Exploring how mindfulness can transform education.

  • About the Mindful Revolution

    The Mindful Revolution is a student-run initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, exploring how mindfulness, positive psychology, and character development can transform our education system from the inside out—at the level of the students themselves. Our goal is to raise awareness on the implications of minding one's internal health—emotionally, socially, and psychologically. We plan to do this through exploring the existing research available on this topic as well as helping to launch and study a pilot mindfulness-based program called YES! (Youth Empowerment Seminar) right in the city of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.

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The Mindful Revolution Documentary

After a semester’s hard work, we proudly present our work, The Mindful Revolution Documentary, an exploration of our current education system and the possibility and effectiveness of implementing mindfulness-based programs in schools. Full version (30 minutes): Shorter version (15 minutes): We would like to extend a big Thank You to all who helped us along the way, especially our interviewees (click on their names for full interviews): Dr. Elizabeth Mackenzie Alison Malmon Elan... 

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Investigating “The Mindful Revolution”

Investigating “The Mindful Revolution” (click to access PDF) An exploration of the emerging field of mindfulness in education Authors: Lauren & David This paper is the culmination of our independent study. It will identify the problem of childhood and adolescent stress in the school setting, highlight examples of existing mindfulness programs that have been incorporated into school settings throughout the U.S., and review existing literature and research of the... 

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TMR Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Mackenzie

Dr. Elizabeth Mackenzie is a lecturer in the Health and Societies Program at Penn. She teaches courses in mind-body medicine and complementary alternative medicine, and has pioneered a course titled “Sustainable Medicine (HSOC 153)” that considers ecology when looking at public health. She has published numerous articles on the implications of preventative health, such as “The Role of Mindfulness in Healthcare Reform: A Policy Paper.” She is also a research consultant... 

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TMR Interview: Elan Gepner

Elan is a filmmaker, performer, and educator from Philadelphia, who has spent the last four years organizing arts programming for youth with his non-profit initiative, Building Blocks. He has worked on making documentaries in Philadelphia and on finding ways to bring arts and stress-relieving, fun-building, creativity-exploring exercises into schools. We have both the full video interview as well as the transcription below.  Please let us know what you think! TMR: What values... 

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TMR Interview: Meg Ferrigno

Margaret Ferrigno is a student at the Graduate School of Education at Penn. Before coming to GSE, she has been working on environmental education projects for the past 7 years, including fundraising for community greenhouses, with the Pureland Project in Kham in eastern Tibet , which is being turned into a non-profit organization. She also works at the Lea school in Philadelphia as an educator for the Urban Nutrition Initiative, teaching a group of students nutrition and cooking... 

  • About us

    The Mindful Revolution is a student-run initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, exploring how mindfulness, positive psychology, and character development can transform our education system from the inside out—at the level of the students themselves. Our goal is to raise awareness on the implications of minding one's internal health—emotionally, socially, and psychologically. We plan to do this through exploring the existing research available on this topic as well as helping to launch and study a pilot mindfulness-based program called YES! (Youth Empowerment Seminar) right in the city of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.