Stress and anxiety have become an inescapable part of our children’s lives. The good news is that we have an untapped inner resource to help turn stress and anxiety into emotional strength and resilience. You breathe 20,000 to 30,000 every day, and through the art of mindful breathing, each one of those breaths provides a unique opportunity to steer stressful internal states toward calm and clarity. : Through research-based practices, learn to leverage the power and accessibility of breathing to develop school staff and student self-awareness and self-regulation in school and beyond. Join us and discover the latest breathing strategies to more skillfully manage stress and live well.
For almost two decades, Dr. Matt Dewar has served as a coach, educator, and well-being coordinator at Lake Forest High School (IL), introducing students, athletes, and colleagues to research-based mindfulness and self-care practices through workshops, academic courses, school-wide programs, and professional development.
Outside of Lake Forest High School, Matt has worked with collegiate and professional athletes and consulted with school districts nationally on implementing mindfulness and well-being programming. Matt is also the former president of The Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully (COSEM) and is the author of The Mindful Breathing Workbook for Teens: Simple Practices to Help You Manage Stress and Feel Better Now (2021) and Education and Well-Being: An Ontological Inquiry (2016). His work has been featured on TEDx, NPR, and the National Wellness Institute.
This event was originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 14.
Take 5: Preview of Mindful Breathing with Dr. Matt Dewar
Mindfulness and young adult well-being | Dr. Matthew Dewar | TEDxLFHS (YouTube)
