Focus
What I Learned While Writing “Focus”
Daniel Goleman shares a few key things he learned while writing Focus. Read More 
Education
Anxiety
Jon Kabat-Zinn: A Classroom in the Now
Jon Kabat-Zinn talks to Harvard about mindfulness in classrooms and making it part of every school curriculum. Read More
Kids and Teens
Mindfulness Can Reduce Stress for Youth, Study Suggests
Youth participating in a nine-week mindfulness program around exam time reported lower stress than youth who did not receive the training. Read More
Calm
Tim Ryan brings SEL bill back to Congress
Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), author of A Mindful Nation, re-introduced a social-emotional learning bill this week that would allow funding for principal and teacher training. Read More
Calm
Teens Get More than Higher Test Scores with Mindfulness
Beyond grades, this study suggests that teens can rewire their ability to regulate attention and stress. Read More
Calm
Meet Your New Study Buddy: Mindfulness
Homework. Exams. Exhale! Gina Biegel on how teens can de-stress with mindfulness. Read More
Calm
For Teens: Resolve to Reduce Back-to-School Stress
Gina Biegel presents 10 mindful tips for minimizing school stress for teens. Read More
Kids and Teens
Legally Mindful
Charles Halpern on the formation of the Berkeley Initiative for Mindfulness in Law—Berkeley being the first U.S. law school with a full mindfulness curriculum. Read More
Kids and Teens
Discover “Room to Breathe” at film festival
A new documentary produced by Russell Long—titled Room to Breathe—about a middle school mindfulness program in San Francisco, premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival this Sunday. Read More
Calm
Building an evidence base for mindfulness in educational settings
For those of us who teach mindfulness in educational settings, building an evidence base for our work is critical. Mindfulness programs in educational settings are growing in popularity, but if this trend is to continue, and not become a passing fad, it needs research. I am often approached by people… Read More
