Dr. Haberlin has achieved his goal in developing a useful resource for educators and parents to address the growing problem of stress and anxiety among students and their families. Providing the neurological research basis for the recommendations, Calming Student Stress: Mindfulness, Meditation, and Other Strategies to Reduce Anxiety and Enhance Learning in K-12 Classrooms offers specific, step-by-step guidance that enables teachers to implement a variety of mindfulness strategies to support their students, the students’ families, as well as themselves. Eminently practical, this work offers developmentally appropriate options for students of every age and grade to reduce their stress and enhance their academic performance - as well as their interpersonal relationships - in the classroom and beyond.

Richard D. Courtright, consultant for Gifted & Special Education

This book [Calming Student Stress] provides the science to support the teaching of wellness techniques in today’s schools, strategies to garner support from administrators and parents for implementing wellness programs within the classroom, and specific yoga and breath-work exercises appropriate for students of all ages. The time is now for embracing these ideas and empowering the youth of today as they lead us into the future.

Lauri B. Kirsch, past president, National Association for Gifted Children