Cultivating Calm, Curiosity, and Care Among Adolescents
Amy Edelstein,
Rachel Anne Razza
Abstract:In this chapter, the authors examine the potential of mindfulness-based programming in schools as a support for student well-being, success, and meaning-making. The authors evaluate the attributes of the Inner Strength Education teen mindfulness program, a classroom-based 12-lesson program for adolescents. They look at the impact of teaching mindfulness, compassion building, peer dialogue, and systems thinking, and identify how these modalities can successfully bring purpose and meaning-making into an urban pu… Show more
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