Breakthrough Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut has embraced mindfulness and is experiencing its many benefits. Maritza Soto-Gomez is the school’s mindfulness program director, working with students to help them deal with the social and emotional demands of school and life. Soto-Gomez also help...
The Buddha — Siddhartha Gautama — called mindfulness “the path to enlightenment.” To spread the word of enlightenment, he asked that his senior monks (called bhikkhus) teach a doctrine called The Four Foundations of Mindfulness. When the bhikkhus asked the Buddha which four foundations they ...
The next question people ask is how we can teach mindfulness to children. Before we talk about mindfulness strategies, let’s talk about how we as parents and teachers can begin this lifelong practice of mindfulness, by noticing, getting curious, and committing to the practice. First, we start...
In recent years,some schools have begun to introduce meditation,or mindfulness training,into their classrooms.During mindfulness training,students may be asked to sit quietly and observe their own thoughts and feelings to avoid being controlled by them.Mindfulness training can help stud...
Let’s back up a moment: What is mindfulness? Buddha once said: “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” If that’s the plan, mindfulness is the path. It teaches students how to quiet themselves — get to a place where...
As a core component of mindfulness practice, meditation can alleviate anxiety, improve focus, and promote calmness. To start, find a quiet place to sit or stand still and focus on your breathing. As you breathe, draw your attention to your physical and mental sensations. Are you warm, ...
3. In a school setting, it’s better to teach mindfulness to students after their freshman year. Allow the teens to get past the stage of having goofy energy, and into the age where they are able to pull themselves together and try to focus on the task at hand. More mature student...
To prepare students for a successful life journey, we need to teach them more than just academic subjects. We need to equip them with the life skills they'll need to thrive in the world beyond the classroom. These skills include critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, decision-makin...
3. Teach working in drafts. Mindfulness, putting ideas down on paper, ensuring the flow of language and ideas, and writing revisions for typos and mistakes are different stages of the process. Children need to understand that a perfect sentence does not just come out of nowhere; it is formed...
1, medical schools have been introducing mindfulness to their students in various ways 鈥 from single lectures, to workshops and electives, to complete courses. Very few have been able to integrate it into their core curriculum. This chapter features three prominent universities that have succeeded...