• 2 years ago, a school in Baltimore started sending misbehaving kids to a meditation room instead of detention, and it hasn’t had to suspend any child since!
• The Robert W. Coleman school partnered with the Holistic Life Foundation to create the Mindful Moment Room, where children are taught to meditate and discuss their behaviour with an instructor.
• In the relaxing room filled with pillows and draped fabric, the kids are also taught breathing practices that they can use in between classes or before exams.
• Among other things, meditation has been shown to reduce stress and improve focus.

Read more:

https://www.good.is/articles/meditation-elementary-works

http://www.bustle.com/articles/185996-this-school-replaced-detention-with-meditation-hasnt-had-one-suspension-since

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