The Mindful Heart Approach

What can you expect to find by following The Mindful Heart approach? 

The Mindful heart guides families in cultivating mindful hearts by approaching education with a heart-based focus. 

So what does a heart-based education look like?

A heart-based education  

• focuses less on memorized facts and more on having a deep and personal understanding of the information.
• teaches not what to think but how to think. 
• invites discovering the arts, exploring nature, and learning through good literature, experiences, games, and hands-on activities.   
• encourages love and appreciation for Jesus Christ and His gospel. 
• is never forced.
• is individually-paced, line-upon-line learning.
• promotes an atmosphere that develops and nurtures a love of learning.
• develops the whole person—heart, mind, body, and spirit.
• is one which leaves the individual inspired to bless the lives of others. 
• guides families in learning how to learn. 

David A. Bednar described perfectly this last goal of a heart-based education. He said, “When I was younger, I thought education meant going to school, taking tests, and getting good grades. But as I grew older, I began to learn the difference between doing well in school and becoming educated. A person can do well on tests and still not be educated. True education is learning how to learn. Once I discovered that lesson, learning became fun.”

The Mindful Heart Team is working tirelessly on developing resources to guide families in cultivating a heart-based learning atmosphere in the home. Watch for future announcements about our products. 

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Painting Credit: “A Little Bookworm” by Eduard Swoboda, 1902