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May 8, 2024

Research finds that mindfulness can help decrease stress and anxiety while strengthening resilience and emotional regulation in adults and children. This is why the use of mindfulness programs in schools is becoming more and more popular. 

What exactly is mindfulness? What are the benefits of mindfulness on students? And how can we incorporate mindfulness into the classroom?

In this episode, Linda Ryden joins Kevin to share how we can incorporate mindfulness into the classroom.

Meet Linda:

Linda Ryden is the founder of Peace of Mind, a nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping children with mindfulness tools. 

Linda is also a teacher and the author of six mindfulness-based children’s books. 

This is, What I Want to Know.