Effective Mindfulness Building Responsive and Confident Educators (EMBRACE™) is a curriculum-based mindfulness program that provides early childhood educators monthly training and weekly coaching. EMBRACE™ is not only a mindfulness program but a way of enveloping participants in a system of support, much like an actual embrace would do. While other mindfulness programs exist for teachers working with older children, EMBRACE™ was specifically designed for educators in early childhood to address the stressors so common in our field with the hope of some far-reaching impacts. We know the benefits don’t just end with educators. When educators are well and systems are functioning properly, we also see positive outcomes for children and families.

The foundation of EMBRACE™ includes five, evidence-based core mindfulness practices:

• Breathing
• Visualization
• Body scan
• Meditation
• Journaling

Each month a new training module is introduced:

• Mindfulness
• Self-awareness
• Self-development
• Movement
• Senses
• Community

Participants also receive an individual toolkit filled with self-care items as well as a classroom kit that includes mindfulness tools teachers can use with children, such as the breathing ball and our mindfulness card deck.