Harvard University Mindfulness over matters Using

Harvard University

Mindfulness over matters

Using meditation techniques in classrooms can boost clarity and learning, Kabat-Zinn saysProfessor Jon Kabat-Zinn, a renowned proponent of applying the practice of mindfulness in schools, addressed the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Wednesday evening in Longfellow Hall about the effectiveness of such training in countering the pressures and effects of anxiety, stress, chronic pain, and illness on the body, mind, and brain.

The practice of mindfulness, a systematic way of paying attention and cultivating well-being, is becoming an increasingly important tool in education, from top-level leaders to elementary schoolchildren.

See more at: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/10/mindfulness-over-matters/

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