Mindfulness has great benefits for adults, but what about kids? Studies show children who practice mindfulness increase their wellbeing and their ability to deal with stress.
69 News reporter Nancy Werteen sat down with Maureen Wendling, director of The Shanthi Project, a nonprofit mindfulness education service.
The group provides these mindfulness services to more than 4,000 children and adults annually across the Greater Lehigh Valley.
Watch the interview above or read below.
“Give us the quick definition of mindfulness.”
“So an easy definition is it’s all about present moment awareness. It’s about not ruminating about something that happened in the past or worrying about the future. And when we’re staying in the present moment, we’re more able to savor the good that’s happening in our life and become more aware of the emotions that we’re experiencing, so that we can learn to respond rather than react.”
“And why is this so beneficial for kids?”
“We’ve done a lot of, we’ve been doing a major amount …