mindfulness Archives - THOM GIBSON

30 Jan 2019

Mindfulness in the Classroom

Mindfulness has started to become a bit of a buzzword in the education space. Today we talk with a district mindfulness specialist, a psychologist, and a classroom teacher to explore what mindfulness is, what it isn't, why it's worth doing, and how to get started in your own life and in your classroom. In this episode: I speak with mindfulness specialist James Butler to discuss best practices surrounding how to get started with mindfulness in the classroom. I interview psychologist Dr. Tori Olds about the deeper happenings in the mind when mindfulness is being practiced. I chat with educator Jaclyn Mann about her experience in…

Post 05 – What Does It Mean To Be Centered?

This week's reflection prompt: What do you do to center in your personal life? Did the summer reading have any influences or takeaways that have stuck with you? Well, to answer the second question first, I wrote about the summer reading, mostly reflecting on my takeaways on how I'd use it in the classroom. This reflection will be more of my own centering and mindfulness practices. What is mindfulness or centering? I see the terms synonymous with a practice of singular focus. This can look like a lot of things; in our classrooms at my school it's typically an exercise…

Reflections on ‘Teach, Breathe, Learn’

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…