But mindfulness in schools can mean many different things, and the explosion of interest has some researchers and proponents advising caution. "Mindfulness when delivered in a high-quality structured ...

I read the description of the "Mindfulness and Mind-Body Medicine" course with a raised eyebrow, doubting that a 12-week course could actually help medical students manage stress, cope with challenge, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — At 8:30 a.m. on a sunny winter day, the cafeteria tables at the Patricia J. Sullivan Partnership Elementary School are packed. Dozens of students – from kindergarten through the fifth ...

GREEN BAY - When he first came into the social worker's office, a kindergartner at Tank Elementary School acted out and couldn't control his emotions. By the end of the school year, whenever he felt ...

American classrooms are quietly evolving. Alongside the traditional triad of reading, writing, and arithmetic, a fourth discipline is staking its claim: Mindfulness. No longer confined to yoga studios ...

The Mindfulness and Contemplative Studies graduate minor is offered through Parsons School of Design. Rooted in millennia of practice and wisdom traditions, the contemporary integration of mindfulness ...

No question about it: life can be stressful and not just for adults. Young children also feel the pressures of the world around them. How kids learn to handle these pressures can have lifelong effects ...

Practice what you teach: As noted above, there are various strategies and resources that parents and teachers can use as mindfulness teaching aids. However, something I often observe is that children ...

While middle school is the ideal time to introduce eating disorders prevention programs, high school students can benefit just as much from the practice as those who are younger. Aggie Giglio, a ...

While digital gadgets like smartphones have saved people a lot of time, provided people with new opportunities to learn, and improved access to information, it has also stretched their attention in ...

An elementary school in Florida, credits daily mindfulness lessons with helping students cope with stress — and turning the school around... To help these school kids deal with trauma, mindfulness ...