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This is actually a talk from psychologist Richard Davidson, not Ted. For week six, I wanted to use YouTube to learn more about mindfulness. I love TED Talks, so naturally, I gravitated to a TED Talks video. In the video, Richard starts by discussing the four main challenges humans face and then proceeds to share the […]

This week, I thought I would switch it up and look into mindfulness in the classroom. A few of you have expressed interest in this specific topic. While scrolling through the UofR online library, I came across an intriguing article examining the benefits of Mindfulness vs. Relaxation Training for third graders’ executive functions and literacy… […]

This week, I chose to explore the screen recording feature accessible on iPhones. It may be accessible on other products as well. However, I have only ever used it on my phone. Screen recording is a useful and convenient feature, especially when explaining something happening on your device to another person. I am a visual […]

  Moving into the third week of this learning project, I have chosen to continue learning more about the history of mindfulness. Last week, I listened to a podcast on the topic. I decided to mix it up this week and do a good old Google search. I scrolled through and landed on the website […]

I decided that the best way to become more mindful is to learn a bit about the history of the mindfulness practice. I chose to do this through the podcast Stuff You Should Know. I listened to the episode, How Mindfulness Works.   First, I want to talk about how much I love podcasts. They […]

I bounced between ideas, trying to decide which topic I wanted to learn about for this project. Finally, I came to a consensus that I would learn about mindfulness. It is important to note that mindfulness is a vast topic, and the journey to achieve a more mindful life might differ from person to person. […]