Montessori meets positive pyschology and mindfulness

A plan, a plan. Another new year turning around here. There's so much in hope in my heart. I feel full of joy, peace and love. I am anticipating a new year full of excitement and connection.

I've had the most incredible intellectual experiences in the past year and I think that's the direction I want to take this blog. Towards where Montessori fits in with other thinkers -- let's talk Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi(Flow) and Martin Seligman (Learned Optimism, Authentic Happiness). How do Positive Psychology and Montessori Method compliment each other?

Montessori anticipated all kinds of thinks that today's psychologists are studying. I want to get on board all of this discovery.

I am also fortunate to have discovered the benefits of meditation and yoga thanks to the book Full Catastrophe Living, by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. The practice of mindfulness is definitely at play in Montessori teaching and the classroom environment. How is Montessori teaching children to be mindful? How can teachers incorporate mindfulness practices in the classroom and outside of it?

Also, I've been doing a lot of writing for the purposes of Montessori training and I'm considering posting it here or elsewhere.