A Class Act

ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN STYLE MAGAZINE JANUARY 2020 STYLE MAGAZINE EDITOR IS BACK IN SCHOOL WHERE PBS IS Data on the wellbeing of children in New Zealand makes for sobering reading.  But has introducing mindfulness into the classroom made a difference?  Shelly Robinson talks to schools who’ve introduced the Pause, Breathe, Smile programme. Read the full […]

Pause, Breathe, Smile at School

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][x_image type=”none” src=”https://pausebreathesmile.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Mindful-Class.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][cs_text] Article published in Waihi Leader and Coastal News Whangamata 10 October 2019 All is calm and quiet in the classroom on a wet Tuesday afternoon as Whagamata teacher Laura van Leeuwen gently taps a mediation bowl to […]

Positive Education Conference 2019

Grant Rix presents on Mindfulness in Positive Education: What does best practice look like? [button target=”_blank” href=”http://positiveeducation.nz/files/docs/penz%2019/presentations/1345%20-%20grant%20rix%20mindfulness%20-%20best%20practice%20(1).pdf” ]View his presentation[/button]

For People and Planet – Reflections on Friday 15 March 2019 by Grant Rix

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][cs_text] The following thoughts are personal reflections, followed by a few mindfulness-based tips, with links, to help manage feelings of overwhelm. However, the most important reflections right now are those from within our Muslim communities, reminding us that a compassionate society can only exist if we are prepared to […]

International Conference on Mindfulness

ICM Asia Pacific International Conference on Mindfulness Grant Rix

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][x_image type=”none” src=”https://pausebreathesmile.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/16-01-2019-1-33-26-PM.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][cs_element_row _id=”5″ ][cs_element_column _id=”6″ ][cs_text] Grant Rix presented at the ICM (NZ) 2019 The International Conference on Mindfulness (ICM) was hosted by AUT in Auckland from February 9 – 13, bringing a unique South-Pacific and indigenous element to […]

Evaluation of PBS in the Waikato Region

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_image _id=”4″ ][cs_text] This evaluation explored what the wellbeing benefits for children, the newly trained educators and how intended programme outcomes were met. Summary Evaluation of Pause, Breathe, Smile in the Waikato Region Thanks to the financial https://pausebreathesmile.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MIndfulness-1.jpg of Trust Waikato this valuable and unique programme is now available […]

Research following training & implementation of Pause, Breathe, Smile in Canterbury school

In 2017, MEG worked with the Rata Foundation to further the reach of PBS and the mental wellbeing of Canterbury students and teachers. Rata Foundation funding enabled the Mental Health Foundation to contract the Mindfulness Education Group to provide: 20 scholarships for Canterbury based educators to complete the PBS Professional Development pathway An evaluation report […]

He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health Inquiry’s report

The Mindfulness Education Group welcomes He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health Inquiry’s report to the Minister of Health and is pleased to see that several references to the importance of mindfulness for children and young people are noted. For example, the report states that: Everyone agrees that we should pay more attention to the wellbeing […]

Mindfulness is More Than a Technique

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Times Article

Pause, Breathe, Smile – Teaching Mindfulness in schools Three little words – pause, breathe, smile – are making a big difference in east Auckland’s primary schools. Pause, Breathe, Smile is the mindfulness programme that is helping school kids cope with stress, anxiety, and anger both in and out of the classroom. Pointview School principal Robin […]

A Journey to Teach Mindfulness in China

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+Undoctored | Children learn the secret to keeping their cool

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″][cs_element_row _id=”2″][cs_element_column _id=”3″][cs_element_image _id=”4″][cs_element_text _id=”5″][x_blockquote cite=”Student” type=”left”]Mindfulness can help children with their learning because sometimes they might feel very bored and unconcentrated and they might just do silly things like cut their work to pieces and when they do PBS they become focused, and they just do their work.[/x_blockquote][x_blockquote cite=”Student” type=”left”]Other children should do […]

Using mindfulness to build resilience

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″][cs_element_row _id=”2″][cs_element_column _id=”3″][cs_element_text _id=”4″][x_blockquote cite=”Student” type=”left”]Mindfulness can help children with their learning because sometimes they might feel very bored and unconcentrated and they might just do silly things like cut their work to pieces and when they do PBS they become focused, and they just do their work.[/x_blockquote][x_blockquote cite=”Student” type=”left”]Other children should do PBS […]

Scoop Education Article

Research Finds PBS Mindfulness Training Will Help Create Positive Learning Environments & Improve Wellbeing for NZ School Children Research Finds Pause, Breathe, Smile Mindfulness Training Will Help Create Positive Learning Environments & Improve Wellbeing for NZ School Children Latest New Zealand research shows positive benefits for children who participate in the Pause, Breathe, Smile programme. This most […]

Education Central Article

Pause, Breathe, Smile: Training teachers to bring mindfulness into the classroom GRANT RIX shares the journey of a ‘mindfulness in schools’ programme that is making a difference to the wellbeing and learning outcomes of Kiwi kids. Sometimes my brain is like a snow globe when you shake it up. It’s stormy and I can’t see […]

Research confirms what our kids have been telling us

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Pause, Breathe, Smile featured in new “Mindfulness and Education” book

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 5px 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] “The contributions in this volume reflect and capture the diversity of approaches to research-linked mindfulness programmes being implemented in contemporary education at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.” […]

CASE STUDY Pause, Breathe, Smile School-Based Mindfulness Programme Implementation at Ormiston Junior College Year 7 – Year 10

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″][cs_element_row _id=”2″][cs_element_column _id=”3″][x_image type=”none” src=”https://pausebreathesmile.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/OJC-Banner.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”10″][cs_element_row _id=”11″][cs_element_column _id=”12″][cs_element_text _id=”13″][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id=”14″][x_blockquote cite=” VIVIENNE MALLABAR, LEADER OF LEARNING, ORMISTON JUNIOR COLLEGE” type=”left”]“We are delivering PBS as part of our physical and mental wellbeing focus that students do each day. Students have four days on physical and compliment […]

The Mindfulness Colouring Book

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 5px 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Have you been swept up in the colouring craze? It’s been quietly taking over the globe for three years, but it wasn’t until early this year (classic New Zealand) […]