Katherine Broderick, in Why Teaching Mindfulness Benefits Students' Learning in Mind Shift, says, Learning to channel attention to productive tasks, to sustain motivation when work becomes demanding, and to handle the frustrations of sharing, learning, and communicating with peers are skills that depend on the ability to understand and manage emotions.
In preschool our students breath slowly to the diminishing sound of a chime, and in K-1, go into "their silence". 2-3's and 4-5's practice slow breaths for making transitions, and middle school students walk for 15 minutes during their daily 2000 Steps.
In Friday Assemblies we are trying something new - five calming breaths to begin and end Assembly. It gives everyone a moment to focus, it oxygenates the brain and prepares us to experience the present. A wonderful skill for life success!
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