Mindfulness Newsletter
By Mindful Classrooms -- October 2017
In This Month's Newsletter...
- Teacher Appreciation: FREE Gift from Calm
- Fall 2017 Mindfulness Challenge
- NEW Mindful AISD Videos
- Mindful Happenings in Austin & Houston, TX and Wilmington, DE
Reminder: For more regular mindfulness updates, please follow me on Twitter, @mindfulclassrms. I post regularly, providing tips and highlighting mindfulness happening across the district. Also, feel free to tag when posting about mindfulness.
For those who have yet to sign up for the FREE Lifetime Subscription to Calm's app & site, I highly recommend it. And I recommend you share it with all your colleagues. It's a $300 value and they're giving it away for FREE to educators. It's full of amazing guided meditations to choose from and peaceful backgrounds & music. Take 30 seconds to fill out the survey and you'll receive your code within a week. It's great for adult self-care, in addition to using in the classroom.
Fall 2017 Mindfulness Challenge
Sign up below or by clicking here.
NEW 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.
Both fall courses are full! Thanks to all who signed up. I'm looking forward to spending time with y'all. There will be another set of Intro to Mindfulness courses in the spring. There will also be a course for becoming a Mindfulness Leader on campus in the spring. Stay tuned for dates.
8-11 a.m.: Elementary--FULL
1-4 p.m.: Secondary--FULL
Mindful Classrooms in Texas & Delaware
Mindful Breathing Modifications -- Hoover Elementary, Houston, TX
Mindfulness on the Announcements -- Carrcroft Elementary, Wilmington, DE
Gate Pose -- Gullett Elementary, Austin, TX
Calm & Quiet Area -- Carrcroft Elementary, Wilmington, DE
Mindfulness Leaders in Art Class -- Sunset Valley Elementary, Austin, TX
Creating Poses -- Carrcroft Elementary, Wilmington, DE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Mindful Classrooms newsletter archives
September 2017 Newsletter (Mindfulness videos)
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."
Stop, Breathe & Think
Sign Up for Mindfulness Support
Contact
Founder & Author of Mindful Classrooms
Austin ISD SEL Mindfulness Specialist
2014 Austin ISD Teacher of the Year
Email: james@mindfulclassrooms.com
Website: mindfulclassrooms.com
Facebook: facebook.com/mindfulclassrooms
Twitter: @mindfulclassrms