1. Positivism & Resilience
Improve Classroom Culture
Mindfulness Practice
Positivism & Resilience

2. Well Being
Mental
Physical
In & Out of School

3. Life Circumstances
Negative
Positive
Narrow or Broaden

4. Mindfulness Practice
Negativism
Develop Habits
Limit and Close

5. Mindfulness Practice
Positivism
Develop Habits
Broaden and Build

6. Mindfulness Practice
Positivism
Resilience
Skills to Develop

7. Positive Emotions
Mindset
Broaden
Build
Inward & Outward

8. Positive Emotions Inward & Outward Open Social bonds Play and Creative
Exploration
Enjoy beauty of life
Inward & Outward

9. How do we Get Positive?
Mindfulness Practice

10. Non-Judging Awareness
Mindfulness Practice
Be in the Present
Non-Judging Awareness

11. Mindfulness Practice

12. Mindfulness Practice What do we do? Focusing on the breath
Being in the present moment
Not thinking of the past (can’t change it)
Not worrying about the future (avoid stress and anxiety)
Awareness (of what comes up)
Not judging (no preferences)
Accepting (self)
Allowing the mind to rest

13. Mindfulness Practice
Where?
Quiet (same) place

14. Mindfulness Practice
How often?
Everyday

15. Mindfulness Practice
How long?
60 min (30/30)

16. Research-Based Result of Mindfulness
Mindfulness Practice
Research-Based Result of Mindfulness
Accept self
Open to changes
Accept others
Positive attitude + Resilience
Kindness
Patience
Increased attention
Less reactive
Happiness

17. Benefits of Mindfulness
Positive
Resilient
Open (Self/Others)
Happy
Health (mental/physical
You are not your thoughts

18. Mindfulness Practice In the Classroom Time out for mindfulness Music
Guided
Reflect on feelings
Journal and/or class discussions
In the Classroom

19. Classroom Practice Mindfulness & Positivism Be an Example to Students
Open to others
Kind instructions
Don’t enforce preferences
Provide choices
Mindfulness & Positivism

20. Classroom Culture Communication Practice patience Practice Kindness
With self and others
Practice patience
Practice Kindness

21. Classroom Culture How to develop habits?
Charles Duhigg, a reporter for The New York Times and author of The Power of Habit, a book about the science of habit formation in our lives, companies and societies.

22. Classroom Culture
Keystone Habits

23. What are keystone habits?
Change one
Others change
Start walking
Eat healthier
Pay attention

24. References
Albrecht, N., Albrecht, P., & Cohen, M. (2012). Mindfully teaching in the classroom: A literature review. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(12), Retrieved from
Bluth, K., & Eisenlohr-Moul, T. A. (2017). Response to a mindful self-compassion intervention in teens: A within-person association of mindfulness, self-compassion, and emotional well-being outcomes. Journal of Adolescence, 57, Retrieved from

25. References
Burke, C. A. (2010). Mindfulness-based approaches with children and adolescents: A preliminary review of current research in an emergent field. Journal of child and family studies, 19(2), Retrieved from
Davidson, R. J., & Begley, S. (2012). The emotional life of your brain: How its unique patterns affect the way you think, feel, and live--and how you can change them. New York: Hudson Street Press.
Duhigg, C. (2014). The power of Habit: What we do in live and business. New York: Random House.

26. References
Fredrickson, B. L. (2004). The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 359(1449), 1367–1378. Retrieved from
Reuben, R. C. (2011). Bringing Mindfulness into the Classroom: A Personal Journey. J. Legal Educ., 61, 674. Retrieved from
Saltzman, A. (2016). A still quiet place for teens: A mindfulness workbook to ease stress & difficult emotions. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications.