Food for Thought: Mindfulness in the Classroom

Mindfulness was more than a meditation and a soothing chime. Had you thought about pausing before you hopped into the car, to take in the noise of the neighborhood and the smell of the trees around you? Maybe you did the same thing while your coffee was brewing in the morning—the sounds, the smells, the calm. How about using art or toys, or whatever your heart and mind could get lost in for a moment to recenter yourself?

Were you aware of the wonderful benefits of this kind of mindfulness for yourself and your students?

If you were new to these practices or looking to find better ways to integrate mindfulness into your instructional space (or life), you could have joined us for our installation of Food for Thought: Mindfulness in the Classroom—for dinner, knowledge, and of course, some practice of mindfulness—led by James Butler (University of Texas, Austin ISD).