Mindfulness in Education and Human Development

Undergraduates: Sarah Jeffries, Mathew Kaplan, Marah Jolibois Katherine McKibbon Moriah Glenn Sue Leichliter

Faculty Advisor: Michele T. Berger
Department: English & Comparative Literature

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This project is a continuation of a Bass Connections project that brings together Duke and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill faculty and students, Communities in Schools of Orange County, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Public Schools and Y.O.G.A. for Youth NC for a multiyear quantitative and qualitative research study. We are analyzing the effects of a regular yoga and meditation practice on middle school students¿¿¿ mindfulness, emotional regulation, self-esteem, stress response, resilience, physical health, academic performance, and social behavior._x000D_
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In 2016-2017, we continue working on building our research successes by focusing on developing original scales and instruments to support the empirical study of yoga and mindfulness in schools. _x000D_
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We also host a day long conference every year called the Embodied Learning Summit. This event brings community members, students, yoga teachers and practitioners, and all interested to discuss the intersections of yoga and social justice. _x000D_