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WHY
Mindfulness fortifies our natural human capacity for awareness, self-care, and connection. Being able to pay attention, regulate, and learn SEL (Social Emotional Learning) leads to success no matter what our past experiences.
Mental Health
Attention
Executive functioning
Problem-solving
Initiating and inhibiting
Flexibility Following instructions
Somatic Health
Connecting behavior to consequences
Multi-sensory experiences
Balance
Body control and conscious movement
Interoception
Stability
Emotional Health
Self-awareness
Self-efficacy
Self-calming
Self-regulation
Emotional intelligence
Resilience
Social Health
Social cognition
Relating and connecting
Detecting cues (verbal and non-verbal)
Understanding eye-contact
Situational awareness
Meet the Team
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Wynne Kinder, M.Ed.
CEO | HEAD OF EDUCATION
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Carmen Epstein, M.Ed.
EDUCATOR
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Mabel Bachini
EDUCATOR
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Karen Smith
EDUCATOR
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Chris Fenwick
BUSINESS MANAGER
Professional Development
Benchmark School Program
Central Dauphin School District
Cocalico School District
Columbia Borough School District
Commonwealth Charter Academy
Conestoga Valley School District
Cumberland Valley School District
Derry Township School District
Donegal School District
East Penn School District
Eastern Lancaster County School District
Eastern Lebanon School District
Harrisburg School District
Hempfield School District
Intermediate Units 12, 13, 14, 15
Kutztown Area School District
La Academia Partnership Charter School
Lampeter-Strasburg School District
Manheim Township School District
Millersville University
Milton Hershey School District
Octorara Area School District
Penn Manor School District
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pequannock School District NJ
Reading School District
School District of Lancaster (all schools)
Sidwell Friends School DC
Solanco School District
The School District of the City of York
Warwick School District
Wordsworth Academy
Wyomissing Area School District
York Suburban School District
Over the past 23 years, Wellness Work in Schools has provided accredited professional development and training to schools and organizations in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region.
Professional Trainings
Acadia PA
American University DC
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Bryn Mawr College
CHADD Foundation
Child Mind Institute
Clare House Shelter for Women and Children
COBYS
Community
Compas Mark
Crispus Attucks Transition Services
Eastern Mennonite University
Franklin & Marshall College
Garrison Institute NY
George Mason University VA
GoBoodle
Lancaster Cancer Center
Lancaster County Behavioral Health Services
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster County Probation
Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster MHMR Early Intervention
Lancaster Urban League
Mental Health America Lancaster County
Mindfully ADD
Nurse Family Partnership
Omega Institute NY
PA College of Art and Design
PA College of Health Sciences
Pendle Hill
SEL4PA
Southeast Medical Services
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
The Touchstone Foundation (formerly LOHF)
United Way
University of California San Diego Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School MA
UPenn Medical School
Utica University
Wellness Works in Schools Evidence-Based Research
“The Effects of Mindful Awareness Teaching Practices in the Wellness Works in Schools™ Program on the Cognitive, Physical and Social Behaviors of Students with Learning and Emotional Disabilities in an Urban, Low-Income Middle School”
- Cheryl Desmond, PhD, Professor, Educational Foundations, Millersville University 2009/2010
“The Effects of Mindful Awareness Teaching Practices (Wellness Works in Schools) on the Executive Functions of Students in an Urban, Low-income Middle School.”
- Cheryl Desmond, PhD, Professor, Educational Foundations, Millersville University 2009/2010
Also in: “The Handbook of Mindfulness-Based Programs: Every Established Intervention, from Medicine to Education,” (Ed. I. Ivtzan), International publication, Routledge 2017
"Wellness Works for Educators: Mindful Practices Affect Teacher Well-Being"
- Wynne Kinder M. Ed., Eastern Mennonite University 2016
Wellness Works in Schools Evidence of Impact 2001-2024.