Mindfulness, SEL, and Contemplative Education
last updated December 21, 2019
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posted by Catharine Hannay
Retreats and conferences can be a wonderful way to meet like-minded colleagues and learn about best practices in the field.
Here's a selection of events in 2020 focused on teacher wellness, mindfulness in education, SEL, yoga in schools, and contemplative higher education.
Please note: Some of these events may have application deadlines several months in advance. For example, the Greater Good Science Center Summer Institute for Educators has a January 31st deadline for applications.
January
January 12th-18th, 2020
Komune Resort, Bali (Indonesia)
Bali Teachers' Retreat
hosted by Smile Teachers
January 25th, 2020
Washington, DC (USA)
Conference on Mindfulness-Based SEL
sponsored by Peace of Mind
February
February 14-16, 2020
San Francisco, California (USA)
Educating Anxious Brains: Creating Calm, Collected, Mindful, and Trauma-Sensitive Schools
hosted by Learning & the Brain
February 27-March 1, 2020
Itasca, Illinois (USA)
Educating Mindfully Conference
hosted by the Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully (COSEM)
March
March 5-7, 2020
Roanoke, Virginia (USA)
Contemplative Practices for Higher Education Conference
hosted by the Contemplative Higher Education Alliance for Research, Teaching, & Service(C-HEARTS)
March 21 - 22, 2020
Haverford, Pennsylvania (USA)
Mindfulness in Education Conference
hosted by the Mindfulness in Education Network (MiEN)
April
April 17-19, 2020
Alexandria, VA (USA)
National Kids Yoga Conference: Yoga, Mindfulness, SEL in Education
sponsored by yokid
April 22-26, 2020
Phoenicia, New York (USA)
Mindful Leadership for the 21st Century
hosted by Menla
May
May 18-20, 2020
Baltimore, MD (USA)
National Social and Emotional Learning Conference
sponsored by the Center for Promotion of Social and Emotional Learning (CPSEL)
June
June 20, 2020
London, England (UK)
Teaching Mindfully Conference
hosted by the Mindfulness in Schools Project
June 24-26, 2020
Aarhus, Denmark
International Conference on Mindfulness (ICM)
hosted by the Danish Center for Mindfulness
July
July 9-12, 2020
Damascus, Oregon (USA)
Mindful Educator Retreat
sponsored by Peace in Schools
July 13-18, 2020 (application deadline Jan 31st)
Berkeley, California (USA)
Summer Institute for Educators
sponsored by The Greater Good Science Center
July 20-23, 2020
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Yoga in Schools Canadian Summer Conference
sponsored by Yoga in Schools
November
November 5-8, 2020
Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Contemplative Research Conference
hosted by the Mind & Life Institute
If you'd like your event to be listed, or if you have any corrections to an existing listing, you can reach me at mindfulteachers[at]gmail[dot]com.
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Here at MindfulTeachers.org, there are many more resources on Practicing and Teaching Mindfulness and on Self-Care for educators and other helping professionals, including:
- Interviews with Experienced Teachers and Teacher Trainers
- 5 Tips for Successfully Implementing a Mindfulness Program at Your School
- Breath-Based Practices for Mindfulness or Stress Reduction
- Activities for Exploring the Five Senses
- Realistic Self-Care: 12 Key Questions to Figure Out What Works for YOU
