Mindful Kids Blackwood 2.35

The sessions are based on the work of Janet Etty-Leal, a woman who teaches these classes in Melbourne at various schools (See about her work at www.meditation capsules.com) I have completed a course with her and I am also 5th year student with a meditation study group in Norwood.

Sessions would involve such things as - Learning what being mindful is and how we can use this skill (relationships with friends, parents, teachers; study, sport etc)

- Learning practical tools to help with mindfulness in everyday life (developing focus etc)

- Talking about emotions, especially the tricky ones like frustration and anxiety, and how we can better manage them.

Classes may typically involve using smell, taste, stretching, relaxing, discussion on topics such as what anxiety feels like in our mind and body.

Kids are more distracted than ever with all the digital technology today. Teaching our children tools that allow them to be focused, calm, and emotionally aware is (I think) just as important as academic learning (and aids this as well!)