Respond Rather Than React

Respond

Rather Than

React.

Active Engagement Activities

Read an accessible synthesis of the research on the benefits of mindfulness from Mindful Schools.

Read about three simple mindfulness practices from Meena Srinivasan that can be incorporated into the school day.

Engage in a 1-minute, 5-minute, or 10-minute breathing exercise using a simple shape as a visual cue.

Learn about and reflect on ways to incorporate grounding practices into your day.

Learn about the ways mindfulness can reduce unconscious bias.

Read an interview with San Francisco Department of Public Health Program Innovation Leader, Jenée Johnson, to explore the connections between trauma, stress, racial equity, and mindfulness.