S.E.L. — social emotional learning — that teaches kids to relax, calming themselves into a state where they are better able to learn.

In the challenge of slowing down the hectic pace of life, it can often seem as though we’ve squeezed out any time for thoughtfulness and contemplation as we go about our daily lives. But one man’s got an idea how to change that and perhaps the power to do so.

In the tranquility of his living room in Youngstown, Ohio, 39-year-old Tim Ryan is conducting his 30-minute morning ritual. He is meditating: slowing his breathing and clearing his head of clutter.

"How much faster literally can we go, until you are so distracted all the time that you’re actually missing your life?" he asked.

Social emotional learning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_emotional_learning

By
Jim Axelrod

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