Mindfulness Education Specialist, ISD 728 Elk River Area Schools

● MBSR Teacher, UMASS Medical, 2015● Yoga Calm Certified Trainer, 2015● RYT 200 Hr. Yoga Teacher Training 2014● Mindful Education Institute Graduate, 2013● Mindful Schools & Still, Quiet Place

Curriculum Trainings 2012● Mind-Up Curriculum Training 2010

marytheresa.schmitz@isd728.org763-241-3400 Ext. 1253Twitter: @mindfulmaryt

Mary T. Schmitz, MSW, LICSW

Introduction to MindfulnessAgenda

● Mindfulness Defined● Benefits of Mindfulness● Neuroscience● Mindfulness Practices

● Breath Awareness● Body Scan● Mindful Walking● Mindful Movement● Mindful Eating● Heartfulness

Mindfulness

“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the

present moment, and non-judgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn

All About the BRAIN

Pre-Frontal Cortex(PFC)

Amygdala

Hippocampus

All about the PAUSE

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

-Viktor Frankl

Executive Functioning

Helps you execute:

● Attention & Focus● Behavior● Emotion Regulation● Planning, Organizing, Thinking &

Writing

School Findings

● Increase in Attention● Increase in Social Skills● Decrease in Anxiety● Decrease in ADHD

Behaviors(Napoli, 2005; Saltzman, 2011)

Mindful Practices“It’s all about being in the moment. All we

is the moment. There’s no past, there’s no future...it’s the moment. That’s it”

-----jazz legend, Sonny Rollins

● Breath Awareness● Mediation● Body Scan● Mindful Movement● Mindful Eating● Heartfulness Meditation● Gratitude Practice

Mindfulness in ISD 728

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ISD 728Mindfulness Website

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Mindful Athletes:

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PICTURE BOOKS

Mindful Apps

● Apps:○ Stop,Breathe & Think○ Calm○ Sitting Still: Mindfulness App for Teens

Books to get you started...● “Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and

Teens” edited by Christopher Willard & Dr. Amy Saltzman, 2015

● “The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-Being in Teachers and Students” by Daniel Rechtschaffen, 2014

● “Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace & Productivity in the Classroom” by Patricia A. Jennings, 2015

● A Still Quiet Place for Teens: A Mindfulness Workbook to Ease Stress and Difficult Emotions by Amy Saltzman MD, 2016

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