Mindfulness supports academic performance in classrooms
Research shows that mindfulness practices can enhance academic performance for school children. This backs up what Pause Breathe Smile sees in schools around the motu.
How To Thrive Rather Than Survive The School Term
Discover practical strategies to navigate the school term with confidence and balance. This guide offers insights to help you thrive, not just survive, during the academic year.
Southern Cross teams up with Sir Ashley Bloomfield to launch mindfulness initiative
Southern Cross, together with Sir Ashley Bloomfield and the Pause Breathe Smile programme, has introduced a new free mindfulness practice to support mental wellbeing across New Zealand.
Pause Breathe Smile initiative teaches Kiwi kids the importance of mindfulness
Sir Ashley Bloomfield has launched a new mindfulness practice in schools through Pause, Breathe, Smile. It comes as Southern Cross’s latest Healthy Futures survey shows 60 percent of parents are concerned about their children’s ability to cope with the pressures of life.
Programme helps pupils with emotions, relationships
Opoho School deputy principal Lucy Marr holds a platter of food for her year 3 and 4 pupils during their Pause, Breathe, Smile session. Pause, Breathe, Smile (PBS) is a mindfulness and health programme being implemented in schools across New Zealand to help children aged 5 to 12 regulate their emotions, pay attention and build […]
The Power of Mindful Breathing
Grant Rix shares with Duncan Garner the transformative power of mindful breathing and emotion regulation techniques that are helping schoolchildren navigate the stresses of modern life. From the challenges of technology to post-COVID concerns, our discussion sheds light on how these strategies are not just enhancing focus and reducing anxiety among the young, but also […]
“All you really need is a pair of shoes”
Sir Ashley Bloomfield said he’s been running in some capacity for his entire life, having run a few marathons and as well as having a group of friends he goes on Saturday morning runs with whenever possible. “That fellowship kind of aspect of it, spending time with friends and in terms of both physical and […]
Sir Ashley Bloomfield: Life after Covid
Sir Ashley is an ambassador for Pause Breathe Smile – a mind health programme delivered in primary and intermediate schools – and his involvement in Round the Bays is also in support of increasing access and participation for children to participate through the Run and Become programme.
Mindfulness key for Sir Ashley Bloomfield in Round the Bays
The former Director-General of Health – who is now a population health professor at the University of Auckland – joins about 10,000 people in the Southern Cross Round the Bays in Wellington tomorrow. This year, he has a strong focus on mindfulness.
Whaiwāhi Mauri Tau by Pause Breathe Smile
Whaiwāhi Mauri Tau – Pause Breathe Smile is being offered to kura nationwide following a two year pilot at Te Kura Māori o Porirua. Te Karere visits to find out how it’s going.
Take a breath
Modern life is speeding up and so is our breathing. In a deep dive into the wellness industry, The Post investigates why schools, dentists and workplaces want us to be more aware of the basics of breath.
Sir Ashley Bloomfield’s top tips for mental health in kids
Bloomfield had also started to use mindfulness on an everyday basis and said it was an essential ‘skill for life’.
Sir Ashley backs mindfulness progamme for children
The former Director General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, has joined the programme as an ambassador, and will travel the country speaking to school children about the benefits for all ages of breathing techniques and mindfulness. He speaks with Kathryn, along with programme founder Grant Rix.
Groundbreaking Programme is Making a Real Difference
“Children are coming back from playtime more ‘present’,” Yvette says. “They’ve learned that it’s normal to have worries, but now they know how to identify their concerns and have strategies they can use to deal with them.”
Meet the Couple Bringing Mindfulness into the Classroom
For nearly 10 years, Natasha Rix, 46, and her husband Grant, 44, have been the leaders behind Pause Breathe Smile. They first met in 2001, on a 10-day mindfulness retreat that shaped their whole lives. “We spent our twenties intensively practising, studying and travelling to learn from some of the best mindfulness teachers in the […]
Pause Breathe Smile Improving Children’s Wellbeing
Children at a Horowhenua school are building resilience and learning how to deal with their emotions through a charity programme.
Tūpuna Inspire Tamariki
Rāwiri is a kaiako and ngā toi facilitator and began working with the two small rural schools in term 1. A dramaturgy process with teachers saw them drawing and sharing pictures to shift the story from literal to abstract and metaphoric, thus opening different ways to tell the story.
The Breeze Interview on Pause Breathe Smile
Grant Rix talks to the The Breeze about Pause Breathe Smile.
Increasing Wellbeing and Reducing Stress for Kiwi Youth
The good news is that in an initiative delivered by the Pause Breathe Smile (PBS) Trust, supported and fully funded by Southern Cross Group, teachers are being trained to teach mindfulness practices in Aotearoa New Zealand schools and kura, with results already looking overwhelmingly positive and pointing towards continuing positive outcomes in future.
Dominic Bowden is a Big Fan of Pause Breathe Smile
Dominic Bowden speaks to experts from around the world, local legends and our own Grant Rix, to help people feel good and ultimately lead healthier and happier lives. See full show 22/10/22 one hour into the show.
