by Caroline Fish We all have certain expectations of a conference – as the word suggests, ‘a formal meeting of people with a shared interest’ offering ‘a group of talks on a particular subject’. I’ve been to lots over the years, arriving bright-eyed and enthusiastic, keen to learn and hoping to be sufficiently inspired […]
A huge thank you to all the UK and overseas schools and teachers who took part in the #SchoolsSitTogether event on Wednesday 6th February – and throughout the rest of the week. We were delighted with the response and fantastic photos, it really emphasised the mindful community feel and it was a great way for […]
REGISTER TODAY! * STARTS MONDAY FEB 11th. * WATCH FOR FREE FEB 11-15th The Mindful Kids Peace Summit is a 5 day online global summit, created by a teen for other teens, and is the first of its kind SEL Mindfulness program geared to tweens/teens and shown in middle/high schools all around the world as […]
Jon Kabat-Zinn joins Action For Happiness in a carpool podcast where he talks about about the dark side of making money through mindfulness, answers questions from his Facebook followers and also takes on the challenge of describing Mindfulness in one word. Jon also gives his thoughts on the 2018 MiSP Conference, describing it as “so […]
As schools in England prepare to take part in a mental health trial, Nick Ferrari tries out a mindfulness session in the LBC studio led by MiSP’s Richard Burnett. More than 300 schools in England will take part in one of the largest mental health trials in the world, designed to support mental health and […]
The Mindfulness in Schools Project community is coming together to mark Children’s Mental Health Week 2019 and to raise awareness of the need for young people to develop skills to support their own wellbeing, both inside and out. We are inviting teachers and students from primary and secondary schools all over the world who have […]
Tonbridge School has been teaching mindfulness for many years now, through the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP). As far as I am aware we were the first to put it on the curriculum for all pupils in year 10, an event covered by press, TV and radio in early 2010. Since then it has slowly but surely […]
Teachers are now reaching the end of what is often considered to be the most exhausting term of the academic year. At this time of year, along with dark days, end of term reports, concerts and classroom tidies, many will also have the familiar experience of end of term illness. Talk about kicking someone while […]
Friday, 26th April Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ Join us at our annual conference to help us raise funds for our A Million Minds Matter campaign. You will hear from a panel of expert speakers, headlined by Ruby Wax, who will appeal to anyone wishing to broaden their knowledge and understanding of […]
The charity’s ‘A Million Minds Matter’ campaign aims to enable 1 million school children to access high quality mindfulness training for less than £5 per child by the end of the campaign. A Million Minds Matter has been launched in-line with ‘Self-Care Week’, as mindfulness is seen as a “lifelong toolkit for adults and children”. […]