{"product_id":"mindfulness-practices-cultivating-heart-centered-communities-where-students-focus-and-flourish-creating-a-positive-learning-environment-through-mindfulness-in-schools-9781947604063","title":"Mindfulness Practices: Cultivating Heart Centered Communities Where Students Focus and Flourish (Creating a Positive Learning Environment Through Mindfulness in Schools)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMindfulness Practices: Cultivating Heart Centered Communities Where Students Focus and Flourish (Creating a Positive Learning Environment Through Mindfulness in Schools)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Michele M. Rivers Murphy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781947604063.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith foreword by Paul Liabenow\nBuild compassionate classroom environments and mindful schools that prioritize high levels of achievement and high levels of well-being. Based on the latest neuroscience research, Mindfulness Practices details how mindfulness in schools can lead to new, improved ways of educating, learning, and living. The books mindful education exercises are easily adaptable across grade levels -- from prekindergarten through high school -- as well as across urban, suburban, and rural school settings.\nMindfulness exercises and trauma-informed practices for a positive learning environment: Explore the theory behind mindful education, including the interrelated nature of physiology, cognition, emotions, and mindfulness for students. Learn how mindfulness in schools contributes to a positive mindset, alleviates the impact of toxic stress, and takes advantage of neuroplasticity. Understand the effects of trauma and ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) on student behavior and the ability to learn, and discover trauma-informed practices that support healing. Acquire research-based mindfulness practices, including breathing exercises, yoga for the classroom, meditation for students, and cognitive reflection and awareness. Reignite the passion that first drew you to education and prioritize self-care for yourself and your students. Discover how to build a heart-centered learning community in classrooms and create mindful schools.\n\nContents:\nForeword by Paul Liabenow\nIntroduction\nPart I: The Urgency of Now\nChapter 1: The Need to Care\nChapter 2: The Journey--Healing Along the Way\nChapter 3: Our Brain and the Mind-Body Connection\nPart II: Mindfulness Practices--Getting Practical\nChapter 4: A Deep Breath\nChapter 5: Move and Stretch--Yoga and Meditation Basics\nChapter 6: Mindful Sensation, Presence, and Emotion\nPart III: Mindful and Compassionate Classrooms and School Communities\nChapter 7: Mindful Instruction--Paying Attention to Your Students\nChapter 8: Executive Functioning\nChapter 9: Mindful Leadership From Within--A New Mindset\nEpilogue\nReferences and Resources\nIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Solution Tree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45253917999157,"sku":"ByrdShop_1947604066","price":31.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781947604063_a4f2737b-7960-4df0-b4bb-18ebf17d464d.jpg?v=1779950241","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mindfulness-practices-cultivating-heart-centered-communities-where-students-focus-and-flourish-creating-a-positive-learning-environment-through-mindfulness-in-schools-9781947604063","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}