Happy start of the new year folks.  Had a fantastic summer that concluded with an awesome trip to China.  I plan on putting some summer reflections / videos up here soon. Part of our summer reading was to read a book on mindfulness in the classroom called 'Teach, Breathe, Learn' by Meena Srinivasan.  For a little bit of context, our school already has a strong culture around mindfulness in that we start every class with a breathing exercise that we call centering; generally looks like a few quiet moments to focus on your breathing.  I really love starting class on…