Education Wellness
Early Childhood | Elementary | Secondary | Higher Education
We offer in-person, hands-on training, and virtual sessions for adults, as well as learning opportunities for youth. Focus areas include mindfulness, social emotional learning, and mindful behavior support. All learning is trauma-informed, using evidence-based practices. Topics are customized to the needs of the schools, districts, colleges, and organizations. In addition, wellness services such as mindful art, sound bath, and yoga sessions are available for staff, students, families, and community members.
A Mindful Approach to Behavior, Social Emotional Learning, and Mental Wellness
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Experiential Learning Focus Areas
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a powerful evidence-based practice that supports mental, physical, and emotional wellness for adults and youth. With the rise of mental health concerns across each generation, there is an increased demand to incorporate mindfulness strategies into daily routines, including in the home, work, and school setting. In the education environment, mindfulness can be integrated in meetings, classroom routines, wellness centers, counseling sessions, wellness programs, retreats, events, and more. In addition to exploring the science of mindfulness, we model, teach, and practice various mindfulness exercises.
Our team specializes in:
- Kindness & Gratitude
- Mindful Breathing
- Mindful Movement
- Mindful Sounds
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Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Brain science indicates we must feel safe and connected with others before higher learning can take place. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) can help a school community build kindness, healthy relationships, mental wellness, equitable opportunities, and more. Anchored in the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) SEL framework, we intentionally integrate mindfulness to support emotional regulation with a trauma informed lens.
5 SEL Competenties:
- Self-Awareness | Identity
- Self-Management | Agency
- Social-Awareness | Belonging
- Relationship-Skills | Collaborative Problem-Solving
- Responsible Decision-Making | Curiosity
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Mindful Classroom Management
Mindful Classroom Management can help create a positive learning environment, build trusting relationships, prevent challenging behavior, and set clear expectations for student and adult behavior. Classroom management can also make it easier to teach effectively and efficiently, as it can help reduce the amount of time spent focusing on undesirable behaviors and more time on academic engagement. In this professional development, we designed a unique blend of evidence-based practices, routines, and structures rooted in Mindfulness, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."
Aristotle
Breath | Sound | Movement
Mindfulness on MARs
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is simply “maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens” (Berkeley, 2022). It simply means to be fully present in the moment.
Why Incorporate Mindfulness?
ADULTS
High levels of stress and burnout is threaded amongst professionals in education. However, adults who engage in mindfulness-based practices have been shown to have lower cortisol levels, reduced anxiety, and lead with more mindful, intentional interactions. Thus, increasing their self-awareness skills, strengthening relationships, and promoting an overall sense of well-being.
STUDENTS
Moreover, when students engage in mindfulness exercises, they learn to focus their attention, strengthen resilience, foster gratitude, and build self-regulation skills. Students deal with many stressors in and outside of the school setting. Some of these factors include; academic performance, social pressures, and/or home life. If these stressors are not dealt with properly, poor health conditions may develop, such as anxiety disorders, depression, and/or low self-esteem. Teaching children coping strategies, such as mindfulness, gives them the tools they need to manage their everyday stressors and manage their emotions in a positive way.
What Are the Benefits of Mindfulness?
- Decreases rumination
- Reduces stress
- Boosts working memory
- Increases focus
- Promotes better emotional regulation skills
- Increases cognitive flexibility
- Increases immune functioning
- Increases information processing speed
- Improves overall well-being
(Davis and Hayes, 2012)
Mindfulness Resources
MARs
Apps
- Aura
- Calm app
- Headspace
- Insight Timer App
Podcasts
- Meditation Oasis
- Daily Meditation Podcast
- Meditation Minis
Wellness Offerings
We also offer wellness services, as it exemplifies and promotes the importance of self-care to reduce stress and anxiety within our school communities.
We hold so much gratitude to all of our partnerships!
