#mindfulAISD (1/3)
Mindfulness in the Austin Independent School District
Week of January 3rd, 2017
#mindfulAISD HAPPENINGS
Students Researching Mindfulness @ Ann Richards School
Another fantastic #starsmart #research presentation on #mindfulness & the #brain. Ss created mindful banner to teach benefits #mindfulAISD
School Assembly Mindfulness @ Pillow ES
Awesome @PillowPanthers AP, @YvetteCardenasM, leads our Panthers in #mindfulAISD activities for the holiday break! #AISDProud @AustinISDSEL
Starting the Day w/ Mindfulness @ Boone ES
Mindfulness to start Ms. Jacques' class for the day. @EmilyDopkinsSEL @BooneBears #AISDProud
Want to Showcase Your Mindfulness Work?
RESOURCES
Recommended Mindfulness Websites
List of mindfulness sites and their recommended level (Elementary, Secondary, All, or For Educators)
**The sites are either completely free or have free portions. They have different guided mindfulness sessions. Test them out and see what works best for you and your students.
AdventuresofSuperStretch.com (Elementary)
CosmicKids.com (Elementary)
GoNoodle.com (Elementary) *Stretching & Calming categories
Headspace.com (Secondary)
MindfulLifeProject.org (Secondary) *Spanish and English Tracks on their Soundcloud
MindfulSchools.org (For Educators)
MindYeti.com (Elementary) *Aligns w/ Second Step curriculum
Smiling Mind.com.au (All) *Link to their Web app
StopBreatheThink.org (Secondary)
Mindfulness--Great for Teachers, too!
Previous Newsletters
Links to all the previous newsletters with a highlight or two from each edition.
Week of December 12 (List of mindfulness apps & Mindfulness Challenge recap)
Week of December 5 (Scientifically proven song for relaxation & Mindfulness Tour recap)
Week of November 28 (#mindfulAISD YouTube Playlist link)
Week of November 14 (GIFs for deep breathing & Breathing script for HS--Palm the Present Moment by Donald Altman from "The Mindfulness Toolbox")
Week of November 7 (AISD e-Wellness spotlight)
Week of October 31 (Mindfulness Challenge update)
Week of October 24 (Progressive Muscle Relaxation script)
Week of October 17 ("Just Breathe" mindfulness video)
Week of October 10 (Stop Breathe Think App/Site & Curious Not Furious article)
Week of October 3 (Pokemon poses & Mindfulness and the Brain article)
Week of September 26 (Replacing Detention w/ Meditation article & Guided Breathing tracks in Spanish & English)
Week of September 19 (Teacher Self-Care & Connecting Mindfulness w/ SEL: Mind Yeti)
Week of September 12 (KEYE News feature & Helping Teens Destress)
Mindful Classrooms--Week 17
Photos/stories of Mindful Classrooms being used in class are always welcome and would be great for the newsletter! Email James Butler.
FREE FOR TEACHERS!
Calm
FREE Calm.com Lifetime Subscription for Teachers (PreK-12)
Calm also has an app for phones.
**There are free sections on calm.com and the app, so feel free to share with your students' families.
Mind Yeti
Connecting Mindfulness w/ Explicit SEL Lessons
Mindyeti.com is a great resource that connects mindfulness with Second Step lessons. Visit the site and sign up for a FREE account!
There is also an informational page that explains the connection between Mind Yeti and Second Step.
GoNoodle
GoNoodle For the Body and the Mind
Go to the CATEGORIES tab at the top of the page and look for "calming" and "stretching." They have a bunch of great videos to use for daily mindfulness time and/or mindfulness breaks. GoNoodle can be found in the AISD cloud and then you have access to GoNoodle Plus with ALL of the videos.
**Share gonoodle.com with your students' families so they can sign up for a FREE account to use at home.
Pokemon Poses (created by AISD 3rd graders)
List of Pokemon Poses created by AISD Students
Mrs. Garcia's 3rd graders at Cunningham created Pokemon Yoga Poses for Market Day last week and they wanted to share their creativity and hard work with y'all. Creating poses and incorporating mindful breathing with the poses is such a great way to make mindfulness fun and easily practiced by all. Nicely done!
Mindful Life Project
Guided Mindfulness Activities in English & Spanish--Great for Secondary
They also have a free app titled "Mindful Life Project."