Mindfulness-Based SEL in Action

July & August 2019

Note from the Editors

Welcome! We are releasing one newsletter for the summer as we hope you are participating in some serious self care with the beautiful weather summer brings. Please feel free to reach out for questions or support. If you find yourself with questions related to mindfulness or SEL we would be happy to help. Be sure to check out our upcoming learning opportunities. Be sure to check out MyLearningPlan for updates.

We invite you to share this newsletter with others who may benefit from all that is here. :-)

Liane & Kate

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We Regulate

Co-regulation provides assistance and support for optimal self-regulation through warm and responsive interactions. Support, coaching, and modeling are provided to facilitate a youth's ability to understand, express, and modulate their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Read more at this link.

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We Connect

Building community in the beginning of the school year is essential to creating a safe learning environment for students. Check out what these schools are doing to build community not just at the beginning of the year, but throughout it! Follow the link to see what they do in action.

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We Lead

Let's help parents to build leadership skills at home as well as at school. Checkout this article from Psychology Today: Nurturing Youth Leadership Skills at Home.

August Self-Care Challenge!

August Self-Care Challenge

Interpret and try any of the topics above to help you get back to you. Most importantly, take time for yourself. We need to recharge our batteries and be aware we're not draining out batteries completely dead before we tap out for a break. Enjoy all your self-care moments however they are characterized!

274 Self Care Ideas by Topic

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Start the School Year with 3 Simple SEL Strategies

Mary Ryerse

August 23rd, 2017

At the start of the school year, parents, teachers and students alike have plenty of logistics to manage. There are external lists to think about such as supply lists, schedules and back-to school-nights, many of which fall outside of one’s total control.

However, we need to also take a few minutes during this hectic time to talk with young people about their internal lists–what they bring from within that they can control. Things such as attitude, effort and respect.

Read Mary's full article where she provides the how-tos of getting 3 simple SEL strategies integrated from the beginning of the school year.

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Liane Benedict

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Kate Ginney

Seeking Support with Mindfulness, SEL or Trauma-Informed Practices?

Liane and Kate are here to support you in a variety of ways. We spend a good portion of our time in classrooms modeling these practices with students, offering workshops, facilitating learning experiences in small group settings, coaching, book studies and more! Please check our catalog for offerings that may be of interest. You can also sign up for our email blast of offerings ~ see below!