Mindfulness Resources for Staff

Community Workshops (Presented by Jeanne Alter, Executive Director)

Session 1: Cultivating a Mindful Life- Intentions, Habits, and Time (January 2025)

Session 2: Resilience Moving Forward in Balance (March 2025)

Session 1: Awareness = Balance (October 2023)
Session 2: Cultivating Compassion (November 2023)
Session 3: Vulnerability is Confidence (January 2024)
Session 4: What is Embodiment and how do I get into it? (March 2024)
Session 5: Cultivating Awareness (May 2024)
Session 6: Develop a Growth Mindset (September Orientation 2024)
Session 7: Finding Stability in Uncertain Times (October 2024)

Session 1: Introduction to KCC’s Mindfulness Community (March 2022)
Session 2: Emotional Awareness (April 2022)
Session 3: Noting Thoughts (May 2022)
Session 4: Review and Reset (June 2022)
Session 5: Motivation and Values (July 2022)
Session 6: Motivation and Envisioning (August 2022)
Session 7: Renew and Reset (October 2022)
Session 8: Resilience (November 2022)
Session 9: Kindness and Empathy (December 2022)
Session 10: Resolution and Renewal (January 2023)
Session 11: Mindfulness into Everyday Life (February 2023)
Session 12: Empathy vs. Compassion (March 2023)
Session 13: Communicating with Insight (April 2023)

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Trauma Responsive Educator
Tips for Coping With Stress - from Happify.com
Read about Why Mindfulness is Needed in Education on MindfulSchools.org
“How Your Diet Can Impact Your Mental Health” - from Happify.com
“Over 3 Million People Took This Course on Happiness. Here’s What Some Learned.” - The New York Times
“The Science of Well-Being” - Free online 10-week happiness course from Coursera, presented by Yale University’s Laurie Santos
Why Self Compassion is the key to overcoming adversity

Jonathan Haidt: The Anxious Generation
“The Headspace Guide to Meditation” is streaming on Netflix. This series examines the benefits of mindfulness meditation and gives you the tools to begin your practice.
Why Diet Might Be a Big Deal for Mental Health - video on YouTube
“Just Breathe,” a short feature on YouTube by Julie Bayer Salzman & Josh Salzman (Wavecrest Films)
“A Quiet Revolution,” a short feature about mindfulness in education on YouTube
“Meditation 101: A Beginner’s Guide,” presented by Happify and narrated by Dan Harris
“Why Mindfulness is a Superpower,” presented by Happify and narrated by Dan Harris
Three-minute guided meditation — this video from our Mindfulness and Education workshop is just one example of many free guided meditations that you can find on YouTube. Try searching “Guided Meditation” for many, many more!
Listen to the 10% Happier podcast hosted by Dan Harris on your mobile podcast app or Spotify.

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