Mindfulness in the Schools Program
Mindfulness For Teachers and Staff
Toxic stress starts as decreased productivity and creativity, escalating to more serious symptoms like frequent anxiety, dissociation, frustration, and, eventually, burnout. Roughly half a million U.S. teachers leave the profession each year – a turnover rate of over 20 percent. (Mindful Schools).
Seven Ways Mindfulness Can Help Teachers
Mindfulness For Students
Mindfulness Programs can be implemented in either:
Mindfulness helps schools: There’s scientific evidence that teaching mindfulness in the classroom reduces behavior problems and aggression among students, and improves their happiness levels and ability to pay attention. Teachers trained in mindfulness also show lower blood pressure, less negative emotion and symptoms of depression, and greater compassion and empathy.
Mindfulness For Parents
Toxic stress can lead to a parenting style that looks more like a “to-do” list, rather than an empathic, present-centered relationship with a developing child. Exposure to parental stress in early childhood has been shown to impact gene expression even years later in adolescence. (Mindful Schools)
Toxic stress starts as decreased productivity and creativity, escalating to more serious symptoms like frequent anxiety, dissociation, frustration, and, eventually, burnout. Roughly half a million U.S. teachers leave the profession each year – a turnover rate of over 20 percent. (Mindful Schools).
- Flexible programs are available from one-hour to full-day and multiple days. GREAT FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT!
Seven Ways Mindfulness Can Help Teachers
Mindfulness For Students
Mindfulness Programs can be implemented in either:
- K-5th (ages 5-12) (16 sessions)
- 6th - High School (ages 12-17) (18 sessions)
Mindfulness helps schools: There’s scientific evidence that teaching mindfulness in the classroom reduces behavior problems and aggression among students, and improves their happiness levels and ability to pay attention. Teachers trained in mindfulness also show lower blood pressure, less negative emotion and symptoms of depression, and greater compassion and empathy.
- Program can be customized to fit any school ranging from simple on-hour session to multiple sessions.
Mindfulness For Parents
Toxic stress can lead to a parenting style that looks more like a “to-do” list, rather than an empathic, present-centered relationship with a developing child. Exposure to parental stress in early childhood has been shown to impact gene expression even years later in adolescence. (Mindful Schools)
- Program can be customized to fit any school ranging from simple on-hour session to multiple sessions.
