Upcoming Event
Upcoming Lectures
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Mark Greenberg, Ph. D.
Program Developer of PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills), Bennett Chair of Prevention Research, Director, Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University
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Mirabai Bush
Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
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Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
Author of Emotional Intelligence, and writer on brain and behavioral sciences for the New York Times
Past Events
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Mindfulness in Education:
Laying the Foundation for Teaching and Learning
Mindfulness-based Education is an exciting and important new development in K to 12 education. As a powerful tool to decrease stress, enhance academic performance, and promote emotional and social well-being, mindfulness is increasingly recognized as an essential support for students, teachers, school administrators, and parents.
Mindfulness-based education focuses on developing a person's capacity for attention and awareness. As such, we promote mindfulness training as a foundation for education: mindfulness provides the optimal conditions for learning and teaching, supporting all pedagogical approaches.
Mindfulness training develops skills such as:
- attention and concentration,
- emotional and cognitive awareness and understanding,
- bodily awareness and coordination,
- interpersonal awareness and skills.
Decades of research has shown that mindfulness decreases stress, attention deficit issues, depression, anxiety and hostility while benefiting health, social relations, academic ability, and most important, a sense of well-being. We are dedicated to bringing all these benefits to the field of education.
New York Times, 6/16/07: In the Classroom, A New Focus on Quieting the Mind
Los Angeles Times, 7/25/07: Take a Breath: Meditation in Schools is Not a Religious Practice That Raises Any Church-State Issues
Teacher-Ambassador Program Seeking Applicants Interested in
Bringing Mindful Awareness-Based Education to
Conflict and Post-Conflict Communities in
East Africa and the Middle East
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