Mindful Mentors tailored program objectives cover:

 

  • Making connections: Introducing breath work and Neuroscience to teach parts of the brain

  • Noticing your Mind and body: Having an awareness of the connection between our Mind and brain (BET- Behaviours/ Emotions/ Thoughts)

  • Taming the Monkey Mind: Noticing when our Mind wanders and how we feel when we are not paying attention

  • Staying focused: Using our senses to focus our attention and notice how we feel in different situations

  • Finding a sense of self in everyday activities: Using parts of our brain to help us make calm choices in situations

  • Finding a sense of calm: Using Mindful movement to steady ourselves in the midst of challenging situations. Introduce the Hand-model meditation to get rid of negative emotions

  • Exploring compassion for ourselves: Use our senses to help focus our mind to positive thoughts

  • Reacting or Responding: Gain more knowledge about a part of our brain called the ‘Amygdala’ and how we can choose to react or respond to situations

  • Recognising thoughts: Be aware of what is a thought and what is a Fact. Learn to sort Fact from Fiction to be calmer

  • Nurturing Ourselves: learning to build resilience towards challenging situations and use visualise to strengthen inner qualities

  • Increasing empathy towards others: Encourage kindness through positive affirmations towards nature and then others.  Practise PLANS (Pause, Let go, Accept, Notice, Seek Kindness) Meditation

  • Experience Happiness: Cultivating a lifestyle that uses the parts of the brain to enhance a happy life for ourselves and others

 

These lesson objectives are taught alongside a Mindfulness Book resource and are offered to schools and also parents, Reception – Year 6 Pupils as group or 121 sessions.

98% of children will continue to use the mindfulness techniques at home

83% of the children have enjoyed practising breathing techniques in the Mindfulness sessions

 

98% of children will continue to use the mindfulness techniques at home

83% of the children have enjoyed practising breathing techniques in the Mindfulness sessions
 
 

 Mindfulness ‘Paws B’ Program objectives:

 

  • Amazing Brain

  • Making Choices

  • Puppy Training

  • Everyday Mindful

  • Noticing the Wobble

  • Finding a steady pace

  • Working with difficulty

  • Choosing your path

  • The storyteller

  • Stepping back

  • Growing happiness

  • The Yum factor

 

“learning about Mindfulness means you can take yourself out of autopilot and think about what you have done and what you feel”

Pupil, London School

 

If you are interested to explore more about the content of either program please do contact us and we would be delighted to share our detailed curriculum and techniques with you.