What is Mindfulness? · What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is three attentional skills working...

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What is Mindfulness? “Mindfulness is all about learning to direct our attention to our experience as it unfolds, moment by moment, with open-minded curiosity and acceptance. Rather than worrying about what has happened or might happen, it trains us to respond skillfully to whatever is happening right now, be that good or bad.” ---Mindful Schools Phase 1: Mindfulness Starts with You – Be the Change Increase well-being by becoming a Mindful Practitioner. The central objective of this phase is to introduce you to mindfulness meditation and help you cultivate a personal mindfulness practice. Phase 2: Teaching Mindfulness in the classroom Learn how to integrate mindfulness into your work with youth using the research-backed K-12 Mindful Schools Curriculum. Phase 3: Sustainability Through a “Community of Practice” staff will learn, practice and support one another in the practice of Mindfulness. Heartfulness May I be safe, May you be safe, May I be happy, May you be happy, May I be healthy, May you be healthy, May I live in peace. May you live in peace.

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What is Mindfulness?

“Mindfulness is all about learning to direct our attention to our experience as it unfolds, moment by moment, with open-minded curiosity and acceptance. Rather than worrying about what has happened or might happen, it trains us to respond skillfully to whatever is happening right now, be that good or bad.” ---Mindful Schools

Phase1:MindfulnessStartswithYou–BetheChangeIncreasewell-beingbybecomingaMindfulPractitioner.Thecentralobjectiveofthisphaseistointroduceyoutomindfulnessmeditationandhelpyoucultivateapersonalmindfulnesspractice.

Phase2:TeachingMindfulnessintheclassroomLearnhowtointegratemindfulnessintoyourworkwithyouthusingtheresearch-backedK-12MindfulSchoolsCurriculum.

Phase3:SustainabilityThrougha“CommunityofPractice”staffwilllearn,practiceandsupportoneanotherinthepracticeofMindfulness.

Heartfulness

MayIbesafe,Mayyoubesafe,MayIbehappy,Mayyoubehappy,MayIbehealthy,Mayyoubehealthy,May I live in peace. May you live in peace.