Gratitude & Mindfulness Meditation Learning Journal

by Christy Curtis, Jenny Holen-Chambers

Overview

103 page interactive book of research based gratitude and mindfulness activities, designed by teachers, to help increase personal awareness, attention, and attitude towards life's varying circumstances by learning how to shift from an autonomic reaction to a calm, conscious response through gratitude and mindfulness practices and social emotional learning skills.

Includes:
- over 60 different activities and guided practices (adaptable for all ages)
- self-directed and audio experiences
- background information on brain development and effectiveness of mindfulness to cognitive-social development and emotional intelligence.
- Experiential learning & immediate tools to develop a daily mindfulness meditation practice

Key Words:
Social emotional learning, communication, awareness, attention, attitude, speaking and listening, goal setting, anxiety, calm, gratitude, mindfulness, brain, nervous system, activities, SEL, distance learning, evidence based strategies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781668500484
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	06/14/2021
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Christy has been a public school educator since 2001, with an M.A. in Education Administration from the University of Redlands. Christy is a meditation guide and mindfulness consultant, a qualified
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher through UMASS School of Science Center for Mindfulness, holds a certificate of training in Mindfulness Based Eating (MB EAT), and is a certified
Yoga Nidra teacher through CA College of Ayurveda. She is a certified RYT Yoga instructor, teaches yoga and mindfulness to high school students, educators, professional athletes, and working adults
throughout Orange County, CA and in workshops throughout southern California.

Jenny has been a public school educator, teaching high school biology since 2005. She has a M.Ed in Multicultural Education with an emphasis on hands on, inquiry based learning. In 2013, Jenny became
an experienced RYT 200 hour Yoga Alliance Instructor and has over 250 hours of extended yoga teacher training, including a Rieki II certification. She is a published author, certified National Geographic Educator, as well as an NGSS and STEM Certified teacher. Jenny also creates curriculum and biology based
lesson plans on Teachers Pay Teachers and was a 2005 NOAA Teacher at Sea participant.

Editorial Reviews

I can't imagine life skills more critical than mindfulness and meditation, especially with hectic, distracted way we generally live.

This book is very well researched, providing the background, history and physiology for the concepts. It's extremely well thought out and intentional with inspirational quotes and thought-provoking exercises! The book itself is an example of what's possible when we are living from a mindful place!

Amazon - Cae Ca

I've recently started adding Mindfullness activities into my junior high classroom, and I have found this book to be an excellent resource. There are activities that can be done with virtually no classroom prep. This book will help you make connections with students. I can see these activities being used in upper elementary, junior high and high school classrooms. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Amazon - Eve Sullivan