Stress reduction for elementary students
60-minute workshop* to introduce children to mindfulness concepts and practices. These practices train the mind to focus attention where they want it and to attend to their needs. This allows students to be more comfortable and attentive in the classroom.
*Curriculum available upon request
Topics include
- Awareness of thoughts, feeling, and sensations in their bodies
- Meeting their needs
- Having choices for self-care
- Safety and well-being in the classroom
Goals
- Increase self-awareness
- Develop personal agency
- Increase concentration and focus
- Increase healthy interpersonal relationships
- Cultivate compassion for themselves and others
- Increase a sense of safety and well-being
- Lower anxiety and stress
Stress reduction for elementary teachers
90-minute workshop to lower stress, cultivate curiosity and joy in the classroom, to promote positive and effective classroom management, and to facilitate a safe and nurturing environment for learning outcomes.
Topics include
- Implementing “Chime out” mindfulness tool
- Managing stress reactivity
- Cultivating curiosity and kindness in the classroom
- Improving interpersonal relationships
- Promoting compassion for themselves and their students
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goals
- Increase curiosity and the joy of learning in the classroom
- More effective classroom management
- Improve classroom culture (communication and safety)
- Improve communication and relationships with staff, other teachers, and parents
- Improve focus, lower stress