It’s normal for back-to-school anxiety to creep in as the summer days begin to count down. The unknown can be scary, as one wonders who their teacher will be, whether they will be with their friends, ...

Mindfulness activities may help teens and students reduce stress and anxiety, manage their emotions, and pay attention to the present. Mindfulness exercises may also help with mild depression in teens ...

1. Notice and name body sensations, thoughts, and emotions. “My chest feels warm and I feel so happy when we are playing outside together like this.” “It sounds like you might be nervous about this ...

Mindfulness, I'm sure you've at least heard the phrase before. But what is mindfulness? Mindfulness is essentially just another word for meditation or being in the moment. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

Botany for Kids associates Grace Jackson and Grace Schmalz operate the new summer camp program at Point Loma Native Plant Garden. (Photo courtesy of Botany for Kids / Coastal Sage Gardening) Botany ...

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Recently a writer contacted me for input to a magazine article about the benefits of mindfulness for children diagnosed with ADHD. In two recent Psychology Today posts, I mention mindfulness as one no ...

When I started out as a PE teacher many years ago, mindfulness was a relatively new concept in schools. When you mentioned it to students, they got wide-eyed, their interest piqued by this concept ...