Thank God it’s Monday; The Miracle of Mindfulness
When students have experienced trauma, they often relive its effects. Over and over, again and again, their bodies are being hijacked by their own brains, and the results make their performance in the classroom a challenge. They can’t focus on academics, and they can’t connect relationally to their peers and staff, because they are constantly in the fight, flight, or freeze mode. These students lash out without any apparent provocation. They shut down, run off, and demonstrat