“Interpersonal mindfulness helps us recognize how our behavior affects our students. Our students learn social values primarily by observing and responding to… — Patricia A. Jennings Habits Copy Share Image
“The eighth sense is relational. It is our ability to attune ourselves with another person. When” — Patricia A. Jennings Copy Share Image
“2001, the program expanded to offer a low-residency, two-year contemplative education master’s degree that is designed for classroom teachers at all levels,… — Patricia A. Jennings Education Copy Share Image
“Throughout history, the role of education has been to prepare children for adulthood. Today our world is changing so rapidly that it’s… — Patricia A. Jennings Change Copy Share Image
“The Calm Classroom (CC) program is based on the work of Herbert Benson, the Harvard Medical School professor and pioneer in mind-body… — Patricia A. Jennings Medical school Copy Share Image
“Described as “an immersive experience in dynamic mindfulness,” the Transformative Life Skills (TLS) program was developed by the Niroga Institute in collaboration… — Patricia A. Jennings Life Copy Share Image
“The Niroga Institute also offers a professional development program to prepare teachers and others to teach the TLS curriculum.” — Patricia A. Jennings Professional development Copy Share Image
“Studies of mindfulness training and the structure and function on the brain reveal, for example, that mindfulness promotes the growth of important… — Patricia A. Jennings Fitness Copy Share Image
“Rather than simply training our children’s minds to absorb and regurgitate facts so that they can do well on standardized tests, mindfulness… — Patricia A. Jennings Children Copy Share Image
“As you will discover in Chapter 6, mindful attention to the relational senses of your students can help you orchestrate the dynamics… — Patricia A. Jennings Habits Copy Share Image
“Inner Resilience Program (IRP) to help New York City teachers in Ground Zero cope with the resulting trauma (Lantieri, Nambiar, & Chavez-Reilly,… — Patricia A. Jennings Ground zero Copy Share Image
“Frustrations happen and we begin to get triggered. When this happens to you, you can rely on a brief and very simple… — Patricia A. Jennings Fitness Copy Share Image