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Goal Setting

Goal Setting

Goal Setting Who: 6th Grade & Up Why: It is easy to get lost in a tough present moment experience. Goal setting is an important activity that includes self-awareness and problem solving, as it provides a structure for personal and intentional action towards...

Equity and SEL: Better Together

Equity and SEL: Better Together

The recent challenges and chaos of the pandemic has really highlighted the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Separately they are important, but together they can help change the world. Despite all of our...

Easing Your Start-of-the-School Year Anxiety

Easing Your Start-of-the-School Year Anxiety

The end-of-summer jitters come for educators every year, but the unknowns for this upcoming school year may feel especially anxiety-inducing. At Mindful Practices, we believe the way to embrace the present is to understand the intricacies of how we are feeling and how to regulate those feelings. Our practices below are meant to provide self-care around boundaries, gratitude, and mindfully acknowledging your present feelings and emotions so you can feel more prepared to handle the unknowns as you move into the school year.

Prioritizing Your Life: Rocks, Pebbles and Sand

Prioritizing Your Life: Rocks, Pebbles and Sand

Prioritizing what to focus on in your life is a question we all ask ourselves. We created a simple animation about the impact of focusing on the important things in life...or how if you focus on the minutia how you'll end up missing out on the important things. This...

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