This session will describe the benefits of learning "mindfulness" in the classroom, including such techniques as quieting the mind and focusing awareness. The presenters will offer recent feedback from classrooms using the Hawn Foundation's Mindfulness Education program; provide updates on the neuroscience of emotion and learning; and discuss the influence of stress, attentive focus, and personal goal development on memory and higher cognitive functions. The session will also include the neurological basis of strategies to lower stress and increase focus and emotional self-management.