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My “Aha! Moment” in Meditation

Michelle L., Student, 17 years My second year of the Mindfulness Meditation course was definitely different from the first year. During the first year of the course, I was not willing to meditate and thought

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teen mindfulness interview Jeff Carreira
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INTERVIEW: My Path Back to High School

An Interview Jeff Carreira & Amy Edelstein In this discussion, philosopher and teacher Jeff Carreira talks with Amy Edelstein about the Inner Strength Teen Program. His probing questions explore the philosophical perspectives that shape this course

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Teen Essays

A New Experience

Student, 18 years The second year of the course of meditation seemed to be different than the first year from the beginning. In my first year of the course, I tried to focus on meditating

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Teen Essays

Running a Race

Student, 18 years My first year of the course was different from my second year of the course. My first year of the course, I could not concentrate and would get distracted by my surroundings

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Teaching

Bearing Witness in the Classroom

This week our lesson centered around mindfulness of the body, connecting to our physicality. Most people who have done a yoga class, and more and more who have played on a sports team have been

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Teen Essays

In Search of My Best Self

Savannah D., Student, 17 years As I indulge myself in the second year of the course, I begin to reflect on the development of my mind as a young lady and notice the little changes

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Teen mindfulness & classroom culture tips from Amy Edelstein
Culture of Mindfulness

Teen Respect & Classroom Mindfulness

How do you win the respect of teenage African American girls when you’re a soft-spoken, sensitive African American male teacher, educated at Columbia and UPenn, a musician, social activist, cultural commentator with hipster leanings, note

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Culture of Mindfulness

First Day of (Mindfulness) School

The phone rang, and it was a number I needed to take. Awkward. I was rushing out of the subway, bundled against the cold, my eyes darting around for a place I could duck into

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