Daniel Rechtschaffen

A new educational paradigm for youth mindfulness. “If you are a teacher, or an educator, or involved in school administration and curriculum development, the book you hold in your hands has the potential to transform your life, the lives of your students, and the life of the school itself, as well as education in America.”―Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, from the ForewordWith attention spans waning and stress on the rise, many teachers are looking for new ways to help students concentrate, learn, and thrive. The Way of Mindful Education is a practical guide for cultivating attention, compassion, and well-being not only in these students, but also in teachers themselves. Packed with lesson plans, exercises, and considerations for specific age groups and students with special needs, this working manual demonstrates the real world application of mindfulness practices in K-12 classrooms. Part I, Why Mindful Education Matters, explains what mindfulness is, the science behind its benefits for students and educators, and the inspiring work that is already underway in the Mindful Education movement. In Part II, Begin with Yourself, we are reminded that in order to teach mindfully, we need to be mindful. Here teachers will learn the when, where, and how of mindfulness so they can effectively embody its practices with their students. Mindfulness practices offer teachers self-care and attention skills that prepare them to teach with greater energy and mastery. Discover how simple exercises can help manage stress, focus attention, develop compassion, and savor positive experiences in everyday life. Part III, Cultivating a Mindful Classroom, explores the qualities of a mindful teacher, the ingredients of a mindful learning environment, and helpful skills for appropriate, supportive work with cultural diversity, student stress and trauma, and varying age groups and developmental stages. Finally, in Part IV, Mindful Education Curriculum, we learn eighteen ready-to-use mindfulness lessons for use in schools. These practical exercises, designed to foster skills like embodiment, attention, heartfulness, and interconnectedness, can be readily adapted for any age group and population, and the author draws from his extensive personal experience to offer a wealth of tips for introducing them to students in real-time. Decades of research indicate the impressive benefits of mindfulness in social, emotional, and cognitive development, and as an antidote to emotional dysregulation, attention deficits, and social difficulties. This book invites teachers, administrators, and anyone else involved in education to take advantage of this vital tool and become purveyors of a mindful, compassionate, ethical, and effective way of teaching. 30 illustrations

A structured curriculum of classroom-ready lessons, practices, and worksheets for actualizing a powerful new educational paradigm: student mindfulness. This workbook offers a step-by-step curriculum of classroom-ready mindfulness lessons for personal and professional development. It’s a trove of fun, easy activities specially designed to help educators engage K-12 students and cultivate mindful attributes like attention, compassion, and well-being. Rich with simple and effective tips, techniques, worksheets, and guided exercises developed through extensive on-the-ground experience with real students and teachers, The Mindful Education Workbook empowers readers with all the tools they need to integrate mindful education in the school day.

Angesichts schwindender Aufmerksamkeitsspannen und wachsender Stressbelastung sind viele Lehrende auf der Suche nach neuen Wegen, um Schülern zu helfen, besser zu lernen − und sich dabei gut konzentrieren und entwickeln zu können. Achtsamkeit hat sich als wirkungsvolles Konzept erwiesen, besser mit Stress umzugehen, die Aufmerksamkeit zu fokussieren und Mitgefühl zu entwickeln.Daniel Rechtschaffen, Psychologe sowie Paar- und Familientherapeut, beschreibt in diesem praktischen Ratgeber, wie Aufmerksamkeit, Mitgefühl und Wohlbefinden bei Schülern und Lehrenden gefördert werden können. Einfache Übungen bieten den Lehrpersonen konkrete Möglichkeiten zur Selbstfürsorge und vermitteln ihnen das Rüstzeug, um einen Unterricht mit mehr Energie und Gelassenheit zu gestalten. Zahlreiche Beispiele, Übungen und Vorschläge für spezifische Altersgruppen und für unterschiedliche Bedürfnisse zeigen, wie Achtsamkeit in unserem Schulsystem angewendet und wie Kindern und Jugendlichen der Zugang zu ihr eröffnet werden kann.Die achtsame Schule lädt Lehrerinnen und Lehrer und alle, die mit jungen Menschen arbeiten, dazu ein, Verfechter einer achtsamen, mitfühlenden, ethischen und effektiven Art des Unterrichtens zu werden.

Dieses Praxisbuch bietet ein Schritt-für-Schritt-Programm aus Achtsamkeitsü unmittelbar anwendbar für den Unterricht und Ihre persönliche und berufliche Weiterentwicklung. Damit halten Sie die ideale Ergänzung zu Daniel Rechtschaffens grundlegendem Werk Die achtsame Schule in den Händen - jede Seite alltagstauglich und lebenspraktisch.Einfache Übungen - speziell entwickelt für Lehrende jeder Klassenstufe - ermöglichen Ihnen, Ihren Schülerinnen und Schülern Achtsamkeit spielerisch nahezubringen und Stärken wie Aufmerksamkeit, Mitgefühl und Wohlbefinden zu fördern.Voller effektiver und einfacher Tipps, Arbeitsblätter und geführter Übungen stattet Die achtsame Schule - Praxisbuch Sie mit allem Werkzeug aus, Achtsamkeit erfolgreich in den Schulalltag zu vom Autor in langjähriger eigener Schulpraxis entwickelt und erprobt.Ein Hort von Ideen!

The new educational paradigm for student Daniel Rechtschaffen’s The Way of Mindful Education and The Mindful Education Workbook , now available in a two-book set. With attention spans waning and stress on the rise, many teachers are looking for new ways to help students concentrate, learn, and thrive. The powerful new educational paradigm of student mindfulness opens the doors for teachers to cultivate attention, compassion, and well-being in their classrooms.Having taught mindfulness in schools and communities around the world, psychologist Daniel Rechtschaffen offers practical mindfulness tools for teachers in his Mindful Education series, collected here for the first time in this two-book set. Students are told to pay attention a thousand times in school, but rarely are they taught how. The Way of Mindful Education is a practical guide for exercising students’ attention muscles and building stress relief and self-compassion both in students and in teachers themselves. Packed with lesson plans, exercises, and considerations for specific age groups and students with special needs, this working manual demonstrates the real world application of mindfulness practices in K-12 classrooms.The Mindful Education Workbook provides a structured curriculum for implementing mindful education in the classroom. Teachers and administrators can use this workbook―rich with simple, effective lessons, tips, charts, checklists, and worksheets―to bring mindfulness-based lessons into their schools and support the health and well-being of both students and teachers.

The new educational paradigm for student mindfulness: Daniel Rechtschaffen’s The Way of Mindful Education and The Mindful Education Workbook, now available in a two-book set.With attention spans waning and stress on the rise, many teachers are looking for new ways to help students concentrate, learn, and thrive. The powerful new educational paradigm of student mindfulness opens the doors for teachers to cultivate attention, compassion, and well-being in their classrooms.Having taught mindfulness in schools and communities around the world, psychologist Daniel Rechtschaffen offers practical mindfulness tools for teachers in his Mindful Education series, collected here for the first time in this two-book set. Students are told to pay attention a thousand times in school, but rarely are they taught how. The Way of Mindful Education is a practical guide for exercising students’ attention muscles and building stress relief and self-compassion both in students and in teachers themselves. Packed with lesson plans, exercises, and considerations for specific age groups and students with special needs, this working manual demonstrates the real world application of mindfulness practices in K-12 classrooms.The Mindful Education Workbook provides a structured curriculum for implementing mindful education in the classroom. Teachers and administrators can use this workbook―rich with simple, effective lessons, tips, charts, checklists, and worksheets―to bring mindfulness-based lessons into their schools and support the health and well-being of both students and teachers.