Mrs. Gillen, if everyone did yoga, the world would be pink!

This comment from an 11-year-old boy was typical of those Lynea heard from the boys in her elementary school’s behavior classroom when she first brought in yoga 25 years ago. And considering how the image of the thin, white, blonde, young, flexible woman doing yoga still dominates in media to this day, it’s no...

Transitions are an important time. Starting the school day. Shifting from work mode to having a family meal. Preparing for sleep. All are key times to shift our attention.

They are also perfect opportunities to develop your mindfulness practice.

Mindfulness is all the buzz in education, therapy and even

When I first began working as a school counselor, I sometimes got frustrated with children who didn’t seem to apply the social/emotional lessons I taught them.

“Why don’t they get it?” I asked my colleague Anne Bagwell, a counselor and an amazing mentor. “I explain things in a way they can understand. They nod like they get it. But their behavior doesn’t change.”

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Those of us old enough to remember the original Mickey Mouse Club can recall that while Jiminy Cricket warned us about a whole lot of things – “I’m No Fool, no siree!” – “stranger danger” was never one of them.