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 […]
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Mindful Reading Playlist
Enjoy our Mindful Reading Playlist where we read children’s books with a positive social-emotional message. During each video we take a moment to reflect on the stories and how they can relate to our viewer’s lives. Some of the books we’ve read in this series include: The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein Worries Are Not […]
Introducing Mindful Reading
We’re happy to announce Mindful Reading. Like you, we are dealing with the additional stress and anxiety that comes with a global pandemic. Our solution is to take what we teach everyday and share it with as many people as possible. We know that the little ones not only feel our stress but daily life […]
Metal Detectors & Armed Teachers? or SEL Solutions for Safer Schools?
Become a Catalyst for Change! We believe in prevention over intervention. Interventions is costly (the equipment, staff and emotional impact) while not solving for the root causes. We support the school districts looking towards Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to strengthen student’s voice, improve student-to-teacher relationships and ultimately create safer schools With the recent increase of […]
The Role of Social-Emotional Learning in Recess
Recess is a time for students to let loose and simply enjoy being children for a while. It provides a crucial period of respite in a heavily structured routine that involves lots of sitting still and listening. It also plays an important role in children’s social-emotional learning. The amount of daily recess for elementary […]