This second edition of Learning To Breathe provides educators with the tools to flexibly provide high-quality mindfulness instruction. This is a “must-read” for all professionals devoted to support the healthy development of adolescents. Through years of experience with many educators, Trish Broderick, a true visionary in education, has refined this model and inspires practitioner’s valuable lessons and insights on mindfulness in education.

Broderick’s clear and comprehensive Learning to BREATHE is an outstanding achievement in the field of school-based mindfulness programming and contemplative science. It has consistently demonstrated effectiveness in clinical trials, and represents a modern social-emotional learning curriculum to support the psychological health of today’s youth. Teachers and researchers interested in evidence-based mindfulness programming for adolescents should consider this book essential reading.

Learning to Breathe is an expertly designed program to help individuals better manage stress by developing mindful attention and self-compassion. In this workbook, Broderick presents the program in ways that are easy to understand and implement. This book is a must-have for clinicians, researchers, parents, and teachers who work with teens!

Learning to Breathe, Second Edition, improves upon an already outstanding program that offers well-organized lessons that provide conceptual and practical mindfulness tools that can be integrated into real-life experiences. Teachers and students engaged in the program with curiosity, shared their experiences of improved well-being, and taught them to others including family members. What a joy to observe the experience unfold in classrooms!

Learning to Breathe is one of the most comprehensive and user-friendly mindfulness curricula on the market. Learning to Breathe is sure to “stick” with both teachers and students to make meaningful changes in emotional self-awareness and emotional self-regulation, the cornerstones of all SEL practice. Trish Broderick is one of those rare mindfulness teachers who places the research about her own program right up front in a meticulous and transparent manner. Just BREATHE!

Learning to Breathe is a gift to all who support adolescents. Patricia Broderick has developed a way of guiding students in their discovery and development of core principles of mindfulness, compassion, and resilience that is both engaging and effective. The updated layout, guide for multiple implementation options, and inclusion of trauma-sensitive mindfulness teaching principles make this second edition an invaluable resource.

Incomparable in this field. Learning to Breathe introduces adolescents to true mindfulness, moving far beyond “relaxation.” In academic work it helps by sharpening focus and managing frustration; in family and social life, by easing strong emotion and social pressures. The clear, concise manual provides a steady guide through the curriculum; at each step including the underlying rationale, along with tips, cautions and encouragement. In training Learning to Breathe teachers, I see that Learning to Breathe mindfulness practice benefits them as much as it does their students.

This is a must-read resource for clinicians and teachers who want to incorporate mindfulness in their work with adolescents. The curriculum is evidence-based, comprehensive, and easy to implement. It can be flexibly adapted based on setting, group size, and needs. Each lesson includes succinct explanations on key concepts, developmentally-appropriate activities and mindfulness practices. The pedagogical reminders and transitions added throughout each lesson in this second edition makes the curriculum so much more user-friendly.