Actress Goldie Hawn's "MindUp" program has been implemented in schools for over 650,000 children from kindergarten through eighth grade. The curriculum, developed with neuroscientists, teaches "mindfulness" and "brain breaks" to help students manage stress and aggression. While presented by NBC News as a positive tool for emotional regulation, the program is scrutinized for its high executive salaries and its focus on "living in the moment" as a response to a post-9/11 world of fear.
