As the benefits from Mindfulness are becoming more widely recognised and acknowledged, there is now a real opportunity for teachers and parents who see the value of providing students and children with attention training and simple exercises to help improve impulse control and focus both at home and in the classroom to be part of bringing Mindfulness to more students in New Zealand.

What will you learn?

In this half day workshop (4hrs) you will not only be introduced to the powerful Mindfulness techniques that are helping individuals from all walks of life to have more balance, harmony and focus in their lives, you will also get the tools and initial training in how to teach these techniques to students and children in a way that makes it interesting, non-intrusive, even fun and most important – accessible for children of all ages.

The Workshop Covers:

• What is Mindfulness?
• Why Teach Mindfulness in Schools
• Evidence- based reseach and background
• Mindfulness Exercises and Activities to assist internalising the process
• Training Session – Teaching Mindfulness

Young children are usually more present than adults but as they grow older they lose touch with the immediacy of themselves and their environment. They are told to hurry up all the time and have an increasing number of demands to juggle. Children soon begin to lose touch with the present and start to live on the same auto-pilot as adults.

Studies have shown that emotional regulation, social behaviour and academic achievement have increased as much as 600% among students who have received Mindfulness instructions.

Benefits such as:

• Decreased stress and anxiety
• Better sleep
• Better self-management
• Less reactivity
• Improved mental resilience
• Increased self-awareness
• Better memory
• Increased attention and focus
• Better conflict resolution skills

are common and expectable result from regular Mindfulness practice.

Learn & Practise IN A SAFE & Relaxed Setting

The Workshop is in two parts. Part one – the first two hours- will give you the background to what Mindfulness is and why it is gaining such recognition as a resource to improve students and children’s ability to deal with stress, pressure and anxiety. We will look at the well-documented benefits and especially the increased executive function in children who have done 8 week programmes and continue to practice Mindfulness on a regular basis. Rita, a registered teacher herself, will share of her own experience of running Mindfulness programmes in several Auckland schools.

Part two – the second half of the workshop is more practical; we will do different types of guided mindfulness exercises and training in delivering Mindfulness lessons to students and children.
An important section will be about how you can establish your own mindfulness practise at home. – No one can teach Mindfulness better than the person who is practising it.

TOOLS & RESOURCES
The workshop includes printed lesson plans, practises and scripts to assist teachers on all levels to introduce Mindfulness into the home and classroom.

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Workshop in Auckland 15th April 2016
TIME & PLACE
Location: Columba Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby Auckland
1.00-5.00pm
Cost: $145 NZD / person (including printed material and afternoon tea)

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