Daily breath-based mindfulness exercises in a randomized controlled trial improve primary school children's performance in arithmetic.
Scientific Reports December 13, 2023 Katharina Voltmer, Finja Hondrich, Maria Von Salisch 3 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been shown to improve children's academic achievements. Because MBIs include different exercises (possibly with differential effects), the teacher-led Breathing Break Intervention (BBI) was developed which focuses exclusively on breathing exercises and body awareness. The short daily breathing practices of BBI were evaluated in terms of their effects...