The results are not yet published, but even the non-quantitative results are compelling.
MINDUP FOR ADULTS FULL
Kim is in the process of carrying out a proper experiment on the MindUP™ program, with some classes receive no training, others receiving sham training, and other getting the full MindUP™ curriculum. Because each session of the program is brief, children are not only able to manage it but love it, telling their friends & families about their experiences on a regular basis.
Three times a day, kids are given three minutes of a version of mindfulness training which, in aggregate, takes them through four 30 minute lessons: (1) Quieting the mind (2) Our senses (3) Practical Applications (4) Mindfulness and ourselves in the world. What she told me was nothing less than astonishing. Supported by the Hawn Foundation for Mindful Education, the MindUP™ program is reaping great rewards for schoolchildren in Vancouver and beyond. I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours on an airplane yesterday speaking with UBC Associate Professor Kim Schonert-Reich, one of the lead researchers on the efficacy of the MindUP™ curriculum on schoolchildren. The MindUP™ program, developed by actress Goldie Hawn and neurologist Judy Willis uses short bouts of mindfulness training to help elementary school children learn to regulate their own brains. If you think this is a fantasy, you would be wrong.
Imagine a brain manipulation which gives children greater mental focus, improves empathy, and increases optimism.
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