Bringing Mindfulness Into Classrooms w/ Kailyn

Today, Kailyn Fullerton joins us on the show as we delve into bringing mindfulness into classrooms. Kailyn is a mindfulness enthusiast, a doctoral student at @AntiochU, & founder of Upstream Collaborative, which focuses on helping children, schools, and communities develop mindfulness and social-emotional learning competencies through hands-on training and reflection. In this episode, Kailyn expounds on her passion for building a healthy classroom community, embracing mindfulness as a personal practice & ensuring parents are part of the mindfulness conversation. She also explains mindfulness as a sense of kind awareness and what you pay attention to. Moreover, Kailyn delves into some of the best resources that keep her updated with the best practices and useful tips for anyone struggling with mindfulness & anxiety. Tune in for more! Timestamps [00:42] Introducing today’s guest, Kailyn [01:52] What got Kailyn started with her career for international schools [03:41] Kailyn's passion for student health & well-being [07:52] Who should be practicing mindfulness? [10:42] Whether Kailyn experiences any harsh thoughts from parents for bringing mindfulness into the classroom [13:44] Kailyn’s mindfulness definition [16:04] Resources to keep up with mindfulness [19:03] Tips & tricks for anyone struggling with mindfulness [24:03] To connect with Kailyn Fullerton Mentioned Book ● Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery by Mark Coleman Mentioned Resource ● The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program Let’s Connect Connect with Kailyn Fullerton on; ● Website: https://upstream-collaborative.org/ ● Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/upstream_collaborative/ ● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaifull/ ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaifull Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachwatts Connect with Mike Pierre on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan More resources ● Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ● Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative