Mindfulness for Educators
“Expand possibilities in your curriculum with Mindfulness practices. Engage in an evidence-based learning experience. Join us this Spring 2026! Open to all educators TK-higher ed. and beyond”
Taught by Linda Yaron Weston, Ed.D, author of the recently published article:
“The confidence to cope: Building well-being tools in a university mindfulness course”
-The Journal of American College Health.
This hands-on, experiential course explores how mindfulness and well-being practices can support both personal and professional life in educational settings. Through guided practices, reflection, and discussion, participants learn simple, practical tools to build focus, emotional awareness, and resilience—for themselves and for the students they work with.
In a community of practitioners, participants develop their own mindfulness practice while considering how these approaches translate into their work with students. The course is organized into six interactive modules that combine practice, discussion, and application. Participants will also design a lesson or unit that integrates mindfulness into their own teaching context.
What You’ll Learn
Participants explore how mindfulness can support:
- attention and present-moment awareness
- emotional regulation and stress resilience
- awareness of thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations
- more intentional responses in challenging situations
- connection, communication, and relationships
They also develop strategies to:
- respond thoughtfully rather than react
- support students in working with stress, emotions, and attention
- integrate short, accessible practices into existing lessons and routines
- apply mindfulness to daily life and relationships
Approach & Application
The course is practice-based and centered on direct experience. Each session includes guided mindfulness practices, reflection, and opportunities to apply these skills to both personal life and educational settings.
This course is made up of six modules taught live online. Each module begins with the introduction of a mindfulness concept, specific techniques and reflections to support the concept, classroom and daily life applications of those techniques, and further readings and reflections.
Module 1: Principles of Mindfulness
Module 2: Body
Module 3: Heart (Emotions)
Module 4: Mind (Thoughts)
Module 5: Mindfulness in daily life and the classroom
Module 6: Curriculum Applications
This course is made up of six modules taught live online. Each module begins with the introduction of a mindfulness concept, specific techniques and reflections to support the concept, classroom and daily life applications of those techniques, and further readings and reflections.
Tuesdays, June 9th – July 14th. 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm.
Module 1: Principles of Mindfulness
Module 2: Body
Module 3: Heart (Emotions)
Module 4: Mind (Thoughts)
Module 5: Mindfulness in daily life and the classroom
Module 6: Curriculum Applications
The program is $300.
Linda Yaron Weston, Ed.D., is the author of Mindfulness for Young Adults. She teaches at the University of Southern California, where she developed their undergraduate mindfulness course. A National Board Certified Teacher with over twenty years of experience teaching academic and well-being courses at the high school and college level, she holds a doctorate in education from USC in organizational leadership and change, as well as two master’s degrees in education from UCLA. She is certified to teach mindfulness and yoga, and credentialed to teach English, physical education, and health. A long-time meditation practitioner, she is inspired by ways to share these practices and nurture well-being in schools and organizations.