Gratitude and Mindfulness Meditation Learning Journal

Gratitude journaling and mindfulness meditation practices have been scientifically researched and documented to decrease anxiety and depression, increase coping skills to better respond under emotional stress presented by challenges at home, school, and in relationships experienced in daily life. These practices support an integrated approach to the mind - body - heart connection, boost creativity, enhance student concentration and focus, encourage long term memory retention, and may...
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Gratitude journaling and mindfulness meditation practices have been scientifically researched and documented to decrease anxiety and depression, increase coping skills to better respond under emotional stress presented by challenges at home, school, and in relationships experienced in daily life. These practices support an integrated approach to the mind - body - heart connection, boost creativity, enhance student concentration and focus, encourage long term memory retention, and may improve overall well-being. Students will experience and acquire the necessary skills to live a life that is more aware, attentive, kind, and compassionate, and have greater intrapersonal and interpersonal well-balanced emotional, social, and mental connections. The overall benefits of gratitude journaling and practicing mindful meditation are endless, which often result in students generating a sense of humanity and empathy for themselves, each other, and for the world. Our goal is to create a welcoming, safe, and nurturing environment for all students' to be who they are, right here and right now. By taking 5 - 10 minutes during the week to reflect, practice, and relax, teachers and students will develop a personal toolkit of strategies for a new way of learning - learning about oneself. Ultimately, we hope to create a global community to change the way educators offer a learning experience by placing student and teacher well-being first in order to add greater connections to class curriculum. By developing better students, we in turn develop better globally - aware citizens.