What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is having both present-time awareness and mental calmness. These components help educators be more present and focused in the classroom.
Mindful Schools Blog
Learn more about Mindfulness in Education from our staff and contributing authors.
Guidelines for Secular Teaching of Mindfulness
Our enduring commitment to secularity reflects fundamental values of inclusivity and honoring the autonomy of students and our community members.
Mindfulness of Body, Mindfulness of Earth
A Grand Jeté: Breaking the Script as a Filmmaker and Teacher
How a mindful filmmaker brings the power of her practice and her intuitive skills to create deep connections in the classroom and on the screen.
Explore the Five Senses During a Nature Walk
Take your students on a Nature Walk and use the fives sense to help them connect with the world around them, each other, and themselves.
“A Completely Different Person” – Meet Mindful Teacher Jill Guerra
One day, Jill’s husband noticed, “You are a completely different person since you've been doing this." Learn about her path in becoming a mindful teacher.
Empowering Youth to Lead
At its heart, mindfulness practice is meant to empower people. It gives us the capacity to see more clearly and to make conscious choices.
The Inner Compass: What Happens for Students When Their Inner Life is the Curriculum
When an experienced mindfulness instructor realizes how different teaching this skill is from what she had assumed, her teaching comes alive.
Make Waves With This Mindful Activity
Make waves and have some fun with this mindful activity that will ask your students to work together and bring awareness to physical sensations.
