Mindfulness isn’t a panacea for the world’s problems, but it does provide a practical strategy for working directly with reality.

Incorporating a consistent mindfulness practice into your lessons is a great way to promote social and emotional learning in your classroom. It helps students cultivate confidence in life and creates a classroom environment that’s primed for learning. Most importantly, the benefits students gain from practicing mindfulness will have a lasting effect both inside and outside the classroom.

Taking a few minutes each day to encourage your students to “check in” on themselves and reflect on their day can have a tremendous impact in the classroom and on your students’ lives. The benefits of incorporating a mindfulness practice into curriculum include:

• Increased focus and alertness.
• Students will be more interactive.
• It's refreshing.
• Increased awareness and understanding of one's feelings and emotions.

As a result, students become more engaged and empowered to learn!