Learning to Breathe: A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, Attention, and Performance Kindle Edition

Learning to Breathe: A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, Attention, and Performance Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Patricia C. Broderick Page ID: B00D65CJK0

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File Size: 2114 KBPrint Length: 288 pagesPublisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (June 1, 2013)Publication Date: June 1, 2013 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B00D65CJK0Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #797,053 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #424 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Education & Teaching > Teacher Resources > Education Theory > Educational Psychology #489 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Adolescent Psychology #635 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Adolescent Psychology
I successfully used Patricia Broderick’s Learning to Breathe curriculum in my SAT Prep Class in the Spring of 2013. My goal with using the program was to show my 11th graders how to practice mindfulness, or present moment awareness, both in the classroom and in their daily lives. Ideally, after practicing mindfulness frequently, students will learn strategies for focusing on the task at hand. In this case, the task I was preparing them for was a major, high-pressure test- the SAT. Instead of being consumed with stressful thoughts or feelings that could affect their performance, students learn how to acknowledge and accept these feelings and thoughts but let them go. After completing the Learning to Breathe curriculum over the course of nine weeks, my students had the tools they needed to face and overcome those stressors.

The content of the Learning to Breathe is excellent. Broderick makes the topic of mindfulness very accessible to students by dividing it into six themes. Within each theme she provides interesting, practical exercises that really allow students to tangibly see how mindfulness can help us in our daily lives. One thing I also liked about the exercises is that they were clearly targeted towards the age group I teach (16-17 year olds). 11th graders can be a tough audience, and the minute they feel like what they are being asked to do is trivial or childish, they shut down. However, I never experienced any push back or complaints from my students about this program because the exercises Broderick designed have real significance and meaning to young adults.

The curriculum is also very easy to use. In addition to arranging the content into six themes Broderick allows flexibility for teacher implementation.
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