Mindfulness Newsletter
September 2017--#mindfulAISD
Sharing Mindful Happenings
With mindfulness growing at an amazing rate, please keep me posted on mindful happenings on your campus, so I can facilitate sharing and learning together. You can either send me an email (james.butler@austinisd.org) or if you use Twitter, use the hashtag #mindfulAISD as a simple way to share your stories.
Reminder: To stay up-to-date, please follow me on Twitter, @mrbutler629. I post regularly, providing tips and highlighting mindfulness happening across the district.
Mindfulness in Austin ISD
Mindfulness Room -- Palm Elementary
Mindfulness Room -- Cunningham Elementary
Mindfulness Leaders -- Lee Elementary
School Assembly -- Odom Elementary
Transition Camp -- Bertha Sadler Means YWLA
"Time to Breathe" -- Mindfulness Sessions at LBJ ECHS
8-11 a.m.: Elementary--FULL
1-4 p.m.: Secondary--10 seats left
**Both courses will be offered in the Spring as well. Stay tuned for dates.
Register on HCP in the AISD Cloud.
Yoga Awareness Month Special
From this month's AISD eWellness Newsletter...
Bluesky Fitness is offering a special for onsite yoga classes for National Yoga Awareness Month!
Details
- A campus must have a minimum of 8 participants for the class to make.
- The first 6 campuses who send a completed list of at least 8 employees from their campus PLUS the day/time your campus prefers for the class will receive the special rate.
- Discounted rate is $5/class for a 4 week series. (1 class/ week)
- Class is Hatha Flow style - meant for all levels. Instructors will modify moves to fit needs of beginners through advanced!
- Submit your class roster to Melody Carlton to reserve a spot!
Mindful AISD Videos
All of these videos can also be found on the #mindfulAISD YouTube Playlist. Remember, you can also add these to your GoNoodle account and use mindfulness to help your Champ grow stronger.
We'll share new videos every month and want to showcase students leading mindfulness. Email me if you'd like us to come to your class to record some videos to share with the district.
Shout out to our SEL Communications Coordinator, Victoria Birkeland, for her filming and editing skills.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
#mindfulAISD archives
August 2017 Newsletter (Starting mindfulness from Day 1)
2016-2017 Newsletters (One link to access all newsletters from last school year.)
Mindful Classrooms: The Educator Guide
Letter to Families
Here's a letter about mindfulness you can share with families. It provides a brief description of mindfulness and a message from Dr. Cruz supporting mindfulness in schools.
The letter is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari & Burmese.
Elementary Videos Explaining Mindfulness
Secondary Videos Explaining Mindfulness
#mindfulAISD YouTube Playlist
Calm--FREE for educators!
FREE Calm.com Lifetime Subscription for Teachers (PreK-12)
Multilingual Mindfulness
Want mindfulness activities in Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Burmese, Swahili & Kinyarwanda? We've got them for you!
Zen Den YouTube Playlist
The "Zen Den" YouTube playlist offers 18 videos, ranging from 4-8 minutes in length.
Mind Yeti: Connecting Mindfulness w/ Explicit SEL Lessons
Mindyeti.com is a great resource that connects mindfulness with Second Step lessons, and it's FREE!
GoNoodle
GoNoodle is for the body and the mind.
Here is a link to a document that lists all the GoNoodle Mindfulness videos sorted by channel and with the length of each video.
De-Escalation Strategies Poster
This poster can be an addition to your classroom, Peace Area, hallways, Mindfulness Room, etc.
Mindful Life Project
Guided Mindfulness Activities in English & Spanish--Great for Secondary.
They also have a free app titled "Mindful Life Project."