Good News Notes:

Mindfulness is focusing one’s thoughts on the present moment and letting thoughts, worries, etc. about past or future events go.

These studies showed middle schoolers who were taught mindfulness demonstrated less stress and anxiety than the control group.

These results show promise for using mindfulness techniques to help our children not only deal with life situations better but excel in their academics.

View the whole story here: http://news.mit.edu/2019/mindfulness-mental-health-benefits-students-0826