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Richard Davidson, professor and founder of the Center, shares what we know about the developing brain and well-being skills in the classroom in the documentary Healthy Habits of Mind.
The film explores how kindergarteners at Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley, California, are introduced to mindfulness during their school day. The students are taught mindful listening, mindful eating, mindful movement and yoga by their classroom teacher.
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