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Scientific Body Scan Visualization
Students practice appreciating the body’s processes in a deeply mindful way.
Affirming Important Values
A quick reflection tool to help when you feel defensive or threatened
Mindfully Creating Positive Relationships with Students
A short practice for mindfully exploring your emotional experience when you help a student
Loving-Kindness for Someone You Care About
Students mentally send good wishes to someone who is important to them.
A Moment for Me: A Self-Compassion Break for Teens
Students learn how to comfort themselves during stressful times.
Mindful Poetry Moments
A daily mindfulness and poetry appreciation practice for the whole school or a single classroom
Mindful Music Moments
A daily mindfulness and music appreciation practice for the whole school or a single classroom
Strategies for Increasing the Use of SEL Skills
A list of strategies for making explicit connections to SEL skills throughout the day in order to reinforce students’ practice of skills
Reading Ourselves Whole: A Contemplative Choral Reading Method
Lead a brief choral reading practice that fosters community and connection.
Making Families Feel Welcome
Simple ways for teachers, principals, and staff members to help families of all backgrounds feel welcome in the school community
Making Science Meaningful
Students reflect on how their science learning is relevant to their lives.
Listening to Music Mindfully
Students listen to a song or piece of music and observe their responses.
I See You. Everyone Matters.
Acknowledge the faces of everyone in your classroom or meeting to deepen a sense of group connection.
Flow and Tell
In this circle activity, students practice mindful speaking and mindful listening.
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.
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.