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Room To Breathe is a surprising story of transformation as struggling kids in a San Francisco public middle school are introduced to the practice of mindfulness meditation. Topping the district in disciplinary suspensions, and with overcrowded classrooms creating a nearly impossible learning environment, overwhelmed administrators are left with stark choices: repeating the cycle of trying to force tuned-out children to listen, or to experiment with timeless inner practices that may provide them with the social, emotional, and attentional skills that they need to succeed. The first question is whether it’s already too late. Confronted by defiance, contempt for authority figures, poor discipline, and more interest in “social” than learning, can a young mindfulness teacher from Berkeley succeed in opening their minds and hearts?
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Room to Breathe
Mindfulness is certainly a keyword in education these days. Enough can hardly be said for the impact Mindfulness has had on these students. Well worth the watching.
Required Viewing for Anyone interested in Education and/or Mindfulness!
I am a college instructor and have also taught various grades in Sunday school. I took a course from Diana Winston on mindfulness in college and found it helpful. This film is touching and informative. It shows how the kids at Marina Middle School use mindfulness to become more self-reflective and fix their behavioral problems. I thought the film could have addressed the structural inequality and racism which seemed to be important circumstances in the lives of some of this children, but it was excellent in showing how mindfulness techniques greatly improved learning conditions in the school. Mindfulness will not solve all of the world's problems, but it has clearly made a difference for these middle-schoolers.
Room to Breathe
I am a high school teacher and I found this video a must see for educators. With all the technology and fast paced lessons we are bombarded with, mindfulness is a refreshing approach to helping our students.
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