When Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary School teacher Meghan Yarbrough’s third-graders returned from lunch on a recent afternoon, they entered a darkened classroom where they listened to a soothing recorded ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. The program by Smiling Minds implemented at the primary school, is mapped to the Australian National ...

Glen Urquhart School recently participated in a meditation and yoga session in the classroom. Research has proven that practicing mindfulness-based meditation and yoga in the classroom improves ...

Early morning in Darndale's Our Lady Immaculate Junior School and Ms Lynch leads senior infants to their meditation room. Eyes closed, complete calmness and deep breathing. They are meditating.

Mindfulness is nothing new. It's based on Buddhist meditations and breathing exercises that are centuries old, but it's definitely having a moment in the Zeitgeist. Once you start looking, you'll find ...