Dr. Matt Dewar

Matthew Dewar, Ed.D., is an Educating Mindfully Past President, a professional educator, MBL specialist, high school well-being coordinator, speaker, and author researching and applying the science of mindfulness and emotion regulation. For fifteen years, he explored the impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and emotion regulation protocols on learning, professional development, and leadership in schools. More recently, he has focused on the impact of breathing behavior analysis and heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback on emotion regulation and elite performance.

Dr. Dewar is also the founder of Matt Dewar, LLC, and the creator of the Stress Better™ Framework, which he has shared with collegiate and professional athletes, Fortune 500 executives, colleges and universities, first responders and military personnel. Dr. Dewar authored Education and Well-Being: An Ontological Inquiry and The Mindful Breathing Workbook for Teens: Simple Practices to Help You Manage Stress and Feel Better Nows and has been featured on TEDx, NPR, Thrive Global, the National Wellness Institute, and many podcasts.