mindfulness: paying attention on purpose. mindfulness “learning how to live in the ‘now’ —...
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Mindfulness: Mindfulness: paying attention on purposepaying attention on purpose
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
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.
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
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