Matthew Brensilver, JoAnna Hardy and Oren Jay Sofer provide a powerful guide to help teachers master the essential competencies needed to successfully share mindfulness practices with teens and adolescents. Incorporating anecdotes from actual teaching, they blend the latest scientific research with innovative, original techniques for making the practices accessible and interesting to this age group. This text is an indispensable handbook for mindfulness instruction in its own right, and a robust companion volume for teachers using The Mindful Schools Curriculum for Adolescents. About the Authors: Matthew Brensilver, MSW, PhD, a clinical specialist in psychiatry at UCLA’s School of Medicine, lives in Berkeley, CA. JoAnna Hardy, a mindfulness teacher in schools since 2005, lives in Los Angeles. Oren Jay Sofer, senior program developer for Mindful Schools and a meditation trainer, lives in Richmond, CA. |