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.