Mindfulness in Schools Project
For the flourishing of young minds
We are delighted to announce that this year’s MiSP conference, on the theme of ‘Teaching Mindfully’, will be taking place online via video conferencing on Saturday 20th June 2020. Originally planned as a face-to-face event in London, we are moving our conference online to ensure as many people as possible will be able to attend and to protect the health of […]
by Claire Kelly I was recently having a conversation with a close friend and let slip that I was about to go on retreat. ‘Lucky you!’, he smiled. ‘Time off! Time out! I bet it’ll be all spas and blissfulness.’ I smiled back, biting my lip hard. No point in trying to explain that mindfulness […]
THANK YOU! A huge thank you to all the UK and overseas schools and teachers who took part in our third #SchoolsSitTogether event on Wednesday 5th February. We had a brilliant response again with hundreds of children and adults taking part across the country and further afield. Once again the event really emphasised the power […]
On January 23rd, we held the first of our MiSP Reconnection & Continuing Professional Development Days in London in response to a number of requests from our community of trained teachers. The aim of the day was for people who have trained to teach .b and/or Paws b to connect with each other, share ideas, […]
We are delighted to be able to offer free places on the Asics London 10km race taking place through Central London on Sunday 5th July 2020! Join our team to take on this exciting challenge to help support our A Million Minds Matter appeal … Why choose the ASICS London 10km? Starting on Piccadilly, this […]
A huge thank you to all of our amazing supporters who have helped us raise funds towards our A Million Minds Matter appeal. As a result of your incredible efforts, we have been able to increase the number of supported places we can offer, ensuring that cost is not a barrier to access, to develop […]
The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping and the Christmas adverts are out – it’s starting to feel very much like the end of the year. For many of us this might be a good time to begin to reflect on what we want to achieve in 2020, professionally, personally, and in terms […]
A huge thank you to all the UK and overseas schools and teachers who took part in our second #SchoolsSitTogether event on Thursday 10th October. We were delighted with the response and fantastic photos and videos of the children taking part, it really emphasised the power of our mindful community and it was a great […]
by Claire Kelly Having loathed school sports days, when I was regularly allocated the high jump and 800m events because I ‘had long legs but was too big to sprint’ (thanks, Miss Renfrew), I developed a healthy aversion to any activity undertaken at more than 2 miles an hour. I went through early adulthood practising […]
by Matt Wilks Now, don’t get me wrong – working at home is great. The benefits are many: I sidestep the dreaded ‘you were out when we called’ note by being here to accept deliveries, the teetering washing pile is partially tamed and the dog has some company. I’m here to walk my youngest to […]