Cultivating Mindfulness in Education

Wake Up Schools supports educators to bring the practices of mindfulness and applied ethics into their own lives so they may be happy and free, and so they may in turn share these practices with colleagues and students in their school communities.

 

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Supporting Uganda - thank you all!


A HUGE thank you to all those who have worked together to support our two Educators Retreats in Uganda.

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Upcoming Events

  1. Educators Retreats in Uganda

    January 14 - January 26

    A delegation of 7 monks and nuns from Plum Village has arrived at the St. Francis Family Helper Programme in… Read More

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Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education

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Mindful Eating in Manila

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.  This was a prayer that I kept close to my heart during a time of discernment.   I knew my prayer was answered with an opportunity to join a mindfulness retreat with the Plum Village monastics.   Listening to Thich Nhat Hanh talking about the dharma gave me a better understanding of myself as a Catholic sharing a common humanity with everyone else, that no matter how people are labeled according to their color, culture, and beliefs, we all aspire… Read more

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Happy Teachers will Change the World: The Film

'Happy Teachers Will Change the World' is a film about teachers learning mindfulness, true transformation and happiness. Please share it to help us inspire as many teachers as possible to explore mindfulness in their lives and their classrooms.

By artist/filmmaker Wouter Verhoeven.

 

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