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Cliffside Park School District
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the simple practice of paying attention to the present moment, on purpose, with kindness and curiosity
Guided Practice Tools
5 minute Time Out guided meditation for children and their adults.
Visit www.mindyeti.com for guided mindfulness exercises for classroom use. Click on video link for more information:
Moovlee Not all screen time has to be unhealthy! 💪 Moovlee is all about using exercise, meditation and breathing techniques to help children with their social, emotional and physical development.
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Cosmic Kids Yoga and mindfulness channel has hundreds of story based yoga and mindfulness videos for kids. Betsy the Banana is a kid favorite!
GoNoodle is a fabulous resource for Mindfulness videos like "Bring It Down" or "Rainbow Breath" in the Manage Stress category or "From Mindless to Mindful" in the Enhance Focus category.
Common and Colbie Caillat - "Belly Breathe" with Elmo. A short music video to demonstrate self-regulation by breathing (for pre-K-1)
Jaime from Cosmic Kids explains how the brain works in times of stress using a kid-friendly analogy of the guard dog and the owl. Also, let her guide you in a meditation to separate from emotions and be the pond.
About Mindfulness and Mindful Schools
This 4 minute film by Judy Bayer, "Just Breathe" shows first hand accounts of the benefits of simple mindful breathing exercises. Additional resources about mindfulness practices in education can be found at http://www.mindfulschools.org
The Science Behind Mindfulness
Tedx talk: Growing Up Stressed or Growing Up Mindful (for teens and adults)
Simple explanation of brain functioning and why mindfulness helps us control emotions.
Click here for link to Calm Schools Initiative: Calm App resources for teachers, includes meditations for home and classroom (Pre-K-12). They are not currently accepting applications for Free memberships but the resources are free for teachers.
Room to Breathe, a 55 minute documentary film:
Faced with behavioral and learning challenges, a San Francisco middle school decided to try something new: mindfulness meditation. This is their story....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWNSOU_mP4s&t=4s
Additional Resources
Mindfulness research
Secularity of mindfulness
Mindfulness and SEL
Online courses
Krame Center Courses (at Ramapo College)
Free Apps:
Insight Meditation Timer
Stop, Breathe, and Think (free for educators)
Smiling Mind
Take a Break
Meditation Oasis podcasts
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The Calm App is offering a host of FREE resources from their site to help with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are offerings for all ages including mindfulness practices, yoga, and sleep stories.
Try this Confidence Meditation for Kids by GoZen
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Suscribe to the GoZen YouTube channel for more free videos
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