Mindfulness for Educators

Along with newer children’s books about mindfulness, many beloved picture books also offer mindful messages about kindness, friendship, and contemplating the world around us. Here are a few favorites.

It seems like everyone is talking about mindfulness lately, but what does it mean to be mindful? This article gives educators and early care and education providers an overview of mindfulness including the benefits of mindfulness, how to practice mindfulness, and additional resources on mindfulness.

This handout explains mindfulness, explores the benefits of mindfulness practice, and gives some techniques and scripts to practice mindfulness.

In this toolkit, learn more about the case for implementing mindfulness techniques into your daily work and organizational culture, try hands-on strategies for doing so, and learn more from organizations that have begun this journey.

This article explains how compounding professional stress and trauma, as an educator, can be addressed with self-care, including practicing mindfulness and reframing negative thoughts.

Children benefit from teachers who are mindfully present—consciously attending and responding to their needs. This Young Children article offers some techniques and strategies that promote mindfulness.