Winter 2021
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Healing Schools with Mindfulness and Trauma-Informed Practices
MC4ME will host a live panel presentation via Zoom where you can learn about the successful implementation of a multi-year mindfulness-based program that has targeted a whole community to develop practices for resilience, healing and self-care. This community-wide mindfulness-based program was created in Broward County Schools (the district which received national attention due the mass shooting at Stoneman-Douglas High School) in collaboration with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Learn more and register here.
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Healing Schools with Mindfulness and Trauma-Informed Practices
MC4ME will host a live panel presentation via Zoom where you can learn about the successful implementation of a multi-year mindfulness-based program that has targeted a whole community to develop practices for resilience, healing and self-care. This community-wide mindfulness-based program was created in Broward County Schools (the district which received national attention due the mass shooting at Stoneman-Douglas High School) in collaboration with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Learn more and register here.
Fall 2020
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Coming Back to Ourselves: A Half-day Mindfulness Retreat in the Comfort of Your Home
During this period of Covid, we may not have left our homes very much, but our minds certainly have been on the go. A lot us find our anxiety heightened. MC4ME will lead this retreat for the first time virtually so you can attend in your sweats or pj’s.
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Coming Back to Ourselves: A Half-day Mindfulness Retreat in the Comfort of Your Home
During this period of Covid, we may not have left our homes very much, but our minds certainly have been on the go. A lot us find our anxiety heightened. MC4ME will lead this retreat for the first time virtually so you can attend in your sweats or pj’s.
Spring 2020
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When Teaching Mindfulness, Remember Your "Little Audience"
Rita Benn reflects that when we teach about mindfulness to young children, it is helpful to remember the level of their thinking process, and how much they're grappling to understand their own minds and gain clarity.
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When Teaching Mindfulness, Remember Your "Little Audience"
Rita Benn reflects that when we teach about mindfulness to young children, it is helpful to remember the level of their thinking process, and how much they're grappling to understand their own minds and gain clarity.
Winter 2019
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MC4ME Winter Retreat & Afternoon Meet-up
Registration is now open for our guided, half-day Mindfulness and Compassion morning retreat and afternoon meet-up on February 9, 2019 in Ann Arbor. In the afternoon, Natalie Freeburn, a teacher at Saline High School, will be sharing information about the stress management elective she has developed and implemented over the years for her students. We hope you will join us! Learn more and register here.
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MC4ME Winter Retreat & Afternoon Meet-up
Registration is now open for our guided, half-day Mindfulness and Compassion morning retreat and afternoon meet-up on February 9, 2019 in Ann Arbor. In the afternoon, Natalie Freeburn, a teacher at Saline High School, will be sharing information about the stress management elective she has developed and implemented over the years for her students. We hope you will join us! Learn more and register here.
Fall 2019
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Mindfulness Training Reduces Stress and Amygdala Reactivity to Fearful Faces in Middle School
The authors report on a randomized controlled trial of 40 sixth grade students in a predominantly low-income urban environment in which they examined the effects of a school-based mindfulness intervention (Calmer Choice) on students’ emotional reactivity to fearful stimuli using functional imaging of brain changes.
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Mindfulness Training Reduces Stress and Amygdala Reactivity to Fearful Faces in Middle School
The authors report on a randomized controlled trial of 40 sixth grade students in a predominantly low-income urban environment in which they examined the effects of a school-based mindfulness intervention (Calmer Choice) on students’ emotional reactivity to fearful stimuli using functional imaging of brain changes.
Spring 2019
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February Meet-Up & Live-Stream on Mindfulness in High School
The freezing cold did not deter thirty participants from traveling to Ann Arbor to engage in a morning of compassion and awareness practice. In the afternoon, we live- streamed the presentation by Natalie Freeburn, a wonderful high school teacher in Saline, who shared her experience in implementing a stress-management elective course for the last three years. Check out her video recording here.
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February Meet-Up & Live-Stream on Mindfulness in High School
The freezing cold did not deter thirty participants from traveling to Ann Arbor to engage in a morning of compassion and awareness practice. In the afternoon, we live- streamed the presentation by Natalie Freeburn, a wonderful high school teacher in Saline, who shared her experience in implementing a stress-management elective course for the last three years. Check out her video recording here.
Fall 2018
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Professional Development
At the beginning of August, over 175 staff from Troy Public Schools took time out of their vacation to attend a one day mindfulness training provided by MC4ME. There was so much interest that the initial one day training turned into two days and participants were still turned away. Kudos to Stephanie Snider, an elementary school social worker, has been the driving catalyst in bringing mindfulness more widely into the lives of teachers and students in the Troy School District.
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Professional Development
At the beginning of August, over 175 staff from Troy Public Schools took time out of their vacation to attend a one day mindfulness training provided by MC4ME. There was so much interest that the initial one day training turned into two days and participants were still turned away. Kudos to Stephanie Snider, an elementary school social worker, has been the driving catalyst in bringing mindfulness more widely into the lives of teachers and students in the Troy School District.
Spring 2018
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IBME Collaboration
Planning has begun to bring IBme (Inward Bound Mindfulness Education) to teens in Michigan during the summer of 2019. Steve Norman, a mindfulness trainer who has attended several of our trainings in the past, is spearheading this effort. He is interested to locate teens who practice mindfulness and want to get involved in the planning of this teen retreat. He also needs assistance in finding a location. Please email him at [email protected] if you know of teens who may want to get involved or if you work with teens and want to help.
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IBME Collaboration
Planning has begun to bring IBme (Inward Bound Mindfulness Education) to teens in Michigan during the summer of 2019. Steve Norman, a mindfulness trainer who has attended several of our trainings in the past, is spearheading this effort. He is interested to locate teens who practice mindfulness and want to get involved in the planning of this teen retreat. He also needs assistance in finding a location. Please email him at [email protected] if you know of teens who may want to get involved or if you work with teens and want to help.
Winter 2018
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November Retreat & Inaugural Afternoon Meet-up
We gathered with 40 participants for a wonderful morning of guided mindfulness practice. Half of us stayed for an afternoon of enlightening conversation and engaging presentation. Donna Russotto, our guest educator from Escanaba, demonstrated how to engage teachers in mindfully and empathically meeting student needs, using a creative approach that involved identifying and matching functions of the triune brain.
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November Retreat & Inaugural Afternoon Meet-up
We gathered with 40 participants for a wonderful morning of guided mindfulness practice. Half of us stayed for an afternoon of enlightening conversation and engaging presentation. Donna Russotto, our guest educator from Escanaba, demonstrated how to engage teachers in mindfully and empathically meeting student needs, using a creative approach that involved identifying and matching functions of the triune brain.
Fall 2017
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Yoga in Schools: A Research Review
by Sat Bir S. Khalsa and Bethany Butzer
These authors are timely in highlighting yoga's potential for developing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills as mental health concerns are so pervasive. The authors suggest that yoga may have significant benefit for three key areas: 1) mind-body awareness, 2) self-regulation and 3) physical fitness. Forty-seven peer-reviewed studies published from 2000 on the use of school-based yoga programs in elementary school settings are included in this bibliometric analysis.
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Yoga in Schools: A Research Review
by Sat Bir S. Khalsa and Bethany Butzer
These authors are timely in highlighting yoga's potential for developing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills as mental health concerns are so pervasive. The authors suggest that yoga may have significant benefit for three key areas: 1) mind-body awareness, 2) self-regulation and 3) physical fitness. Forty-seven peer-reviewed studies published from 2000 on the use of school-based yoga programs in elementary school settings are included in this bibliometric analysis.
