MINDFULNESS

education

WHAT?
 WHY?
• Because our attention is absorbed in our thinking (our attention tends to go to what is wrong, worrying
lacking).

• Children are experiencing greater pressures earlier in life, which are leading to stress and anxiety.

• Eases symptoms of ADHD and autism.

• Improves academic performance.

• Improves mental health.

• Treats depression.

• Improves immune system.

• Improves well-being – capacity to experience positive emotions.

• Improves social skills (social relationships) when well taught and practiced.
• “our mental health and happiness are profoundly shaped by what we
do with our attention/where we place our attention/how we place
our attention - faculty of awareness ”.
Richard Burnett
CAN WE INTRODUCE MINDFULNESS TO CHILDREN
WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THAT OURSELVES?
 HOW
CAN WE DO THAT?
Age-appropriate mindfulness practices.

From Tiny little People (4 yo) to Young Adults:

• Body Scan/Heartbeat Exercise / Vaccuum Cleaner Breath / Belly

Buddies / Spidey Senses / The Mindful Jar.

BELLY BUDDIES
BODY SCAN
 THE MINDFUL JAR

Inspirational script:…..
THE MINDFUL SNACK
 SPIDEY SENSES

• Instruct your kids to turn on their “Spidey senses”, the super-focused senses of
smell, sight, hearing, taste, and touch that Spiderman uses to help people.
 TIPS BEFORE YOU START
• Make sure they are ready to give mindfulness a try.

• Explain what mindfulness is and what it is not.

• Say it in an age appropriate way.

• Assure them that it’s okay to get off track.

• Finish the practice by doing something they enjoy.

 MORE TIPS
• Keep the purpose of mindfulness practice In mind. NEVER use it as a
disciplinary tool.

• Make sure you practice mindfulness yourself!

• Prepare the environment for successful practice.

• Involve students in the process.

• Share your own experiences with the kids.

• Encourage the children to share their experiences as well.

• Practice every day; the more you embed mindfulness into the daily routine,
the easier it is to engage. Megan Cowan (2010)
 • Mindful breathing

• Mindful listening
How can we incorporate these activities in our efl
classes at britannia? • Mindful seeing

• Mindful movement

• Mindful eating

• Mindful with friends and family

“If every 8 year old is taught meditation, we will eliminate
violence from the world within one generation”.
Dalai Lama

“The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention over and over again, is
the very root of judgement, character and will. An education which should improve
this faculty would be the education par excellence. But it is easier to define this deal
than to give practical instructions for bringing it about”.

William James, Principles of Psychology, 1890

QUESTIONS?
• https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/

• https://www.calm.com/schools

• https://www.heysigmund.com/mindfulness-for-children-fun-effective-ways-to-strengthen-mind-body-spirit/

• https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/ (see examples in vídeos)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpMvTTIr2p4

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhmKaC2XUE

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDBusFB9zI

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPkOvqVQFzM

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzd444JvjCs

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awo8jUxIm0c
REFERENCES
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aEI8lb7coY

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKpNaVaP84

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YEZnrySrtQ

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGobuBXCHBM

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPe6aP06kZQ

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BiOyrNuaV4

• https://themindfulnesssummit.com/speaker/richard-burnett/
 THANK YOU!

KAREN RAMOS CORREA

KAREN.CORREA@BRITANNIA.COM.BR

21 981114672