Principals, superintendents, teacher leaders, and other school leaders experience considerable stress in this day of accountability and high visibility. This book address that stress level and helps school leaders learn the why, what, and how of mindfulness practice. It also helps to show how to reduce stress through mindfulness, demonstrates how mindfulness is related with effective leadership practice, and reinforces the qualities that equate with leadership legacy.

Caryn M. Wells, PhD is an Associate Professor in educational and teacher leadership in the Department of Organizational Leadership at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. She teaches mindfulness for educational leaders in her graduate classes, and presents the introduction to mindfulness to doctoral and medical students at the university. Dr. Wells consults with professional organizations and presents trainings for teachers and school leaders in mindfulness, stress reduction, and mindful leadership. She is a former teacher of English, counselor, and assistant principal and principal, all at the high school level.