Mindfulness in Schools Project
For the flourishing of young minds
It is essential that whilst dealing with the pressures and challenges of day to day life, that you don’t lose sight of your own wellbeing and the importance of looking after yourself. Ensuring you get plenty of sleep, taking time out for yourself, communicating with others, implementing good time management practices amongst many other healthy […]
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 Ben Chalwin “If it’s good enough for you, it’s good enough for me.” Dodgy – Good Enough A chipped mug, a book with bent up pages and a seized rear windscreen wiper – all minor sources of irritation. In reality, these imperfections don’t have that much of a negative impact on how these […]
by Ben Chalwin In 2013 I was Deputy Headteacher at a large primary school in Penzance, Cornwall. My Headteacher at the time gave me a flyer and suggested that I might like to attend a Mindfulness in Schools event being run by Mindfulness Cornwall in conjunction with Exeter University as, “You’re into yoga and that […]
by Towergate Insurance We were delighted to be able to support the MiSP conference in London recently and be part of such an amazing day, recognising the importance of mindfulness in young people and adults. The speakers were both inspirational and motivational and demonstrated how important it is to take care of our mental health […]
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”. […]