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WELCOME
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Mindfulness in SchoolsImproving Well Being and Reducing Stress for Students and Teachers
By Sheila Lamb, LCSW
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Agenda
• Stress and Its Impact on Students and Teachers.• What is Mindfulness?• Research on Mindfulness.• Research on Mindfulness in Schools.• Teaching Mindfulness in LAUSD Schools.• Mindful Schools Training Program.• Mindful Practices.• Audience Questions.
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Mindfulness Exercise
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Stress
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Stress
Definition –”Internal or external conditions that push the state of an individual away from equilibrium or balance.” Dr. Daniel Siegel
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Stress Impacts
• Stress Markers• Physical• Emotional• Mental
• Teachers• Students• Popular Stress Reduction Strategies
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Well Being
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Mindfulness
Definition: Paying attention to the present moment, on purpose, without judgement.
Jon Kabat-Zinn 1994
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Mindfulness
History• Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction• Chronic Pain • Medicine/Mental Health• Community Programs• Corporations• Schools
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How Does Mindfulness Impact Stress and Well Being?
What Does the Research Tell Us?
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Research on Mindfulness
Stress Reduction
Attentional Stability
Emotion Regulation
Empathy Development
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Mindfulness Exercise
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Research – Programs in Schools
• Improved Classroom Behavior• Enhanced Ability to Pay Attention• Effective in Reducing Depressive
Symptoms/Enhanced Emotional Coping• Improved School Climate• Improved School Functioning
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Teaching Mindfulness at Avalon Continuation High School
Student-Community Demographics Starting the Program What We Teach Becoming a Mindful School What Students and Teachers Say About
Mindfulness
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Mindful Schools Training Program
Modeled after Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Courses: Mindfulness Fundamentals and Curriculum Training
Online or In Person Workshops
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Highlights
Mindful Schools has Taught Over 14,000 Students and 2,500 Adults
Research on the Mindful Schools Program Suggests Improvement in Executive Attention and Emotional Regulation
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References
Davidson, R. investigatinghealthyminds.org Greater Good Science Center,
greatergood.berkeley.edu Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe
Living. New York:Dell Siegel, Dan J. (2007). The Mindful Brain.
New York: W.W. Norton and Company
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Thank You