Resources-+Books

**Building Emotional Intelligence: Techniques to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children**
Linda Lantieri & Daniel Goleman A pioneering educator joins forces with a renowned psychologist to offer a breakthrough guide for helping children quiet their minds, calm their bodies, and manage their emotions. Lantieri's techniques are arranged according to age group. ______

**A Mindful Nation, How a Simple Practice Can Help us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit**
Congressman Tim Ryan From front flap: In //A Mindful Nation//, Congressman Tim Ryan—an all-American guy from the heartland who is also a thoughtful, committed leader—takes the story about the benefits of mindfulness to the next level. He connects the dots between what’s happening with mindfulness in the classrooms, hospitals, boardrooms, research labs, and army bases across the country by sharing his interactions with experts in education, defense, health care, criminal justice, and the environment. //A Mindful Nation// paints a picture of emerging solutions that both benefit the reader //and// address the societal difficulties we are facing. Ryan’s folksy, warm, and encouraging voice uplifts us and shows that there //is// something we can do right here and right now to help ourselves and our country.

**Mindfulness, In Plain English**
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana From back cover: "[Gunaratana] takes us step by step through the myths, realities, and benefits of meditation and the practice of mindfulness. He reveals that we already have the foundation we need to live a more mindful, productive, and peaceful life. Bhante simply points to each **tool of meditation**, tells us what it does, and how to make it work".

Great resource for those interested and/or new to Mindful Meditation. The subject of the book is vispassana meditation practices.

**The Soul Of Education,** //Helping Students Find Connections, Compassion, and Character at School//
Rachael Kessler (Forward by Parker Palmer)

From back cover: "Based on the deeply moving stories and profound questions of students themselves, each chapter responds to the yearnings young people express. Deep Connection, Meaning and Purpose, Silence, Joy, Creativity, Transcendence, and Initiation...Helping students find constructive ways to express their longings increases their **motivation to learn**; stay in school; strengthen ties to family and friends and approach adult life with vitality, character, and vision."

This book is a great resource for **middle** or **high school** educators seeking inspiration and ideas of how to make schools more student-centers. Kessler gives great examples of how to incorporate **empathy** and **mindfulness** skills in to the classroom with general to very specific examples of how she has done it or seen it done.