I started my journey as a primary school teacher and my experiences of behaviour management led me to be curious about the link between behaviour and emotions. I undertook mindfulness training and my observations of mindfulness in schools led me to realise that mindfulness was not accessible for children. I wanted to create a mindfulness programme with real tools to ensure it was both impactful and child friendly and I did just that.

 

 

 

Young Mindfulness can be booked by parents, teachers, schools and nurseries alike; our weekly extra-curricular sessions have been transformative for the schools and nurseries we work with, parents have had a similar experience with our after school club. Above all, I am passionate about sharing the benefits of mindfulness practices and do this through my social media as well as parent and teacher workshops – educators need to be given the best skills, so that they can provide the education and nourish the minds of children – I do just that!

 

 

I believe every child has the right to be guided so that they can be happy, content, emotionally intelligent and confident. These are just a few of the concepts we address in our programme, however I want all children to be accepting of their emotions and equipped with the tools to manage them effectively.

 

Having benefitted first hand from mindfulness techniques for adults, it was evident that similar concepts would have great benefit to younger minds. Several questions validated this vision; what if we were taught mindfulness as children? What if we were armed with coping mechanisms taught through mindfulness? The challenge was set – to transition attitudes towards mindfulness to be a preventative measure rather than an intervention. These questions are now supported by a wealth of knowledge and experience from which Young Mindfulness has been developed.