Equip your staff to confidently lead mindfulness sessions that support calmer, more resilient classrooms.
Includes:
How to teach mindfulness and meditation sessions in schools
Trauma sensitive approaches to mindfulness
Secular, evidence-informed mindfulness and meditation techniques that can be used in schools
After taking this training you will be able to
- Confidently lead age-appropriate mindfulness sessions for K–12 students
- Understand trauma-sensitive facilitation and indicators for referral
- Integrate mindfulness into classroom routines, extracurricular programs and school-wide frameworks
- Apply practical strategies for supporting anxious or dysregulated students
- Deliver sessions aligned with the Mindful School Pathway curriculum
Who is this for?
Teachers and support staff who want to lead mindfulness sessions in a school context such as classrooms, extracurricular programs, or support sessions.
Pastoral care staff, wellbeing leaders, and school psychologists
Facilitators who are leading the Mindful School Pathway
Principals and executive staff who want to develop a better understanding of the benefits of mindfulness and meditation programs in schools
Format
6 hours of video based instruction in a mixture of prerecorded and live training sessions delivered through our Learning Management System and Zoom calls.
Included Modules
- Class #1: Preparing to teach
- Preparing your, mind, body, heart
- Setting up the physical space
- Creating the emotional space– how to be support students without taking on their stress
- Time required to teach
- Creating your personal practice
- Creating a plan for students with different starting capacities
- Class #2: Categories of Meditation
- The 4 Categories of Meditation
- Key Differences vs Similarities
- Abilities strengthened with consistent practice of each category
- Which categories are better for which kind of students
- Class #3: Correct Instruction vs Incorrect Instruction
- Instructions from different categories of meditation and mindfulness tools should not be combined
- Some instructions should accompany every meditation and mindfulness activity
- Key take aways for teaching and personal practice
- Class #4: Pacing Instructions
- The importance of silence in between instruction
Repetition - Simplified Instructions at deliberate intervals
- The importance of silence in between instruction
- Class #5: Range of Normal experiences
- Normal range experiences
- Rare and common experiences
- How to explain common experiences
- How to respond to commonly asked questions
- Class #6: Overwhelming Experiences
- Indicators that may suggest a student is more likely to have an overwhelming experience with meditation or mindfulness activities.
- How to proactively protect students who you’ve identified as more likely to have an overwhelming experience
- Common overwhelming experiences
- How to respond to overwhelming experiences
Cost
$475 per attendee.
Group discounts are available.
FAQ
Do I need to have prior experience with Mindfulness or Meditation?
You do not need to have any previous experience with mindfulness or meditation in order to complete this training.
What technology do I need?
The sessions are delivered via on demand video and zoom calls. You will need a high speed internet connection and a device to watch the videos. A webcam for calls is recommended but not required.
Can sessions be adapted for different year levels?
The information in this training is for general teaching of mindfulness and meditation techniques across all age groups. At the end of this training you will be able to lead mindfulness and meditation sessions for at any year level. Specific year-level appropriate meditation content can be found in Mindful Classrooms, our digital blackboard program designed for classroom delivery.
Is there any research showing the effectiveness of your program?
In partnership with Curtin University we have completed a pilot study of a whole school mindfulness program conducted at two primary schools. The conclusion was “The School A class, specifically, saw significant improvements in total difficulties, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems, prosocial behaviour, functional impact, emotional suppression, school connectedness and engagement, positive mental wellbeing, inhibitory control and attention, as well as daily focus and calmness. School B also saw significant improvements, specifically in total difficulties, emotional problems, hyperactivity, prosocial behaviour, functional impact, school connectedness and engagement, as well as daily focus and calmness. And although both schools clearly benefited from the intervention, the School A class seemed to experience a larger positive impact”
The full paper is linked here.
About Mindful Meditation Australia
Mindful Meditation Australia is a charitable organisation devoted to bringing the benefits of Mindfulness and Meditation to all children. We run professional development for schools and digital programs for classroom delivery.