How can mindfulness be taught in schools playfully and with deep impact? Andrew Jordan Nance, my guest in this conversation, is the founder and lead trainer for Mindful Arts San Francisco and author of popular mindfulness books for kids. Andrew and Flurina share in this episode their long experience going to classrooms teaching mindfulness to students. You learn many practical tips how to invite more mindfulness in to your life and how to bring it to kids. We talk about big emotions, story telling, breathing and gaining freedom through awareness. Andrew paints a colorful picture of his fantastic children's books and how to use them. He also elaborates on the mindfulness curriculum he wrote: Mindful Arts in the Classrooms. No matter if you are an educator, working with kids, are a parent or grandparent, this episode is for you.
Chapters
- (00:00:02) - Andrew Jordanance
- (00:02:23) - In the Elevator With Mindful Schools
- (00:09:10) - Volunteers for Mindfulness in the Schools
- (00:11:31) - How to volunteer at a mindfulness school
- (00:16:30) - Mindful Arts Curriculum
- (00:21:55) - "Everything Is Within You..."
- (00:25:54) - The Power of Mindfulness in the School
- (00:28:13) - The Lion in My Mind
- (00:34:03) - Bradley on Mindfulness in the Schools
- (00:40:53) - Dolly the Dolphin Takes a Deep Breath
- (00:42:44) - Puppy Mind: The Great Unknown
- (00:46:06) - Andrew Jordan Nance
- (00:50:56) - Puppy Mind
- (00:56:15) - Puppy Mind: Bringing the Dog Mind to Meditation
- (01:02:32) - Puppy Mind and The Lion and Me: Stories about Mind
- (01:06:26) - The Meaning of 'Mindfulness' for Kids
- (01:08:05) - What is mindfulness for kids?
- (01:11:12) - Lazy Susan: The Origins of Words
- (01:14:59) - Andrew Jordan on Mindful Art San Francisco
