Testimonials

"Live your life from your heart.

Share from your heart.

And your story will touch and heal people's souls."

- Melody Beattie

"I started having kids take some deep breaths before art lessons."

- Art Teacher

"I noticed I get worried about what other people think of me and it's hard to focus."

- 5th Grader

"I practiced mindful breathing with my family last night. We did it for 2 minutes. I could sleep better when I went to bed."

- 1st Grader

“When you have pain, you can breathe and you don’t feel it as much.”

- 4th Grader

"This class helps kids be mindful of peer pressure and how to react or choose a response."

- Instructional Assistant

"I learned that if you breathe in and out slowly, you'll be less angry. When I was mad at my brother, it helped me calm myself."

- 5th Grader

"I will use mindfulness when I play soccer so if they score, I calm down and say 'nice goal' or 'nice one'."

- 5th Grader

"Mindful breathing has helped me at a soccer game when the other team scored. I was disappointed and when I took deep breaths, it made me calm down."

- 4th Grader

"When I'm mindful, I be good to other people. When I'm sitting on the rug, I always look at the teacher's face. I really think about what the teacher says."

-2nd Grader

"When I am mindful, I treat others with love."

-3rd Grader

"Mindfulness has really made a difference in her life."

- 2nd Grade Parent

"It helps me decompress and relax."

-1st Grade Teacher

"The lessons about compassion, gratitude, and power of choice were especially helpful. It helped my students recognize their power of choice in the general education classroom, and helped me use consistent vocabulary that went along with the mindfulness lesson."

-3rd Grade Teacher

"Learning and working on my own mindfulness practices have been essential as I try to teach students and learn with them. This has helped me be a more thoughtful parent and teacher."

-3rd Grade Teacher

"When I am mindful, I treat other people with kindness and gratitude. If I see someone that probably needs help, I will help them. I am caring and I love my family."

-4th Grader

"Some helpful lessons are: Visiting Emotions, Responding vs. Reacting, Noticing Distractions and taking a Mindful Pause."

-2nd Grade Teacher

"I've learned to breathe, stay on topic with my friends and in class conversations. I am more calm with my mom and follow directions from the teachers."

-3rd Grader

"I didn't know what he was doing. He got out of bed and told me he forgot to do his mindful breathing so he practiced breathing and went straight to sleep."

- Parent

"I noticed I was thinking about the future."

- 4th Grader

"I use mindfulness when people are talking and to wait nicely and calmly if I go somewhere early."

- 3rd Grader

"I can actually feel other people's feelings right here in my heart."

-1st Grader

"My daughter led us in mindful breathing and heartfulness before bed tonight. It was beautiful and we all did it."

-1st Grade Parent

"I practice mindful breathing before bedtime so I can make my body feel calm so I won't be so stressed out. I get stressed about the next day."

- 4th Grader

"This work has made me more aware of myself, my feelings, emotions and my thought process."

- 1st Grade Teacher

"Personally and professionally, the lessons have helped me stay calmer with behavior problems in the class and have allowed me to be more grounded when dealing with students."

-Teacher

"When I am mindful, I feel calm and treat people, things, ideas and situations with a nicer, calmer approach."

-5th Grader

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