Mindful Learning

Description

The most complete and readable mindfulness primer for educators and anyone who works with high school kids and young adults.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), as pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, is now being successfully applied in myriad areas of human activity–most recently, education. It’s no surprise that psychologists and educators have found that mindfulness-based practices improve attention and performance and reduce stress in the classroom and in other school-based activities. This book is a thorough yet readable introduction to mindfulness and its applications and a primer for educators on how it can be used with students, with numerous practical exercises.
The authors cover such topics as
– cultivating resilience and managing stress
– emotional development
– communication and relationships
– mindful use of technology
– mindfulness for enhancing creativity
– mindfulness and sports
– teaching with attention
– working with resistance
– managing personal stress in the classroom
– and much more