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Mindfulness exercises improve kids’ math scores

Mandy Oaklander, Time: Fourth and fifth graders who did mindfulness exercises had 15% better math scores than their peers. In…

January 28, 2015

Restive lads opt for meditation over detention

Alexandra Smith, The Sydney Morning Herald: Teenage boys are not known for deep contemplation, but if if gets them out…

October 28, 2014

Students relieve stress through meditation

Joseph Francis, The Fauman Online: Registered nurse and meditation guru Kurt Valle help students cope through academic pressure through meditation.…

October 13, 2014

How mindfulness can help preschool teachers cope

Dave Shaw, The Epoch Times: A new survey of early childhood education teachers shows that mindfulness is linked with alleviating…

October 2, 2014

How two minutes of mindfulness can calm a class and boost attainment

Matthew Jenkin, The Guardian: Buddhists have practised mindfulness for more than 2,000 years, but the technique of focusing on the…

June 17, 2014

Primary school uses meditation to boost concentration

Cotswold Journal: A primary school in the Cotswolds is using a special technique to boost children’s concentration and wellbeing. Shipston…

March 28, 2014

Mindful meditation at school makes kids go ommm

Mary MacVean, Los Angles Times: Hundreds of schools in California alone have mindful meditation programs, and educators see benefits. Mindfulness…

March 3, 2014

Centennial High becoming ‘mindful’ of the benefits of meditation

Janene Holzberg, Baltimore Sun: At their teacher’s suggestion, some Centennial High School students are closing their eyes in class and…

January 18, 2014

Mindfulness training improves attention in children

A short training course in mindfulness improves children's ability to ignore distractions and concentrate better. These are the findings of…

September 10, 2013

Peter Amato urges educators to introduce meditation practices to benefit students in many ways

Digital Journal: There is no denying that children today are faced with cumbersome challenges. Fierce competition. Social media pressure. Bullying.…

April 27, 2013