Health
Mindfulness in Schools Can Provide a Lifeline for Teens
How one mother's vision to help her daughter and daughter's friends with anxiety turned into a mindfulness program that's been taught to 15,000 kids in eight school districts. Read More 
Education
Kids and Teens
How to Avoid A Poorly Designed School Mindfulness Program
Designing and instituting a program for mindfulness in schools is fraught with potential problems. Here’s how to avoid having a poorly-designed program. Read More
Calm
When Teachers Get Mindfulness Training, Students Win
According to a new study, training teachers in mindfulness can affect the whole climate of the classroom. Read More
Kids and Teens
Why Mindfulness Belongs in the Classroom
Research shows that mindfulness skills improve memory, organizational skills, reading and math scores, all while giving kids the tools they need to handle toxic stress. Read More
Anxiety
Middle-Schoolers Tame Anxiety in “Release” Short Film
Between stacks of homework, bullies, and awkward texts, middle school is its own sort of battlefield. In this five-minute film, students work through their anxieties using mindfulness. Read More
Health
The Lead Crisis in Flint: Where Mindfulness and Public Health Meet
There's a large-scale community mindfulness effort underway in Flint, MI to combat a health crisis: Flint area children may have suffered irreversible damage due lead-contaminated water. Read More
Daily Practices
Two Simple Mindfulness Practices For Back-To-School
Teachers and parents can help kids regulate, shift, and stabilize their energy and mood, allowing for a little more silence and a little more focus. Read More
Compassion
Why We Should Teach Empathy to Preschoolers
One Berkeley preschool is baking empathy into its curriculum—and for good reason. Read More
Calm
A Simple Story Can Improve Students’ Grades in Science
According to a new study, reading about scientists’ struggles can help students who aren’t doing so well in science. Read More
Calm
Should We Teach Mindfulness In Public Schools?
Point of View Podcast Episode 1: Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce and Senior Editor Heather Hurlock explore the debate surrounding mindfulness in public schools. Read More
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