Mindfulness on the Move

By Sam Piha

Sam Piha

There is new information and growing evidence that confirms that mindfulness exercises within school and afterschool settings are excellent ways to promote the health and well-being of adult staff and increase impulse control and ability to stay focused among youth who participate in the exercises. In response, we created a two-day training, a written 16-week curriculum guide, along with 50 additional exercises that represent over one year of Mindfulness in Afterschool activities.

We are very excited about this out-of-the-box approach that resulted in great outcomes at a pilot in Oakland Unified School District and 10 afterschool sites in Delano Union School District. Please contact Temescal Associates if you would like more information.  

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Below are a list of new resources on mindfulness. Click on them to view. 

• A study by SRI International on the impact of mindfulness in afterschool programs.
• A DOE study on grit and determination (do a search for the keyword “mindfulness”). 
• A series of short one-minute videos by Daniel Goleman that talks about mindfulness exercises without using the word “mindfulness”.
• An interview with Delano afterschool leader and California Teacher of the Year, Ken Dyar.
• A new video entitled "Healthy Habits of Mind".
• A trailer for a new documentary entitled "Room to Breathe".

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Mindfulness in Afterschool is a training and curriculum offered by Temescal Associates in collaboration with Mindful Impact. For more information, contact Temescal Associates by clicking here.