THREE BREATHS AND BEGIN

By William Meyer. Create focus and facilitate learning with this practical guide to implementing meditation in schools. Offering numerous ready-to-use scripted meditations, this insightful manual includes personal stories, activities, and tips for shifting the culture of your school. The first four chapters provide a brief overview of the recent history of the mindfulness movement in schools, key tools for running a meditation, and the foundational components of space, silence, solitude, and story. The rest of the book looks at specific situations and strategies, such as leading meditations in high schools; meditating on field trips and with sports teams; meditating with younger students, teachers, and parents; dealing with tragedy; and implementing a meditation-centered curriculum. Grades K–12. Index. Bibliography. Resources. Glossary. New World Library. 243 pages. ©2019.