Mindfulness in Schools Project
For the flourishing of young minds
“… everything we do is movement, even thought and things that stop moving start dying …” Dan Edwardes, 26th April 2019, MiSP Conference, London. “… mindfulness not only has the potential to inspire us, but also to equip us with the strength to confront the true scale of the crisis we face …” Caroline Lucas […]
Sarah, Emma and Lisa from the MiSP finance team are aiming jointly to walk a million steps by the end of the month. That’s an average of just under 11,000 steps each per day, and with desk-based jobs and busy home lives that is indeed a challenge! By mid-month they had already walked over three […]
by Chivonne Preston, CEO of MiSP Mental Health Awareness Week has taken place across the UK to raise awareness of the problems and stigmas around talking about and getting support for mental health issues. Here at MiSP, we are only too aware of the mental health crisis happening within our schools and are campaigning to […]
Thank you to Michael Wright for cycling 70 miles from Westminster Abbey to Islip in Oxfordshire, raising a fantastic £210.35 for MiSP’s ‘A Million Minds Matter’ appeal … Last weekend, our supporter Michael took on a challenging cycle ride to help raise funds for our charity. A novice long-distance cyclist, Michael fought his nerves to […]
The 2019 MiSP Conference already seems like a lovely memory, so we’ve put together a selection of photos from the day to remind you of just how great it was – and if you weren’t there an idea of what you missed! The event at the Friends House, Euston on Friday 26th April was a […]
Last week our Paws b and .b trained teacher Lisa-Marie Santelli ran 26.2 miles to raise money for our A Million Minds Matter Appeal. One of 42,549 who crossed the finish line, she navigated a challenging course in an amazing time! We were delighted to have our first ever fundraising runner taking on this epic […]
The practice of mindfulness as a catalyst for environmental activism may not seem obvious to everybody. But at our conference last week, Caroline Lucas MP made a compelling case for this approach and the impact she believes mindfulness in schools can have, both in helping young people to fully appreciate the beauty of our planet, […]
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”. […]
Did you know that 50% of those with lifetime mental illness experience symptoms by the age of 14? There is overwhelming evidence to suggest the urgency of finding preventative measures to counteract the growing scale of this problem. This is something Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) is working to do. The charity, which provides mindfulness […]