mindfulness programs in schools are becoming more and more widespread. But until recently, “enthusiasm for promoting such practices [outweighed] the current evidence supporting them,” to quote a 2012 ...

As educators increasingly recognize the importance of social-emotional skills for academic success, many schools are adding mindfulness instruction to help reduce stress, improve students' focus ...

In reality, school-based yoga typically focuses on physical exercise or on relaxation and mindfulness. Some schools integrate it via in-classroom lessons that have kids engage in a few exercises ...

This has a powerful effect on settling students’ nervous systems—and thus promoting social connection and ... There’s no single way to implement mindfulness in classrooms, so schools can explore the ...

Schools Minister David Laws said evidence suggested the sessions could help boost pupils’ attitudes and motivation. He said the Government was ‘very interested’ in promoting mindfulness ...

Discover how yoga and mindfulness transform stress into calm for Tonawanda students, fostering focus and a sense of belonging at school.

For the past few years, the school has been experimenting with a new tool to help kids deal with their stress: a daily mindfulness program called Inner Explorer. An app created for schools ...

Yoga, meditation, and mindfulness exercises are being implemented alongside traditional lessons. (AP Video: Sharon Johnson) Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam ...

Activities promoting mindfulness include focusing ... when neighbors and community members learn I research mindfulness in schools. But I also hear from school psychologists who lament the loss ...

However, a UK-based research project, the largest of its kind on the subject, has suggested mindfulness training in schools might be a dead end – at least as a universal, one-size-fits-all approach.