On the 16th October 2016, we delivered a series of workshops to music teachers from across Ireland who had gathered at their annual conference in Portlaoise.
On the 16th October 2016, we delivered a series of workshops to music teachers from across Ireland who had gathered at their annual conference in Portlaoise.
We explored how to train in mindful meditation and the benefits of bringing essential practices into the classroom.
We gathered together for one hour discussed the background to mindful meditation and learned a series of essential practices that can be incorporated into a busy school day.
In 2009 we started to write letters to Parliament and in particular the Department of Education, sharing the great benefits that mindfulness and meditation would have within schools, colleges and universities.
It is time to go back to school! Let’s take a look at how we can help you this term. We can visit your school and provide a practical presentation for both students and teachers.
Conference had the opportunity to practice a series of mindful trainings and hear how we can start to bring the practices into our schools.
With a clear and calm mind, you can more easily focus on the material you’re studying and you might even enjoy learning more, as you realize your world will not end over one exam.
Take note how it is possible for 300, 16 year old students to meet together in an assembly and practice meditation.
I have never seen the 250 strong cohort that quiet before. It was excellent. Hopefully the easy techniques you provided will be of benefit as the sixth form approach their exams, and I am sure some of the staff will be making use of them too.
Bring the new, groundbreaking, 8 week MINDFUL course into your school to give teachers a great foundation for integrating practices into their life and classroom.
We visited a primary school in North Wembley. Before introducing techniques to pupils, I always suggest that staff have a taster and establish a practice.
We were invited by the headteacher to deliver a Mindfulness and Meditation session for all the staff at Our Lady of the Wayside Primary School.
In Solihull School we have started a Mindfulness club for students from the primary school.
Watch the video to discover feedback from students who took a Mindfulness and Meditation Course in Portishead.
Download and access many of the practices that we recommend for schools to use.
Meditation in Schools Project: Watch a Meditation Session with 150 students from Bedford Sixth Form.
We are currently supporting Solihull School with the integration of Mindfulness into their classrooms.
Listen to a live recording of a Meditation in Schools session. On the 1st September for the new academic year Dixon’s Academy in Bradford invited us to introduce Mindfulness and Mediation techniques to the new Year 7. Also we shared methods for overcoming exam stress and increasing focus with Year 11.
Stroud High School invited us to present essential Mindfulness and Meditation techniques to their staff and students.
On the first visit we presented to 30 students aged 11-17 introducing a variety of practical techniques over a one hour period.
We’re here to help your school become more Mindful, we know you don’t have much time, so let’s get started straight away! One Minute Mindfulness series. There are ten separate practices that you can try out in your classroom.
I visited the school and spent an hour offering a variety of techniques to around 100 students and 5-6 members of staff.
Manchester Grammar School approached us, requesting an Introduction to Meditation and Mindfulness to help Year 10 deal with the stress leading up to and during their AS Levels.
remember when I was revising in my bedroom for my GCSE’s I would always have music on. When I needed to really concentrate and think, I would simply turn it down so it was more gentle. There are different theories about whether music can help or hinder studies.
Once you have experienced the benefits of a Mindfulness and Meditation practice within your own life then it’s natural to wish to pass on these techniques to others, especially to the next generation.
One very effective exercise to introduce Mindfulness & Meditation to your class is the practice known as Mindful Listening.