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Cheryl Jerlcoff, 3rd Grade Teacher – Why Teach Mindfulness in Schools

Bring Mindfulness into Your Classroom: A Game-Changer for Student and Teacher Well-Being

As a teacher, you see firsthand the challenges students face—distractions, stress, emotional ups and downs. But what if there was a simple, science-backed way to help them improve focus, regulate emotions, and create a more peaceful learning environment? innerU, a nature-based mindfulness approach, is that tool.

Mindfulness—being present in the moment with awareness—has been proven to boost concentration, reduce anxiety, and enhance emotional intelligence. And the best part? It’s easy to integrate into your classroom, no matter how busy your schedule is.

Student Benefits of Teaching Mindfulness

Short mindfulness practices help students sharpen their concentration and stay engaged in learning.

Simple breathing and mindful exercises and calming moments create a calm, supportive environment where students feel safe to express themselves.

Mindfulness teaches students how to manage their emotions, reducing disruptive behaviors and encouraging kindness.

Studies show that mindful students retain information better, solve problems more creatively, and approach challenges with resilience.

By fostering self-awareness and empathy, mindfulness helps students build stronger relationships, reducing conflicts and improving collaboration.

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The Benefits of Teaching Mindfulness for Teachers: A Win for You and Your Students

Teaching can be incredibly rewarding, but it also comes with daily challenges— managing student behavior, handling stress, and maintaining a positive learning environment. Imagine having a tool that not only helps your students thrive but also supports your own well-being and effectiveness as a teacher. That’s the power of mindfulness. When you learn to teach mindfulness, you gain valuable skills that enhance your teaching, reduce burnout, and create a more fulfilling classroom experience.

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Benefits for You as a Teacher

Benefits for Your Students

Teaching is demanding, and stress can take a toll. Mindfulness helps lower stress levels, reduce anxiety, and build emotional resilience. By practicing mindfulness yourself, you’ll feel calmer, more present, and better equipped to handle daily challenges—without feeling drained.

A cluttered mind makes teaching harder. Mindfulness enhances focus and cognitive function, helping you stay clear-headed, make better decisions, and manage your classroom with confidence.

A mindful teacher creates a mindful classroom. When you practice mindfulness, you respond to challenges with patience and clarity rather than frustration. This leads to fewer behavioral issues, more student engagement, and a positive learning atmosphere.

Students thrive when they feel seen, heard, and understood. Mindfulness enhances your ability to connect with students on a deeper level, increasing empathy, active listening, and positive communication.

Mindfulness fosters gratitude, self-awareness, and emotional balance, making teaching more enjoyable. When you feel less overwhelmed, you rediscover the joy of inspiring young minds every day.

Students who practice mindfulness have better attention spans, making lessons more productive.

Mindful students develop self-regulation skills, leading to less classroom disruption.

Teaching mindfulness helps students manage stress, frustration, and emotions, creating a more harmonious classroom. • Improved Academic Performance – When students are calm and focused, learning becomes more effective and enjoyable.

Teaching is demanding, and stress can take a toll. Mindfulness helps lower stress levels, reduce anxiety, and build emotional resilience. By practicing mindfulness yourself, you’ll feel calmer, more present, and better equipped to handle daily challenges—without feeling drained.

A cluttered mind makes teaching harder. Mindfulness enhances focus and cognitive function, helping you stay clear-headed, make better decisions, and manage your classroom with confidence.

A mindful teacher creates a mindful classroom. When you practice mindfulness, you respond to challenges with patience and clarity rather than frustration. This leads to fewer behavioral issues, more student engagement, and a positive learning atmosphere.

Students thrive when they feel seen, heard, and understood. Mindfulness enhances your ability to connect with students on a deeper level, increasing empathy, active listening, and positive communication.

Mindfulness fosters gratitude, self-awareness, and emotional balance, making teaching more enjoyable. When you feel less overwhelmed, you rediscover the joy of inspiring young minds every day.

Benefits for Your Students

Students who practice mindfulness have better attention spans, making lessons more productive.

Mindful students develop self-regulation skills, leading to less classroom disruption.

Teaching mindfulness helps students manage stress, frustration, and emotions, creating a more harmonious classroom.

When students are calm and focused, learning becomes more effective and enjoyable.

How to Get Started

You don’t need hours of training to
bring mindfulness into your classroom.

Start small with innerU Mindfulness Adventures:

Practice Deep Breathing for One Minute


A quick mindfulness exercise for you before class helps set a calm tone.

♬ Free audio link

Lead a Two-Minute Mindful Pause


Guide students in a short awareness activity to reset their focus.

▶ Free video link

Incorporate Mindfulness into Lessons


Use mindful reading, journaling, or observation to enhance learning.

📕 Free journaling
Invest in Yourself Transform Your Classroom.

Invest in Yourself Transform Your Classroom.

When you learn to teach mindfulness, you gain skills that make teaching easier, more rewarding, and less stressful—while giving your students tools for success.

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Bring Mindfulness into Your Classroom with the innerU Mindfulness Ocean Adventure

Start the day with one minute of deep whale breaths to help students feel centered and ready to learn.

Ask students to close their eyes and listen carefully to surrounding sounds, training their attention.

Take a short moment to ground yourself like a kelp forests, bringing calm awareness.

Encourage students to develop heartfulness by learning to practice gratitude, creating a positive classroom atmosphere.

Inviting student to move mindfully like a dolphin developing awareness, students focus, and building peaceful living.

Start the day with one minute of deep whale breaths to help students feel centered and ready to learn.

Ask students to close their eyes and listen carefully to surrounding sounds, training their attention.

Take a short moment to ground yourself like a kelp forests, bringing calm awareness.

Encourage students to develop heartfulness by learning to practice gratitude, creating a positive classroom atmosphere.

Inviting student to move mindfully like a dolphin developing awareness, students focus, and building peaceful living.

Start Small, See Big Results

You don’t need hours of training to make mindfulness a part of your classroom. Just a few minutes a day can transform your students' ability to focus, self regulate, and engage with learning in a deeper way.

Ready to bring mindfulness to your students? Start today and watch your classroom become a place of calm, focus, and joy.