CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — As kids have returned to a busy and hectic school schedule, a special program is expanding in Western Pennsylvania to give them a few minutes each day to refocus and recenter ...

CANTON, Ohio — Schools across the country are trying to find ways to address the nationwide youth mental health crisis. One method that started in Cincinnati uses classical music to help fight anxiety ...

Walk into any busy classroom and you may feel like you’ve entered a tornado. Kids talking, teachers trying to get through content while navigating different requests, and the inevitable interruptions.

Worley Elementary School in Canton starts the day with music, relaxing students. The Mindful Music Moments program is taking place at 320 schools, camps and social service organizations around the U.S ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — At Edgewood School in New Haven, young students are being taught mindfulness techniques to calm their minds and improve their learning. “We have between 60 and 80,000 ...

We can approach mindfulness and music from two directions: the practice of mindfulness meditation to enhance musicianship, and the practice of music to enhance mindfulness. Musicians can cultivate ...

It’s 7:50 a.m. on a Friday in a fourth-grade classroom at Crockett Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona. The students are quiet and focused, working on their “Zen Tangles,” a mindfulness-based art ...

The beginning of the school year is all about routines and procedures. Teaching students how to line up. Where to return materials. How to choose a book from the classroom library. It is also the ...

Mindfulness, meaning mental presence and reflection, is a popular practice across the U.S., incorporating tools to help people think clearly and critically, calm their minds, and be more productive.

In most schools across the country, you are likely to find students practicing mindfulness – whether that means taking some collective deep breaths, practicing yoga together or participating in a ...

There's a quiet revolution happening in local classrooms. It starts with closed eyes, one long, deep breath, followed by another. Through practice, this movement can lead to a more open heart, a sense ...

Focus. Awareness. Resilience. Curiosity. Reflection. All are elements of thriving classrooms and students. All are trainable skills that can be intentionally taught and cultivated to strengthen ...