Mindfulness In School

“Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” A quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn, a professor at the University of Massachusetts. This is exactly what mindfulness is, being aware of the present and how you are feeling. It helps you connect back with yourself and your emotions and thoughts. Schools should require students to take a mindfulness course because it helps kids focus, changes negative thinking patterns, and decreases burnout in teachers. However, even with these known benefits, students still do not have a time in the day to practice mindfulness. All you need is ten to twenty minutes a day to reconnect back to yourself to receive all the benefits.
One reason mindfulness is so important is because it has such a large impact on how kids and students can focus during school. With many students, it’s sometimes hard to pay attention when they are distracted by other things going on in life. Like “I’m failing this class, what am I going to do?” or “That assignment is due tomorrow, and I am not even halfway done!” School comes with many …show more content…
alone will have a mental health issue. Some problems may include depression, anxiety, OCD, and eating disorders. Now you might be thinking, “Why do you bring this up?” Besides all of the other life changing benefits, mindfulness can help with mental health also. In recent years, doctors have turned to mindfulness meditation as an important element of treatment and recovery. Experts say this is because mindfulness isn’t about forgetting the painful experiences, but accepting and learning to understand them, whether good or bad. In fact, it's becoming more common for mindfulness to be combined with mental health therapy, also known as psychotherapy, because they both focus on beating irrational and self-defeating thoughts. If we were to teach mindfulness in schools those numbers can decrease and benefit both students and