27/10/2015
In Case You Missed It: this week at Mindful Schools we talked the most about this:
Mindfulness is growing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Schools have adopted mindfulness after administrators, teachers, and local doctors practice themselves, then get trained to work with youth. Students are asking for more opportunities to practice when they see benefits at home and at school. “Before, I thought, why on earth would focusing on my breath help me?” says Grade 8 student Dania Al-Rimawi. After a year of daily mindfulness, she’s a convert. “I have a sibling at home as well, so sometimes I can get frustrated with him and I have to use mindfulness to acknowledge my temper and separate from everyone and calm down. And at school when I get a panic attack during a test, I take a few seconds and do some deep breathing and calm myself down.” Read more about the quiet transformation from those in the field, including Principal Doug Allen from our Year-Long program: http://bit.ly/1W6BLQd