There is a lot of focus on how mindfulness can help students, but teachers can reap the benefits of mindfulness too, even when their students aren’t around.

Even if you’ve never heard the term “empathic distress” before, if you’re an educator, you’ve probably felt it at some point.

Every teacher has experienced the moment when they realize their students are burnt out. Perhaps you’re in the middle of a long lesson, or they’re taking a tiring exam. You realize you’ve lost them — they’re listless, squirmy, and unfocused.

We usually talk about mindfulness meditation as it relates to stress and anxiety. And that’s for good reason: Mindfulness meditation is a proven intervention to help kids and teens reduce their stress levels and learn how to manage their strong...

Middle school students are in a unique developmental age. They’re caught right in the middle of childhood and adolescence, which comes with various challenges and milestones to get through. Mindfulness is an excellent tool to help students in this...