Comments on: Mindfulness and Meditation in Schools for Stress Management

By: Release Technique

Release Technique — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:53:29 +0000

Stress management is necessary for physical and mental health. Proper hormone balance is necessary for stress management. I found a website very useful with its information on stress management.

By: Binaifer Karanjia

Binaifer Karanjia — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:32:30 +0000

In India, and i believe in some prisons in
America, yoga asanas (postures) are taught which specifically release toxins in the body. Over a period of time, the quality and content of the mind can be modified and changed for the positive. Just for your interest: Shasank asana or the rabbit pose, if done three times in the morning, afternoon and evening for several days rids all feelings of anger and irritation. Amazing .…do try and see for yourself! Like this, there are so many other asanas for different needs.

By: Michael Levy

Michael Levy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:12:53 +0000

Let Joy be your feelings, Love your attire, Peace your guide and you will discover a mystical paradise here on earth.

By: E. Okamoto

E. Okamoto — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:33:50 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. I live and teach in Japan and would love it if there could be such a designated program — (especially since meditation tradition is so rooted here). I teach a lot of anxious kids who have overloaded schedules and high academic pressures, and they could really use an opportunity to just stop and be aware of one thing, such as the breath…I’ve made them stop and stretch a bit when they get stressed, and it’s helped quite a bit to get them back on track. Thanks again!

By: bill

bill — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:40:31 +0000

jean, fwiw, Buddhism isn’t a religion, although some of its trappings give it the appearance of a religion. At its, core it’s not God/faith centric and does not focus on scripture. Meditation practices taken from Buddhism are essentially secular.

By: Ilan Kerman

Ilan Kerman — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:09:30 +0000

Dear Jean,

Thank you for this very interesting post. I think it’s great that teachers are bringing mindfulness into schools. It clearly helps children achieve their best, and it’s too bad that some parents are scared off by it.

What do you think of teaching yoga as part of gym classes? It has a many of the elements of mindfulness, but is also good for strength and flexibility.

By: Alvaro Fernandez

Alvaro Fernandez — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:04:15 +0000

Dear Jean, meditation is, at this point, a perfectly secular practice, like, say, yoga. Several types of prayer also resemble the practice of meditation… so please don’t get attached to artificial labels, but simply see if this helps your kid or not, which is what matters!

Thank you for sharing your view.

By: jean

jean — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:31:29 +0000

well, my childs school began this program and i am not happy. with buddhism as the basis for the progam and time carved out for this, acedemics suffers! let me teach OUR religious preferance at home! seems good on the surface, dig a bit deeper…how about using the Bible to meditate on?!

By: Anne Holmes

Anne Holmes — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:52:29 +0000

What a fantastic story!

I’ve just written a post on how we need to remember the value of interacting with friends — a simple as sharing a meal, or chatting on the phone — as well as the huge value of making sure to laugh daily as a stress management technique.

Yoga, of course, is hugely effective, and high on my list. But who would have thought of training kids this young!

I’m blown away!!

By: Fiama

Fiama — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:16:17 +0000

I’d like to bring up such a program at my son’s private school. Is there a certain organization that the Toluca Lake School used? I’m also in the SFV and interested in kid yoga classes and meditations on a private basis. I’ve tried to google it and had trouble. Is there a list of close Valley places to go? After school and Sat?