Mindfulness For Teachers

Did You Know?

Mindfulness techniques have been proven to help students with self-regulation, social skills, and increased self-awareness and motivation (Vago & Silbersweig, 2012).
Engaging in mindfulness practices increases gray matter density in your hippocampus, the part of your brain that supports emotional control (Holzel et al., 2011; Esch, 2014).
Mindfulness practices also decreases gray matter density in the amygdala, the part of your brain associated with fear, anxiety and stress (Holzel et al., 2011; Esch, 2014).

References

Hölzel BK., Carmody J., & Evans KC. (2010). Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 5(1), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsp034

Vago, D. R., & Silbersweig, D. A. (2012). Self‐awareness, self‐regulation, and self‐transcendence (S‐ART): A framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6, 1–30.

Teachers, feel free to click on the links below to learn more about mindfulness meditation, its benefits and find fun and engaging lesson ideas to use in your class today!

Helpful Mindfulness Websites

Positive Psychology

25 Mindfulness Activities for children and teens. Includes 15 tips for teaching mindfulness to teenagers.

PsychCentral

An array of one-minute mindfulness exercises to use with your children or for yourself!

Mindful Schools

Learn more about the science behind mindfulness meditation in the classroom and benefits for students.

American University

Tips and tricks to incorporate mindfulness practice in the classroom. Informative infographics included.

Mindfulness Lesson Ideas

Change to Chill

Free resources and lesson plan ideas to support students with incorporating mindfulness practices in the classroom and school environment.

Education.com

Mindfulness lesson plans ideas for various grade levels that target student social-emotional well-being.

Teaching Expertise

30 mindfulness activities to incorperate into the middle school classroom.

Calm Schools

30 Days of lesson plans to incorporate mindfulness in the classroom. Complete with rational, strategies and activities.

Mindfulness Apps for Education

Insight Timer

A library of over 80,000 guided meditation activities from over 10,000 teachers and instructors.

Smiling Mind

Over 100 mindfulness meditation exercise ranging in length from 5-15 minutes.

Calm

The #1 ranked mindfulness app features various strategies to engage in mindfulness techniques. A daily 10 minute mindfulness activity will support regular daily practice.

Mindfulness Coach

An instructive resource to learn about and embrace mindfulness practices as a healthy coping strategy and lifelong skill.

Mindfulness Podcasts for Teachers

Mostly Mindful Podcast

Weekly podcast that will explore one strategy or concepts to support teens build resiliency.

Mindfulness Exercises Podcast

Learn from the world's top mindfulness teachers on how they practice and share mindfulness with others.

Mindful Schools Podcast

Nurturing the heart of education. The Mindful School Podcast supports listeners in resourcing inspiration within.

The Balanced Educator

Equipping busy teachers with concrete, practical, social-emotional learning and mindfulness strategies that empower one to feel more calm and balanced.

Mindfulness Curriculum Texts

Mindfulness Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness by Deborah Schoeberlin

Learning to BREATHE by Patricia Broderick, PHd

Mindfulness in the Classroom by Joshua Felver and Nirbhay Singh

Teaching Transformative Life Skills to Students by Bidyut Bose

Printable Mindfulness Resources for the Classroom

Mindfulness Infographic Posters for Schools

Feel free to print these two mindfulness infographics to put up in your classroom or around your school to foster an environment of mindfulness and highlight the many benefits for students!

Mindfulness Bookmarks for Students

Feel free to print these set of 10 mindfulness exercise bookmarks for your students. Each bookmark contains a simple step-by-step mindfulness strategy that can be used as a class activity or independently by the student in order to self-regulate their own emotions.

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