Compare Mindfulness in Schools Manual by Jenny Maria Kierstead, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Teenage mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction and eating disorders are at an all-time high. With shopping, entertainment, technology and media available 24 hours a day, we have lost our natural rhythms and our life balance. Mindfulness in Schools teaches students how to re-discover the good life, slow down, experience the moment, listen to their dreams and enjoy whole-hearted connections. This evidence-based, cross-curricular mindfulness and self-regulation program was piloted in the Public School System and launched in the Mi'kmaw First Nations School Board. With contributions from internationally renowned leaders in mindfulness, this manual contains a vast range of culturally-diverse tools to help students: - Improve focus and concentration - Regulate emotions and create calm - Manage stress and anxiety - Develop impulse control - Increase resilience - Respond skillfully to challenges - Be more empathetic toward others - Foster lasting, healthy relationshipsPRAISE FOR MINDFULNESS IN SCHOOLSI continue to be impressed with the quality of Jenny and Blair's Yoga in Schools programs. This new Mindfulness in Schools Manual is full of practical and profound lessons that nourish the mental and emotional health of our youth. Cindy Wilson, Intervention Teacher and Certified CounselorThe Mindfulness in Schools Program contains essential teachings for understanding the growing brain and how to train the mind. My students are thriving with this guidance to unplug, breathe and set positive intentions. Jerome Stewart, Yoga in Schools teacher, and Phys. Ed. teacher | Mindfulness in Schools Manual by Jenny Maria Kierstead, Paperback | Indigo Chapters