MINDFULNESS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

For children and teens

Why mindfulness?

Just like grown-ups, children and young people have a lot to deal with in their daily lives. They are learning to navigate themselves in a busy world, within their family, community, friendships, school and classroom, clubs and activities...

Having to have focus, concentration and behaving in a way that is valued as 'good' is part of this navigation. Easy or not so straightforward? And what does it mean to a child ' to pay attention?' And how does a young person learn to be more 'self-aware', learn values like kindness, gratitude, happiness?

Research in recent years about teaching mindfulness to young people, has the potential for :

Improvement in concentration, focus and working memory
Reducing levels of depression, stress, anxiety, reactivity, and difficult behaviour
Improvement in a sense of well-being, greater calmness, relaxation and sleep
Increase in self-awareness, self-esteem and empathy

What I offer :

For primary and secondary schools:

- Paws B programme in 7 or 12 weeks (age 7+)

- Dotbe Programme (11+) 8+ weeks

- Youth Mindfulness /SOMA (11+), 8+ weeks

Private kids sessions:

Family sessions from your home, in which parent and child(ren) can learn about how training the mind.
We look at our 'attention' , thoughts and overthinking, tuning into our body sensations, how to stop automatic reactions, learning to find calm and de-stress.
We explore how many sessions suits the family, a minimum of 6 sessions is recommended.

Private pre-exam mindfulness

Small private group with teens that would like to have practical coping skills pre.exams
To feel more calm and focussed
Reduce stress, feel more in control of their thinking
Learn to relax
Minimum of 4 to 6 sessions

Youth and families sessions in Edinburgh

Once a month at the Salisbury Centre Robin from Bright Minds and myself run sessions for young people 9+ and parent(s) are welcome.

Join us on the last Saturday of the month at 3.30-5.30pm.