How Teachers Can Help Students Who Fail in Class to Succeed at Life
There are people who got bad grades but grew up to be successful adults, says Mark Katz. What’s their secret—and how can schools help? Read More 
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Anxiety
C.H.O.I.C.E. is at the Heart of Teaching Trauma-Informed Mindfulness
Use this easy-to-remember acronym as a starting point for creating trauma-aware spaces and sessions when teaching mindfulness. Read More
Calm
8 Tips and Scripts for Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Teaching
Follow these guidelines to help you and your students feel empowered and safe when you teach mindfulness. Read More
Calm
Good Vibes Only? How Mindfulness Teachers Can Overcome Toxic Positivity
When teaching and practicing authentically, we can acknowledge suffering in a way that opens the door to resiliency, satisfaction, and joy. Read More
Compassion
5 Ways for Teachers to Take a Self-Compassion Break
While working nonstop to help their students thrive, educators often end up neglecting their own well-being. High-school counsellor and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher Lisa Baylis offers a toolbox of simple practices for educators to offer themselves the same compassion they show in the classroom. Read More
Meditation
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
Calm
Simply Being Awake to What Is
How the clear and kind words of Stephen Levine helped one journalist stop admonishing himself and helped him sit with his inner rumble and panic. Read More
Calm
There are no tigers in a blackboard jungle
Inadvertently, No Child Left Behind has resulted in teachers more stressed-out than ever. This is where practicing mindful awareness can make all the difference. The classroom is a set-up for the stress response. I’m trying to get through this lesson so my kids will do well on the standardized… Read More
