Daniel Rechtschaffen, MA, a pioneer in the field of mindfulness and education, is creator of Mindful Children, an organization that leads trainings and implements mindfulness-based curriculum in collaboration with schools and organizations. He helped create the curriculum for Mindful Schools and the Mindful Mothering Project, and has developed the Mindful Children curriculum. His clients include The Karuna School, The Center for Discovery, and The Montessori Family School.
In addition to his work in mindfulness and education, Rechtschaffen is currently interning in marriage and family therapy where he integrates cutting-edge psychological techniques with ancient wisdom traditions. At his private practice in California, he works with children, families, individuals, and groups. He also teaches developmental psychology with the ASA program at UC Berkeley.
A committed meditator, Rechtschaffen began his meditation practice at the age of 19 as a resident at Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hahn’s monastery in France. He has studied various movement and nature-based awareness practices and also teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
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