Mindful Learning

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), as pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, is now being successfully applied in myriad areas of human activity—and most recently, in education. It’s no surprise that psychologists and educators have found that mindfulness-based practices improve attention and performance and reduce stress in the classroom and in other school-based activities. This practical guide explains mindfulness and its applications and shows educators how it can be used with students.

Topics include

   • cultivating resilience and managing stress

   • emotional development

   • communication and relationships

   • mindful use of technology

   • mindfulness for enhancing creativity

   • mindfulness and sports

   • teaching with attention

   • working with resistance

   • managing personal stress in the classroom

   • and much more

This book is essential reading for teachers, counselors, parents of children high-school-age and above, and college and graduate students.