Kids and Teens
Luke, I’m Your Dad: The Mindfulness of Star Wars
A father and son find common ground in the land of Wookiees, Jedi, Imperial Stormtroopers, and Ewoks. The Force, it turns out, may be mindfulness. Read More 
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Mindfulness, Little League, and Parenting
Baseball's all fun and games and bonding together—except when it isn’t. Read More
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New Form of Meditation for Children: Follow the Bird
A new form of mindfulness is springing up—and flying around. Read More
Kids and Teens
Mindful Summer Camps
Kids can enjoy hiking, swimming, and s’mores—and opt for yoga and meditation, too. Check out what’s available this summer. Read More
Kids and Teens
Holistic Life Foundation Offers Mindful Programs in Schools
What do kids growing up in the toughest parts of inner-city Baltimore need most? Three guys returned to find out—and changed lives and a neighborhood in the process. Read More
Kids and Teens
Teaching habits of mind in school (audio podcast)
Meditation: coming to a school near you? In this episode of NPR's "On Point," Tom Ashbrook looks at how mindfulness practices are being integrated into North American schools and the research that drives these programs. Read More
Focus
Including both students & teachers
Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves the development of the fundamental skills required to understand and manage oneself, and one’s relationships. Supported by research and theory in a variety of fields including education, positive and developmental psychology, cognitive behavioral theory, systems theory, and neuroscience, the SEL framework can be viewed… Read More
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Applying Mindfulness to Classroom Challenges: A Teacher’s Guide
1. The Greek Chorus of Classroom Demands As a novice kindergarten teacher, I felt besieged by an endless stream of requests—“I can’t find my pencil”—that felt like a Greek chorus interrupting every lesson. Without tools to manage my rising frustration, I’d silently seethe behind a forced smile, leaving… Read More
Kids and Teens
Helping families with special needs kids
Parents of children with special needs will be able to take part in free services for the entire month of June at The Mindfulness Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Read More
Compassion
Kids Explore Compassion through Creativity
Students from kindergarten to grade 12 are being given the opportunity to explore the meaning of compassion—through art. “Though you can use a lot of words to describe compassion, by putting it into art, art adds value to words and art goes deeper than words,” says James Heiks, the district’s… Read More
