All Practices
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Shake It Off
Students observe their breath while relaxing and tensing their bodies, and then practice shaking and freezing their bodies.
“The Guest House” Poem and Body Scan for Teens
Students learn to observe and accept emotions and body sensations.
Mindful Movement for Teens
Students learn to notice body sensations and release sources of physical tension.
SOBER Breathing Space for Teens
Students briefly check-in with themselves and focus their attention on their breath.
Feeling Connected for Students
Students think about a time when they felt close to someone in order to foster a sense of belonging and well-being.
Feeling Connected for Adults
Think about a time when you felt close to another colleague to foster a personal sense of belonging at school.
Encouraging Prosocial Actions in Students
Students engage in prosocial (kind, helpful) actions for ten days and reflect on the impact of their actions on themselves and others.
Drawing as a Way to Manage Emotions
Students experience drawing as a strategy that can help shift unpleasant emotions to calmer, more pleasant ones.
Dimensions of Difference and Similarity Reflection
Teachers reflect on and discuss the various dimensions and impact of their identities on their relationships with students and their families.
Building Perseverance Through Role-Play
Use drama as a way to motivate students to stick with boring or difficult tasks.
Creating Art Through Contemplative Practice
Students grow their self-understanding through a contemplative art process that uses their own “scrapbook” of meaningful images.
Contemplative Writing
Students explore their thoughts, emotions, or ideas by freewriting on a topic of their choosing, an academic-related question, or an ethical dilemma.
Contemplative Reading
Students read a text slowly and reflect on its personal meaning for them.
Breath-Counting Mindfulness Practice for Tweens and Teens
Students redirect their attention to their breath each time their minds wander.
Be Like Nature: Mindfulness for Young Children
Students go outside and experience mindfulness linked to elements of nature.
Barefoot Walk: A Mindful Movement Practice
Students feel the earth under their feet in this mindful movement practice.
36 Questions to Increase Connectedness at School
Ask and respond to a set of questions in pairs to get to know your colleagues better.
Wishes for the World: A Loving-kindness Activity
Students send kindness and good wishes to others.
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