Twitter: @Dr_Armstrong Subscribe to...Read More
Mindfulness practices in the schools seem to be thriving, with millions of kids being introduced to it in one form or another. Along with its popularity, there’s been some push-back from parent groups about whether or not mindfulness violates the separation of church and state. While it’s true that mindfulness emerged from Buddhism (in particular...Read More
As part of the kick-off for my new book Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm, I’m going to be producing some videos which get at different aspects of mindfulness, both for adults and for children and adolescents. This first video looks at the three key elements involved in mindfulness: focus,...Read More
Today is the official publication date for my new book Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm. I have been practicing mindfulness for almost thirty years, and with the rise in the need for social and emotional learning in the schools, I thought that a book for educators on this topic...Read More
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