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Why Teachers Say Practicing Mindfulness Is Transforming The Work

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By: Anya Kamenetz. Re-posted from 19 Aug 2016.

Garrison Institute looks a little like Hogwarts. The retreat center is housed in a former monastery amid tranquil green hills overlooking the Hudson River, 60 miles north and a world away from New York City.

Inside the airy chapel on a recent summer afternoon, about 35 educators from the U.S. and at least five foreign countries are seated quietly, shoes off…

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