Archive for June 2014
Teaching Mindfulness and Heartfulness in Mercer Island Elementary Schools
Janine Bloomfield volunteers in classrooms to offer 15 – 20 minute mindfulness lessons to K-5 students at West Mercer Elementary. As a scientist, Janine sees a link between the observational skills in scientific research and the mindfulness practice of noticing “what is” in a nonjudgmental way. “If you’re going to take a sample of something,…
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A 7th grader discovered that “you can be calm and happy for a moment.” A 5th grader looked out the window and thought, “I’m bored,“ but then thought again, “Wait. No I’m not. I’m enjoying the view.” She decided to stay sitting, and her father joined her… A 12th grader shared that after using the mindfulness techniques,…
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