Expert Interviews
How to Support Students Dealing with Trauma
Education researcher Patricia Jennings explains how to recognize the symptoms of trauma, build supportive environments, and help kids learn emotional self-regulation. Read More 
Education
Getting Started
Three Simple Mindfulness Practices You Can Use Every Day
When it comes to the usual ways of learning—reading, writing, and listening to others—we often just shovel information into our brains. Mirabai Bush suggests how we can learn more deeply and enjoyably. Read More
Getting Started
How to Find an Authentic Mindfulness Teacher
As more and more of us seek mindfulness guidance and instruction, where should we turn to find teachers and programs we can trust and recommend? Read More
Kids & Teens
How to Support Your Kid at School Without Being a Helicopter Parent
Parents can help their children most by getting back to the basics and not trying to solve everything. Read More
Books & Reviews
How Educators Can Become More Resilient This School Year
A new book offers practical tips to help teachers overcome challenges and stress. Read More
Focus & Attention
The Surprising Benefits of Teaching a Class Outside
A new study finds that a class in nature helps kids be more attentive and focused once they return indoors. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Teaching Kids How to Meditate — and Getting Schools on Board, Too
Dr. Michael Gervais speaks with Ali Smith, executive director of the non-profit Holistic Life Foundation, about bringing mindfulness training to public schools and diverse populations. [Podcast] Read More
Kids & Teens
How Social-Emotional Skills Can Fit into School Curricula
K-12 teachers offer practical—and fun!—ways that social-emotional learning can be integrated into traditional lessons. Read More
Kids & Teens
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
Kids & 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
