Mindfulness Resources for Educators

Headspace recently came out with their own FREE subscription for educators. Click the link to sign up.

An Edutopia blog written by Elena Aguilar. "Zaretta Hammond's new book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, fills a huge gap in my bookshelf. Hoping to get it into your hands and onto your shelves, I decided to do a Q & A with the author."

Mindful Schools also has a great page on their site that outlines mindfulness in education research.

Additionally, here is an article that highlights research done on Gratitude Journaling.

Cultivating Mindfulness for Educators Using Resources From The New York Times

How to Avoid A Poorly Designed School Mindfulness Program -- Mindful Magazine

Making Mindfulness Work in Your School -- Free webinar from Free Spirit by James Butler

Making the Case for Mindfulness in Your School or District -- Free Spirit Publishing blog by James Butler

Here's a letter about mindfulness you can share with families. It provides a brief description of mindfulness and a message from Austin ISD Superintendent Dr. Cruz supporting mindfulness in schools.

Feel free to edit this to personalize for your school/district.

The letter is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari & Burmese.

Want mindfulness activities in Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Burmese, Swahili & Kinyarwanda? We've got them for you!

The "Zen Den" YouTube playlist offers 18 videos, ranging from 4-8 minutes in length.

Mindyeti.com is a great resource that connects mindfulness with Second Step lessons, and it's FREE!

GoNoodle is for the body and the mind.

Here is a link to a document that lists all the GoNoodle Mindfulness videos sorted by channel and with the length of each video.

This poster can be an addition to your classroom, Peace Area, hallways, Mindfulness Room, etc.

Guided Mindfulness Activities in English & Spanish--Great for Secondary.

They also have a free app titled "Mindful Life Project."

Elementary

"Get Your Mind Ready with Mind Yeti"

"Just Breathe"

Secondary

"How Mindfulness Empowers Us": Story of Two Wolves