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---Growing a kind and compassionate world through the practice and growth of Mindfulness in schools for students, staff and parents.
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We are based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and affiliated with the Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness
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This Fall, Choose JOY!
Taking time to renew, recharge and just be. Upcoming Events
November 2019:
November 1 - 8: Silent Retreat - Breathing in, breathing out. November 11th - Monday: Children's Wellness Center presentation November 14th - Thursday: Mindful Moments Teacher Training Cohort #7 at Kent ISD Session #3: 4:30 - 6:00 pm November 16th - Saturday: CEC Symposium presentation November 19th - Tuesday: MC4ME State Conference Planning Session - Ann Arbor Check out 'Offerings' above for details or click on the high lighted links. Don't hesitate to call and ask any questions about any offering. 616-204-2099.
All my best, Patti Ward, Mindful Schools Lead Online Course Guide |
Explore: Mindfulness in Education
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What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is noticing what's happening right now and not getting carried away by it.
---Dan Harris
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. ---Greater Good Berkeley
"Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment with kindness and curiosity and then choosing our response."
--Dr. Amy Saltzman
Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future.
--Greater Good Berkeley
Mindfulness is a life skill that helps children learn self-regulation, improve attention skills, build resiliency, and develop more compassion for themselves and others. A life skill that can improve overall health and well-being.
Mindfulness is noticing what's happening right now and not getting carried away by it.
---Dan Harris
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. ---Greater Good Berkeley
"Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment with kindness and curiosity and then choosing our response."
--Dr. Amy Saltzman
Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future.
--Greater Good Berkeley
Mindfulness is a life skill that helps children learn self-regulation, improve attention skills, build resiliency, and develop more compassion for themselves and others. A life skill that can improve overall health and well-being.