1 day ago6 minThe Greatest GiftLately, I’ve been thinking about how a gift may be defined, as well as taking a few moments to appreciate the gifts that I have gifted...
Jan 295 minMindfulness for Children in Elementary SchoolsAn interview with Julie Paquette, EMI’s Mindfulness Teacher Training Coordinator and graduate of our MTT300 Mindfulness Teacher training....
Apr 18, 20192 minNine Ways To Ensure Your Mindfulness Teaching Practice Is Trauma-InformedFrom MindShift By Katrina Schwartz A recent MindShift article highlighted some things teachers should be aware of if they’re bringing...
Nov 27, 20181 minMindfulness Program Seeks to Treat Child TraumaFrom The Marietta Times More students are facing trauma at home due to a variety of factors. Instances of abuse, neglect, violence and...
Jul 20, 20181 minMeditation and Mindfulness in HarlemFrom Chalkbeat By Savannah Robinson How a Harlem principal solves conflict in her community A boy came to us [an elementary school in...
Apr 17, 20181 minEMI Graduate Brings Mindfulness to the WorkplaceMary Lin McBride graduated from EMI’s Level Two: 500-Hr Mindfulness Teacher Training last year and she has been bringing mindfulness to...
May 8, 20171 min Mindfulness Helps Youth Tame ‘The Beast’ of EmotionsFrom The 74 Million By TIM NEWCOMB Every teacher wants a calm student able to handle the stresses of life, says ClassDojo product...
Apr 13, 20171 minHow to Avoid A Poorly Designed School Mindfulness ProgramFrom Mindful.org By Jamie Bristow Mindfulness in Schools: Potential Problems and How to Fix Them 1) Know the difference between focussed...
Apr 6, 20171 minMindfulness benefits social activistsFrom The Signal By Jessica Bell “Mindfulness has helped me reshape my relationship with my body and come to love it as it is,” she said....
Mar 27, 20171 minYoga and Mindfulness: Breaking Down WallsFrom Education Week By Colin Lieu with Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers At a time where so much focus is placed on building walls – yoga and...
Feb 24, 20171 minWhen Teachers Get Mindfulness Training, Students WinFrom Greater Good, UC Berkeley By Jill Suttie No one would argue with the fact that teaching is stressful. Not only is the work highly...
Jan 24, 20171 minMindfulness for Youth & Teachers: Awaken PittsburgFrom Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By Jill Daly Path of Freedom Graduate Stephanie Romero Develops Mindfulness Programs for Youth and Teachers...
Aug 26, 20161 minHow Self-Compassion Can Help Teens De-stressFrom Greater Good, UC Berkeley By Jessica Morey In a 2014 national survey conducted by the American Psychological Association, 31 percent...
Aug 19, 20161 minWhen Teachers Take A Breath, Students Can BloomFrom NPR By ANYA KAMENETZ … “Just notice your breath, the sensation of your air coming in, going out,” says Christa Turksma, a Dutch...
Jul 1, 20162 minDoes Mindfulness Actually Work in Schools?From The Atlantic By EMILY DERUY A research team in Chicago has spent a year studying whether students who are taught to be in touch with...
May 25, 20161 minResources on Mindfulness in Educationfrom Edutopia A rich array of resources on Mindfulness in Education gathered together in one place. Explore: Potential Benefits of...
May 3, 20161 minReducing Teachers’ Stress Leads To Higher-Quality Classroomsfrom UVAToday by Audrey Breen “Teachers who regularly use stress-reducing strategies increase their abilities to cope with the demands of...