Stillness in Preschool and School

This is a hands-on report on how to find calm in the most stressed out and turbulent of worlds today – preschools and schools. Not a calm out there, but the calm inside all of us, closer than our thoughts and as natural as the air we breathe.

25 years of experience with the Dream of the Good in preschools and schools in all parts of Sweden show very good results. The grown-ups did not believe the kids would take to it.

But the message is, it can be done, and kids of all ages like it – if the practices are simple and natural. Their teachers often didn’t think it was possible, but once they learn they also benefit. Research confirms the positive results: less stress, less psychological problems and better self-image.

Anna Bornstein is a Swedish journalist and writer with a lifelong experience of reporting on existential topics. Her interest in nonviolence brought her as a lecturer to schools in the mid-80s. She saw the bullying and stress and began weaving in simple mindfulness and stillness times in the curriculums. The non-profit Dream of the Good was born. In this book, she shares the treasures of calm unearthed by its team during 25 years of working with teachers, children and students in preschools and schools.