How to Mindfully Manage Election Stress
Two-thirds of Americans consider the presidential election a “significant source of stress in their life.” Try these strategies to help you mindfully manage election stress.
Nurturing Change From Within
Key Changes in Mindful Schools’ Programs and Leadership Team: As our nation faces unprecedented challenges, our hope is that these key shifts can help cultivate joyful and just school communities no matter what the future holds.
Back-to-School Kit: Tips, Resources, and Support for Learning During the Pandemic
This fall, how will your virtual classroom *feel*? In this year's unique back-to-school kit, we bring our focus to connection and certainty –– during what may feel like a disconnected and highly uncertain time.
Negative Thinking Impacts Kids: 4 Ways You Can Help
The negativity bias is the fact that we’re all hardwired to see the negative more than the positive. There’s good news: once kids know about the negativity bias, they can do something about it. Here are some tools to help.
Free Mindfulness Classes Help Kids’ Mental Health (Featured on CNN)
Children and families are feeling the stress and mental impacts of covid-19. Learn how this family took Mindful Schools' free classes online to help them cope with stress and fear.
A Mindful Way to Reflect: Rose, Thorn, and Bud
At times of transition, we can help our children reflect back on the year, the month, and even each day. Try this reflection activity and help students think about successes, challenges, and new ideas.
Mindfulness in an Emergency
In an emergency state – when the streets are burning, pandemic is spreading, and ecology is crumbling, what do we do with our mindfulness practice? Try the Three R's of Mindfulness to rise to the moment: regulation, resilience, and realization.
Healing Our Hearts
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the resulting nationwide protests, many of us are challenged with making sense of our grief and loss – both for ourselves, and with the children in our lives. Mindfulness can be a tool to develop awareness and compassion so we are resourced to take action to address racism and injustice.
Screens, Schooling, Structure: Finding Family Balance During the Pandemic
There’s no perfect answer as to what our kids need in the middle of a pandemic, we’re all doing our best. Developmental pediatrician and parent, Dr. Mark Bertin, offers 4 helpful tips for consideration.
Is It Self-Indulgent to Be Self-Compassionate?
The number one reason people give for why they aren’t more self-compassionate is: they’re afraid they’ll let themselves get away with anything. But in fact, the research shows the exact opposite – Dr. Kristin Neff, explains.
How to Mindfully Manage Election Stress
Two-thirds of Americans consider the presidential election a “significant source of stress in their life.” Try these strategies to help you mindfully manage election stress.
Nurturing Change From Within
Key Changes in Mindful Schools’ Programs and Leadership Team: As our nation faces unprecedented challenges, our hope is that these key shifts can help cultivate joyful and just school communities no matter what the future holds.
Back-to-School Kit: Tips, Resources, and Support for Learning During the Pandemic
This fall, how will your virtual classroom *feel*? In this year's unique back-to-school kit, we bring our focus to connection and certainty –– during what may feel like a disconnected and highly uncertain time.
Negative Thinking Impacts Kids: 4 Ways You Can Help
The negativity bias is the fact that we’re all hardwired to see the negative more than the positive. There’s good news: once kids know about the negativity bias, they can do something about it. Here are some tools to help.
A Mindful Way to Reflect: Rose, Thorn, and Bud
At times of transition, we can help our children reflect back on the year, the month, and even each day. Try this reflection activity and help students think about successes, challenges, and new ideas.
Mindfulness in an Emergency
In an emergency state – when the streets are burning, pandemic is spreading, and ecology is crumbling, what do we do with our mindfulness practice? Try the Three R's of Mindfulness to rise to the moment: regulation, resilience, and realization.
Healing Our Hearts
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the resulting nationwide protests, many of us are challenged with making sense of our grief and loss – both for ourselves, and with the children in our lives. Mindfulness can be a tool to develop awareness and compassion so we are resourced to take action to address racism and injustice.
Screens, Schooling, Structure: Finding Family Balance During the Pandemic
There’s no perfect answer as to what our kids need in the middle of a pandemic, we’re all doing our best. Developmental pediatrician and parent, Dr. Mark Bertin, offers 4 helpful tips for consideration.
Is It Self-Indulgent to Be Self-Compassionate?
The number one reason people give for why they aren’t more self-compassionate is: they’re afraid they’ll let themselves get away with anything. But in fact, the research shows the exact opposite – Dr. Kristin Neff, explains.
Perspective from an NYC Educator: The Merits of “Passing Time”
An NYC educator shares what he's hearing from his students in these unprecedented times and how he's bringing back virtual "passing time" or "recess" – a critical element in his students' day. Try these 4 ideas in your virtual classroom.
Mindful Schools Research Update, Vol. 2
The current field of mindfulness in education rests on a foundation of research. This research update offers an overview of the benefits of mindfulness for youth and current highlights in research studies through April 2020.
Resilience and Routines for Families During the Pandemic
Parents are juggling jobs, kids, school, screen time – and trying to create balanced routines for their families. Here are some simple tips for sustaining health and well being during the pandemic.