Mindfulness for Children is great way to become an excellent teacher because an excellent teacher understands their students. Mindfulness is an affective skill that promotes skills to help a child become a calm and relaxed student. A student that practices Mindfulness will see Health, Performance and Relationship benefits.
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A Definition
The Mindfulness Course for Children will teach students the ability to create and sustain focus on present emotions, thoughts and sensations of experiences, as they happen, in an open minded, non-judgemental way.
Being attached to a present experience and not worrying too much about the past or what’s going to happen in the future will allow a student to deal with life’s ups and downs more successfully.
Health, Performance and Relationship Benefits to Children
The Mindfulness for Children Course has been designed to promote improvements in: Health and Wellbeing, Performance and Relationships in Children. During the course we will consider the science behind achieving these improvements.
Health
By using a daily practice of focusing attention on breathing or the body, Mindfulness can promote improvements in health. Research tells us that by using mindful practice regularly, a student can reduce stress and anxiety, which will improve sleep and appetite and will give a student a more positive outlook on life.
Performance
By using a daily practice of focusing attention on breathing or the body, Mindfulness can promote improvements in performance.
Research tells us that using regular mindful practice will improve attention, focus and learning. By becoming more focussed, a student will improve self-awareness, self-regulation and self-management skills.
It has also been shown that regular mindful practice will improve creativity by generating new ideas, improving communication and improving decision-making.
Relationships
By using a daily practice of focusing attention on breathing or the body, Mindfulness can promote improvements in relationships.
Mindful practice will improve relationships with others by allowing a student to take a non-judgemental and compassionate point of view, and be more socially aware of experiences.
By becoming more aware of the present, a student can improve self-control and be able to communicate with individuals by listening more.
In summary, by acting in a kind way and looking at different perspectives, a student will improve relationships with others.
The Mindfulness Course for Children is a way to:
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