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Mastering Mindfulness in Schools

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Schools are discovering that practicing mindfulness can helps students who have experienced difficult emotional situations develop self-calming skills. At one school in Oakland, a group of students found the practice so transformative that they wrote a book about it. Master of Mindfulness: How to Be Your Own Superhero in Times of Stress teaches other children how mindfulness can help them deal with family conflicts, sad feelings and sibling rivalry. Check out the story: https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/09/26/how-mindfulness-and-storytelling-help-kids-heal-and-learn/