Mindfulness and the Beginning Teacher

Connection of a different kind: Teachers teaching mindfulness with children

“…Definitions of the concept are numerous and have been debated for centuries, however, in my personal opinion, a 10-minute Ted Talk by mindfulness and meditation expert, Andy Puddicombe iii gives an excellent insight into the nature of the concept. New Zealand educator and mindfulness researcher, Bernay (2012) i Interpreted to mean single endpoints with a linear cause and effect link to an external intervention today (Paterson, Baarts, Launsø, & Verhoef, 2009 • Ata-haere-to be intentional and approach reflectively;…”

Teaching Mindfulness to Year Sevens as Part of Health and Personal Development

“…However, while programs are increasingly being implemented in schools and the literature on mindfulness is burgeoning relatively few research studies focus on mindfulness based approaches with children (Black & Fernando, 2013, Bernay, 2014. Further, the approaches are only in the very early stages of development (Albrecht, Albrecht, & Cohen, 2012).…”

Perceptions of a Mindfulness Intervention to Manage Stress and Support the Emotional Work of Teachers in Alternative Schools

“…These factors include increased resilience (Bernay, 2014), a reduced sense of time pressure (Jennings, Snowberg, Coccia & Greenberg, 2011;Jennings et al, 2013), improved teacher selfefficacy (Jennings et al, 2013;Poulin, 2009) and occupational self-compassion (Frank et al, 2015;Roeser et al, 2013). These results are also reinforced by findings into cognitive outcomes, such as greater focus and working memory capacity (Bernay, 2014;Roeser et al, 2013), which can be associated with reduced levels of stress, anxiety, and burnout.…”

“…Promising results are beginning to emerge which indicate that mindfulness is associated with beneficial effects for teachers across psychological, physical, emotional and behavioural realms (e.g. Bernay, 2014;Jennings, Frank, Snowberg, Coccia & Greenberg, 2013). The following section provides an overview of the benefits which have been attributed to teacher-based mindfulness interventions.…”

“…Previous studies have found that teachers participating in mindfulness interventions observe positive effects on their attitudes and behaviours towards themselves and others (Singh, Lancioni, Winton, Karazsia & Singh, 2013;Soloway, 2011). These observations have led researchers to conclude that mindfulness can result in an increased ability to maintain healthy relationships (Bernay, 2014;Meiklejohn et al, 2010;Singh et al, 2013).…”