July 29, 2025
Posted in In the Press
Source: apnews.com
LOS ANGELES, CA —
WholeSchool Mindfulness, a nonprofit dedicated to making mindfulness an integral part of our education system, has received a grant from Unlikely Collaborators to support launching Mindfulness Directors at a high school and University. This initiative marks a significant step in expanding mindfulness practices in schools, fostering well-being, resilience, … [Read more]
July 29, 2025
Posted in In the Press
Source: apnews.com
North Andover, MA —
Today, on National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, RESCUE®, a leading brand in natural stress and emotional support, is proud to announce a new charitable partnership with WholeSchool Mindfulness, a nonprofit organization committed to transforming education through the power of mindfulness. As part of this partnership, RESCUE … [Read more]
April 16, 2025
Posted in Uncategorized
By Ben Painter & Jon Luke Tittmann
Today’s youth are navigating an unprecedented mental health crisis: nearly half of teens report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, youth mental health hospitalizations have more than doubled since 2016, and daily screen time averages have surged to over seven hours per day–a two-hour increase since 2015. … [Read more]
March 28, 2025
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By Erica Marcus, Mindfulness Director at Cape Elizabeth Middle School
Entering my fifth year as a Mindfulness Director at Cape Elizabeth Middle School, my students have taught me everything about how NOT to teach mindfulness. Too much seriousness, silence, and abstract philosophy have not landed well. More fun, activities, games, and challenges (even “stillness” ones) … [Read more]
June 10, 2022
Posted in In the Press
Source: www.abcactionnews.com
TAMPA, Fla —
As mental health issues continue to impact kids, many school districts are taking their own approaches to help.
According to the CDC, last year 37% of high school students said they experienced poor mental health during the pandemic; 44% of them said they felt sad and hopeless a lot.… [Read more]
May 16, 2022
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By Ben Painter
4th-grade students led their town School Committee through the practices that have been supporting their mental health. What the School Committee did next shows us what is possible for mindfulness in schools.
“If I’m a little stressed or overwhelmed about school, I just take a few deep breaths and that helps me
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May 12, 2022
Posted in In the Press
Source: www.wmtw.com
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine —
Cape Elizabeth Middle School hired a Mindfulness Director to help students navigate some of their mental health needs
Cape Elizabeth Middle School introduced a new teacher to their students in 2019 that teaches them about mindfulness.
Students are being reminded to take a deep breath and slow down.
Erica … [Read more]
May 10, 2022
Posted in In the Press
Source: www.pressherald.com
A program that started at the onset of the pandemic has gotten positive feedback all around, the principal says.
Mindfulness is on the minds of teachers and students at Cape Elizabeth Middle School and a program now in its second year has also included parents and caregivers.
The school has been hosting a … [Read more]
May 8, 2022
Posted in In the Press
Source: creativemainemag.com
“Don’t just do something! Sit there!”
That’s how the pioneering Insight teacher Sylvia Boorstein used to introduce meditation to beginners. “Being peace,” is the way the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh explained it. Tibetan lamas sometimes called it Mind Training, and Massachusetts MD and Zen practitioner Jon Kabat Zinn, seeking stress reduction … [Read more]
May 6, 2022
Posted in In the Press
Source: www.mindful.org
In her role as Mindfulness Director at a US middle school, Erica Marcus is helping students and teachers honor the difficulties of learning in the era of COVID, while also savoring the joys.
While hybrid learning comes with a slew of challenges, Erica Marcus is using these difficulties to teach mindfulness to the … [Read more]