On Friday afternoons, kids at Bolinas-Stinson School spend 30 minutes focusing on their breath, staring into each other’s eyes, playing games like Simon Says and occasionally acting like monkeys. But these and other activities aren’t entertainment; they constitute critical pieces of the new mindfulness curriculum, a 13-week program spearheaded by Principal Elaine Doss.
Mindfulness, instructor Lynn Cheatham explained, means “bringing your mind into the present” and “cultivating one’s ability to choose what to focus your…