Mindfulness can help our students cope with stress and anxiety. Mindfulness is also a great tool for students who do not suffer from stress or anxiety. Mindfulness allows students to become more in-tune with themselves, and harness their full potential.
The following are benefits that can come from mindfulness:
These benefits are mentioned by Amy Saltzman in, A Still Quiet Place (p. 200):
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The following are benefits that can come from mindfulness:
- Observational skills
- Concentration
- "Rest and Relax" brain state
- Safety
- Soothe emotions
- Feeling kind and connected
- Winding down before sleep
These benefits are mentioned by Amy Saltzman in, A Still Quiet Place (p. 200):
- Increased attention
- Increased executive function (working memory, planning, organization, and impulse control)
- Decreased ADHD behaviours- specifically hyperactivity and impulsivity
- Fewer conduct and anger management problems
- Increased emotional regulation
- Increased self-calming
- Increased social skills and social compliance
- Increased care for others
- Decreased negative affect, or emotions
- Decreased anxiety in general and text anxiety in particular
- Decreased depression
- Increased sense of calmness, relaxation, and self-acceptance
- Increased self-esteem
- Increased quality of sleep
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