Learning to BREATHE  is a mindfulness curriculum for adolescents designed for classroom or other settings. The program is tailored to the needs of adolescents in order to help them manage stress, strengthen emotion regulation and attention, and improve well-being. There are two versions of L2B suitable for older and younger adolescents. Each version has its own teacher manual and student workbook.

 

New information about current research projects at the University of Minnesota Institute for Child Development, Drexel University School of Medicine, Central Bucks School District, and Knoxville, TN is available in the “Ongoing Projects” section.

 

Introductory Workshops-

Jan 23 and Jan 24, 2012: Central Bucks West High School, Doylestown, PA

Feb 3 and Feb 4, 2012: Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, South Burlington, VT

April 12 and April 13, 2012: Featheridge Farm, Charlottesville, VA (Restricted to scholarship participants)

Aug 15 and Aug 16, 2012 Garrison Institute: To sign up, please go to the Garrison Institute Webpages at www.garrisoninstitute.org/

 

For specific questions about on-site training, please contact the author.

 

2012 Presentations

 

  • Community Wellness & Resilience Program Offered by the South Burlington School District to all local communities: Adolescent stress, anxiety and depression: How mindfulness can help. Feb. 2, 2012
  • Columbia University, NY (with Linda Lantiere): April 3, 2012
  • 10th Annual International Scientific Conference: Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society. Center for Mindfulness, Norwood, MA. March 28-April 1, 2012 (with Diane Reibel, Ph.D. and Todd Cantrell, Central Bucks School District).
  • Contemplative Teaching and Learning: Strengthening Evidence-Based Practice - Sponsored by the Garrison Institute’s Initiative on Contemplation and Education and the Mind and Life Institute. April 26, 2012, Denver, CO.
  • Mind and Life International Symposia for Contemplative Studies. Denver, CO. April 26-29 (with Kim Schonert-Reichl, Brian Galla, and Tish Jennings).
  • Naropa University, Boulder, CO, June – July, 2012.