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Everybody Present Mindfulness in Education
Everybody Present: Mindfulness in Education by Nikolaj Flor Rotne & Didde Flor Rotne is a manual-style guide offering educators and school staff concrete tools, stories, case studies, and exercises to foster mindfulness in themselves, their students, and the classroom environment. The book argues that mindfulness isn’t just an optional add-on but can reshape how education works: reducing stress, improving relationships between teachers and students, strengthening attention and emotional regulation, and helping individuals feel more grounded and peaceful. It includes practices for breathing, deep listening, gratitude, managing anger, walking meditation, and mindful activities geared toward children. The authors also explore some of the neuroscience behind mindfulness (such as mirror neurons, amygdala activity, brain grey matter) and emphasize how mindfulness culture in schools can counteract stress, antagonism, and feelings of inadequacy. The goal is to create a school environment marked by calm, presence, compassion, and thoughtful learning.
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