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Page 1: Mindfulness: paying attention on purpose. Mindfulness “Learning how to live in the ‘now’ — learning to be more consciously aware — enables students to

Mindfulness: Mindfulness: paying attention on purposepaying attention on purpose

Page 2: Mindfulness: paying attention on purpose. Mindfulness “Learning how to live in the ‘now’ — learning to be more consciously aware — enables students to

MindfulnessMindfulness

“Learning how to live in the ‘now’ —

learning to be more consciously aware — enables students to notice their thoughts and emotions, identify a difference between impulses and actions”

Carol Cattley – Mindfulness in Schools 2011

Page 3: Mindfulness: paying attention on purpose. Mindfulness “Learning how to live in the ‘now’ — learning to be more consciously aware — enables students to

Why Mindfulness?Why Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the main tool or practice to enable us to slow down and connect with the present moment, allowing us to enjoy what is right here, and will lessen a difficult situation by allowing us to relate to what is happening now.

Page 4: Mindfulness: paying attention on purpose. Mindfulness “Learning how to live in the ‘now’ — learning to be more consciously aware — enables students to

Simple PracticeSimple Practice

A few minutes to cultivate your mindfulness• Breathing – breath awareness• Breath and movement - Synchronize

breathing with arm movement, Connecting breath to walking

• Food and mindfulness – eating a small biscuit, raison or piece of fruit with full attention

Page 5: Mindfulness: paying attention on purpose. Mindfulness “Learning how to live in the ‘now’ — learning to be more consciously aware — enables students to

Training and further Training and further referencesreferences

• Mindfulness for Dummies – Shamash Alidina• www.MindfulnessforSchools.com • Mindfulness South West – Alison Leftwich And also...• Smart Moves – Why Learning is not all in your

head – Carla Hannaford• www.onemomentmeditation.com• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6eFFCi12