by Jim Gillen | Oct 4, 2015 | Media, Social-Emotional Learning
In a recent New York Times article, Professor Sherry Turkle offered a stark example of how lack of empathy can play out in a school setting: A few years ago, a private middle school asked me to consult with its faculty: Students were not developing friendships the way...
by Jim Gillen | Sep 23, 2015 | Attention / Focus, Behavior, Brain/Mind Science, Breath work, Mindfulness
We often receive emails and phone calls from teachers and counselors asking us, “How do I bring the benefits of yoga and mindfulness to the youth I serve?” The answer is simple, but not always easy to do: Start with yourself. As educators and counselors we know that...
by Jim Gillen | Sep 13, 2015 | Attention / Focus, Behavior, Brain/Mind Science, Breath work, Mindfulness
Transitions are an important time. Starting the school day, shifting from work mode to having a family meal, preparing for sleep are all key times to shift our attention. They are also the perfect opportunity to develop your mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is all...
by Jim Gillen | Aug 29, 2015 | K-12 Education, Teachers Featured
With so much to do at the beginning of the school year and so much going on, it’s easy for school staff to get distracted with all the administrative details, exigencies and logistics of just getting classrooms together. But experienced teachers and counselors know...
by Jim Gillen | Aug 2, 2015 | Attention / Focus, Behavior
We’ve looked before at the relationship between physical activity and cognitive skills. The short version, as brain scientist John Medina has noted, is that our brains developed to work best while we’re moving in an outdoor environment. This is one of the reasons why,...
