Mindfulness and Yoga in Schools A Guide for Teachers and Practitioners

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Program WebPage brief DescriPtion

Mindful Life mindfullifetoday.com/ Mindful Life is a weekly wellness program

for individual teachers offering a six-

module online training program; 1-day

intensive retreat; and 60-minute workshop.

The curriculum includes: scripts for

lessons, a workbook, and classroom and

extended curriculum for Pre-K to eighth

grade.

Mindfulness

Without

Borders

mindfulnesswithoutborders

.org/our-programs/

youth-education/

Mindfulness Without Borders offers

educational programs in mindfulness-based

social and emotional learning that help

individuals flourish socially, emotionally,

academically, and professionally. Creates

space for personal reflection and the

development of human potential by

nurturing self-awareness, healthy social

and emotional behavior, and important life

skills. It includes workshops and continuing

education.

MindUP thehawnfoundation.org/

mindup/

MindUP combines mindfulness, SEL,

and positive psychology, and draws

from neuroscience (Lawlor, 2014; Weare,

2013). The program teaches social and

emotional learning skills that link cognitive

neuroscience, positive psychology, and

mindful awareness training utilizing a brain-

based approach. There are three curricula

available (grades K to 2, 3 to 5, and 6 to 8).

Two training programs exist: (a) District Wide/

Government/Public and Private Institution

Implementation, where MindUP staff works

with your district’s educational leaders to

implement the MindUP curriculum in your

school district. Training includes onsite

workshops, virtual support, and ongoing

coaching and mentoring. (b) MindUP School

Based On-Site Training: MindUP staff

works with on-site principals and staff and

includes a 12-month support plan with a

program coordinator. Ongoing interactive

forums are created both in person and

online. A parent workshop is also offered.

There is some research support (see Lawlor,

2014; Schonert-Reichl & Lawlor, 2010;

Weare, 2013).

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TABlE 8.1 Additional Mindfulness Programs for Schools and Youth (continued )