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DESCRIPTION: \;Room to Breathe tells the story of a San Francisco publi
c middle school that introduced students to mindfunlness meditation practi
ce. We will view the film and then have time for reflection and discussion
.The concept of mindfulness can encompass a number of practices and progra
ms\, most of which conceptualize mindfulness as a state of purposeful awar
eness\, acceptance of what is\, and being grounded in the current moment.\
nAn explosion of research during the past decade or so has generated a lon
g list of positive cognitive\, physical and interpersonal benefits. Public
schools across the US are seeing the potential of some of these practices
to help their students manage stress\, develop tools needed for emotion r
egulation and healthy interpersonal relationships as well as building cogn
itive strengths that allow them to focus and concentrate better\, among ma
ny other benefits.\nThe founder and other members of the local non-profit
organization\, \;The Mindful Teacher Foundation\, \;will share inf
ormation about their organization's efforts and to answer \;questions
you may have about mindfulness. \; \;Cost:Free.Contact:Lori Davis
(drlori@illinois.edu)Sponsor:Student Academic Affairs Office
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign
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SUMMARY:Room to Breathe: Documentary Screening & Discussion
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: \;Room to Breathe tel
ls the story of a San Francisco public middle school that introduced stude
nts to mindfunlness meditation practice. We will view the film and then ha
ve time for reflection and discussion.The concept of mindfulness can encom
pass a number of practices and programs\, most of which conceptualize mind
fulness as a state of purposeful awareness\, acceptance of what is\, and b
eing grounded in the current moment.
\nAn explosion of research duri
ng the past decade or so has generated a long list of positive cognitive\,
physical and interpersonal benefits. Public schools across the US are see
ing the potential of some of these practices to help their students manage
stress\, develop tools needed for emotion regulation and healthy interper
sonal relationships as well as building cognitive strengths that allow the
m to focus and concentrate better\, among many other benefits.
\nThe
founder and other members of the local non-profit organization\, \;The Min
dful Teacher Foundation\, \;will share information about their org
anization's efforts and to answer \;questions you may have about mindf
ulness. \; \;
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