What would it mean for your kids (or YOU when you were in high school) to be introduced to mindfulness practices? For over 20 years, today’s guest Laura Bean, has been combining mindfulness practices with literacy to help students excel both emotionally and in their education. Laura shares her unique curriculum "Write to the Core" and the impact creative writing and poetry have had on her students. We love jamming with other people who are on a mission to give teens and tweens the tools for mindfulness, self awareness, and multiple ways to express themselves and their emotions in a healthy way!

03:00 How does mindfulness impact your students, and healing from trauma?

08:00 Why social emotional learning is a necessity, not an add-on to education.

13:15 Mindfulness, writing, and self-expression in schools.

19:15 The power of being a beginner.

25:00 What is the curriculum you’ve made to impact students through creative writing?

31:00 Using mindfulness and self-compassion in the classroom and at home.

36:30 Seeing the impact of creative expression first hand.