High school can be stressful for teens, from academics to part-time jobs to relationships. To help teens manage it all, some educators are using mindfulness — a secular meditation technique rooted in ...

No one would argue with the fact that teaching is stressful. Not only is the work highly challenging, teachers are also frequently underpaid, undervalued, and subject to harsh scrutiny. No wonder ...

Imagine this: In the middle of a lesson, one of your students deliberately makes an offensive remark that causes the other students to laugh and threatens to derail your lesson. Your fists start to ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA) today formalized operations to meet the growing need for qualified mindfulness teachers and establish a ...

A few years ago, Amy Lopes, a veteran fifth-grade teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, learned that teachers at her school could try a mindfulness and yoga training along with their students. Her ...

Chestnut Hill, Mass. (October 30, 2009) – A Boston College professor and a Boston Public Schools teacher have co-authored The Mindful Teacher, a book that offers a new strategy to help overburdened ...

Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce their own levels of stress and prevent burnout, according to a new study. Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce ...

Teacher well-being, efficacy, burnout-related stress, time-related stress and mindfulness significantly improve when teachers participate in the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education ...

Walk into any busy classroom and you may feel like you’ve entered a tornado. Kids talking, teachers trying to get through content while navigating different requests, and the inevitable interruptions.

A couple of months ago, I arrived early to pick up my son at preschool. A few of his classmates were acting especially rowdy that day, and their teacher was trying to calm them down before handing ...

In 1979, a report from the Surgeon General inspired Jon Kabat-Zinn to action. The U.S. "Healthy People" report chronicled Americans' struggles with chronic diseases, connecting poor health with ...