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 Kirkham says the programme, which …
A Journey to Teach Mindfulness in China
Grant Rix, MEG Director and creator of the Pause, Breathe, Smile programme, was recently asked to take our distinctive ‘kiwi’ approach to Hangzhou, China.The group sponsoring this trip run children’s holiday programmes and educational courses for adults. They were interested in how MEG’s mindfulness approach could bring general wellbeing benefits to their clientele. They hoped to build closer relationships in …
+Undoctored | Children learn the secret to keeping their cool
– Media release from Nirvana Health Group View Original Story Three little words – pause, breathe and smile – are helping school children deal with stress, anger, and anxiety in the classroom and at home.Pause, Breathe, Smile classes, funded by Nirvana Health Group in South Auckland schools, are teaching kids to manage their emotions and improve their concentration.The programme was developed …
Using mindfulness to build resilience
– Anna Clements, School News. View Original Story There is a lot of talk about New Zealand’s appalling rate of youth suicide, currently the worst in the developed world. What can schools do to help?Sir Peter Gluckman, the prime minister’s chief science advisor, says youth suicide is more than a mental health issue and that the prevention methods need to begin …
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 recent study has just been …
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 anything properly. Now I know …
CASE STUDY Pause, Breathe, Smile School-Based Mindfulness Programme Implementation at Ormiston Junior College Year 7 – Year 10
Opening a brand-new school has many challenges. Outside of the overwhelming number of details needing to be considered and decisions to be made – one of the big challenges facing the leadership team was – How will we best prepare our children’s brains for learning? Creating an environment where all students would have the best chance at learning was a key …
