Mindful Living for Students (ages 10-13): A Still Quiet Place
A Mindfulness Curriculum developed by Dr. Amy Saltzman to help youth cultivate resilience, a growth mindset, and strong social and emotional skills.
Children learn to slow down and focus their attention within to discover the “Still Quiet Place“ within themselves. This helps them make more responsible, compassionate, and healthy choices.
Mindfulness is paying attention to your life, here and now, with kindness and curiosity. ... This ability to pay attention is a natural, innate human capacity. - Dr. Amy Saltzman
After 8 sessions of this course, 10-13 year olds have experienced benefits such as:
Increased focus: greater ability to direct their attention to what serves them
Greater emotional intelligence: less reactivity and more ability to respond mindfully
Improved prosocial skills: more compassion towards self and others
These gains translate into meaningful changes in kids’ behavior at home and at school. Research supports the importance of teaching these beneficial life skills early - before children enter their teenage years or experience the stress of adulthood.
When: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 4:00 -5:15 pm PST Starting June 8th,10th, 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, 29th and July 1st.
Meet the Teachers: Urvi and Brian
Urvi has practiced meditation for more than 25+ years. She’s a graduate of CCARE at Stanford University ACA - Applied Compassion Academy, Mindful Schools teacher certification, as well as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindful Self Compassion (MSC), Mindful and Compassionate Parenting (MCP) and Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) trainings.
She’s been a Mindfulness teacher at public and priviate schools since 2015, including instructing with ASU, has collaborated with the non-profit community, and is a volunteer mentor at iBme- Inward Bound Mindfulness Education for teens.
She is very much looking forward to co-teaching the Still Quiet Place program with Brian!
Brian has taught mindfulness in schools for five years. A former middle school English/Language Arts teacher in both the public and private school sectors, he continues to tutor middle school students in writing and literature. Brian spends time teaching mindfulness, mindful movement, yoga, Tai Chi, and Ki-Gong. He enjoys nature, the art of conversation, traveling off the beaten path, and writing poetry, short stories, and tall tales. Most importantly, Brian loves to help people connect inside and discover the power of creating their own peace, calm, and joy.
He is very much looking forward to co-teaching the Still Quiet Place program with Urvi!