Playlist for Mindfulness
Videos & Articles for Exploration Stations
Two segments from Happify.com about Mindfulness, featuring Dan Harris, author and host of the 10% Happier podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T02g5hnT4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-kMJBWk9E0
In the following video, Daniel Goleman, author of Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body, discusses the mental health benefits of mindfulness and one strategy used with primary students:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEMUDaLMWJ8
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre in British Columbia supports children, families, schools and medical professionals, emphasizing the mind-body connection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk7IBwuhXWM
The Compassionate Schools Project focuses on Social-Emotional Learning. In this clip, students describe how mindfulness is helping them cope with challenges:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=170&v=o6y-47cA5hU
in this video clip from the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing,
Mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn offers a compelling case for making mindfulness a part of the regular PK-12 school curriculum:
Mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn offers a compelling case for making mindfulness a part of the regular PK-12 school curriculum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=EoTFNS12kk0
In the first of these Mindful.org videos, see how schools around the world are implementing mindfulness programs. Then watch a teacher lead her 9th grade students in a simple mindfulness meditation practice. The Breathe video shows elementary students practicing breath exercises:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJzcdeEaOBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3jBjSs_cpk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVA2N6tX2cg