Dr. Christopher Willard provides an overview of mindfulness concepts and multiple examples of practices and strategies for parents and professionals to share with children and teens.
Making Mindfulness Stick with Kids and Teens
Focus Area: Cultivating Mindfulness & Compassion
Be in the Pause Practice (7 minutes)
This guided breathing practice invites you to pause and connect with your internal wisdom, led by Robyn Long.
Creating Authentic Relationships with Youth and Sharing Trauma-Informed Mindfulness
Dr. Sam Himelstein offers perspectives on defining and sharing mindfulness in an innovative and relevant way for providers working with youth, including teaching formal meditation.
Interoceptive awareness skills for emotion regulation: Theory and approach of Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT)
In this paper, CCFW Academic Partner Dr. Cynthia Price presents a framework, based on psychological and neurobiological research, for understanding how interoceptive awareness facilitates regulation and an integrated sense of self, and thus contributes to health and well-being.
Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): an evaluation of a mindfulness intervention to promote mental health among Latina immigrant mothers
With pilot funding from CCFW, Dr. India Ornelas conducted an evaluation of a group-based intervention to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among Latina immigrants.