On a recent Tuesday morning at Lafayette Elementary School in Washington, Sofia Parodi took a coveted seat at the head of the classroom and asked a fellow fourth-grader to switch off the lights.

Mindfulness is the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. Some schools are opting to teach mindfulness as a part of their lesson plans. When linked to social-emotional learning, ...

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, a clinical psychologist based in Princeton, New Jersey, told TODAY Parents that mindfulness is about being aware of one’s present moment experience without judgment. "It ...

Peter Jaret: First, what exactly is mindfulness? Jason Marsh: Mindfulness describes a moment-to-moment awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. It’s a state of being attuned to ...

Mindfulness activities may help teens and students reduce stress and anxiety, manage their emotions, and pay attention to the present. Mindfulness exercises may also help with mild depression in teens ...

Sarah Hays Coomer is a Mayo Clinic and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, certified personal trainer and author based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has spent nearly 20 years helping ...

Mindfulness is a practice that involves increasing awareness of the present moment by focusing on thoughts, feelings, and sensations. It can also refer to focusing on one task at a time without ...

Mindfulness is the state of being fully aware of the present moment. It is awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and your environment without judgment. The practice of mindfulness ...

I can’t say I’m not informed about the benefits of mindfulness. But I still don’t practice it. At least, not in any formal, consistent way. There’s just something—or maybe some things—that seem to get ...