Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment with openness and curiosity. Being-mindful
Mind Yeti - Free app for now for PreK-5 students. Guided audio sessions to help kids calm down, focus their attention, and get ready for whatever's next.
Kid Zen: - This Youtube channel provides various videos on mindfulness.
Mindful Schools - Lessons on mindfulness.
Go Noodle - Mindfulness videos of exercises for relaxation.
Sesame Street: Sesame Street’s website provides many resources for young children to do individually or with a parent/caregiver. You can create an account to save your favorite videos and activities, though this is not required. Some activities include:
Body Scan for Kids by Mindful: - An 11 minute body scan for children to help bring calmness,
Head Space - We want children to be healthy and happy, not just now but for the rest of their lives and teaching them about meditation early would help them do just that.
Calm: This app provides mindfulness activities for students. This can be downloaded onto phones, ipads and other mobile devices.
Insighttimer - Guided meditation for teens and adults.
Smiling Mind: This app provides daily guided mindfulness and meditation videos and audio for students and parents/guardians. This video describes the positive effects that mindfulness has on the brain.
Happify: Free mindfulness app with games and activities aimed to reduce stress. There is a charge for additional content.
Tarbrach - a list of talks and guided meditations will support teens and adults through these difficult times.
Mindfulness for Teens: Guided mindfulness and meditation recordings created by Dr. Dzung Vo. These recordings can be downloaded as MP3 files.
Virtual Relaxation Room: Check this resource out for tips on practicing mindfulness, relaxation techniques, and soothing music.
Mindfulness for Teens: Guided mindfulness and meditation recordings created by Dr. Dzung Vo. These recordings can be downloaded as MP3 files.
Guided Meditation: You Tube video of a guided mediation for high school students.