b' mindfulnessUsing mindfulness to bring calmBy Healthy Knight News staff Russell Byers Charter SchoolGetting good grades, feeling overwhelmed with schoolwork, and worrying about tests Dr. Daniel Taylor can causeHealthy Knight News reporters practice mindfulness techniques with Dr. Daniel TaylorAssociate Professorkids stress. But Healthy Knight News reportersof the day, and I feel calm, says Dr.Dr. Taylor says practicing mindfulness recently learned about a way to calmTaylor. has completely changed his life. Being down. Dr. Taylor did not always practicepresent has made me a better person, mindfulness, but doing so was a gooda better doctor, and with my calmness They had a crash course inI can help others learn to stay calm as mindfulness.decision.well, he says.Mindfulness trains your mind to beEverybody has things in their life that might not feel stable, and I was goingIf you want to try practicing aware of what is going on around you,mindfulness Dr. Taylor offers the says Dr. Daniel Taylor, a pediatrician atthrough some of that, he says. I found mindfulness through somebodyfollowing advice: It is like going to the St. Christophers Hospital for Childrenat work, and I started practicing. gym to get stronger. You are not going and associate professor of pediatricsto start with huge weights. You must at Drexel University College ofUsing mindfulness techniques takesstart with lighter weights.Medicine. practice. When you are feeling Mindfulness is being in the presentnervous or stressed out, those areStarting with two or three minutes moment, he says.the times you should really practiceof mindfulness techniques and then mindfulness, says Dr. Taylor. It couldworking your way up to ten minutes You have zero control over thebe taking a test or something scarya day is an effective way to begin, past. You can miss a lot if you focusgoing on. It is also good to practiceaccording to Dr. Taylor.too much on the future, he says.mindfulness even when you are not Mindfulness can reduce your worriesstressed. I am grateful for the opportunity and make you feel calm in the present. to share mindfulness techniques According to Dr. Taylor, everywith students, he says. Practicing Dr. Taylor says he knows fromstudent has what it takes to practicemindfulness will help you with personal experience the value ofmindfulness.everything in life. There is a lot of learning mindfulness. He practicesEverybody has a mind, andmedical evidence that shows that mindfulness by doing breathingeverybody has their breath. If youpeople who practice mindfulness do exercises every day.have those two things, you can indeedbetter. This can include doing better I am really prepared for the restpractice mindfulness, he says. in school and in sports. It will help in sports and your grades. IIt helps you to be focused and calm. I practice practice mindfulness by playingmindfulness by looking outside. . Kids should games with my friends. This helpspractice mindfulness because it is going to help them me to calm down. do their work.Edward Cole, 4th gradeOlivia Brown, 4th gradeRussell Byers Healthy Knight News Russell Byers Healthy Knight News 12B Y K I D S , F O R K I D S | S p r i n g 2 0 2 5'