We were lucky to have Janet Etty-Leal come and visit our school. She worked with both staff and students. Janet is very experienced and bringing mindfulness to primary school children. She has written the following book;
Janet demonstrated many useful practical strategies to use with a class. After school she discussed the basic premise behind mindfulness and some of the science of the brain and how it works. Understanding the brain and in particular the stress response is something that has been touted as highly beneficial not just by Janet but also from visitors to our school such as Tom Brunzell and Richard Chambers. It was very informative session. Below you will find the slides that Janet used, feel free to put in a comment and what you liked about the session or include different ways that you incorporate mindfulness into your classroom.