After School Classes
At the Mindfulness for Children classes we learn how to pay attention using fun and easy to follow exercises that children of all ages can understand and enjoy. The classes are approximately 30 minutes and parents are welcome for free. Here are some of the things we do:
- Breathing techniques
- Listening exercises
- Body scanning
- Mindful body practices
Join us
Mindfulness for Children Classes are held at the Grey Lynn Community Centre in Auckland (See map below) with teacher Rita Riccola (Registered NZ Trained Teacher)
Starting 20 April 2015
Mondays 4-5pm- all ages welcome
COST: $15 per class ( parents free)
Contact us below or call Rita on 021 238 7799
“Teaching Mindfulness to school children is fast growing momentum as the benefits become evident. Mindfulness has great potential as a key strategy for a positively impacting on the learning and wellbeing of children and young people in education settings.”New Zealand Mental Health Foundation
“The thing with mindfulness is that when you are going to do something bad, you know it and you can stop.”
“I like mindfulness because it helps me feel better and teaches me to concentrate.”
“When my sister gets on my nerves, I tell her to leave me alone so I can take a deep breath. I always use the technique whenever I am mad.”
Quotes from Children
The Mindfulness for Children Classes are held at the Grey Lynn Community Centre in Auckland
[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]One of the primary ironies of modern education is that we ask students to “Pay attention” dozens of times a day, yet we never teach them how. The practice of mindfulness teaches students how to pay attention, and this enhances both academic and social emotional learning”
Saltzman, 2011
Meet The Teacher
The Mindfulness For Children After School classes are held by Rita Riccola. She is a registered NZ Teacher and has been practising mindfulness for over 20 years. She lives in Ponsonby, Auckland. [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row no_margin=”true” inner_container=”true” bg_color=”transparent” border=”none”][vc_column width=”1/3″]
Live
Learning to stay in the present. Mindfulness is the practise of paying attention to your experience in the present moment and observing your thoughts and reactions without judgement.. Evidence based results from around the world continue to show that the regular practise of Mindfulness has ongoing benefits for physical and mental health. LEARN MORE
Give
“Teaching Mindfulness to school children is fast growing momentum as the benefits become evident”. (New Zealand Mental Health Foundation) Mindfulness Education is Bringing Mindfulness to New Zealand Schools and Pre School Children. For more information on current projects and to start a programme in your school CONTACT US
Grow
Google, eBay, and Intel offer classes on it. So do Harvard Business School. Mindfulness is not just a corporate trend, but a proven method for success. Proven benefits from regular mindfulness practise are:- Reduced stress
- Improved decision making skills
- Improved work relations
Focus on Mindfulness
The Feb 3rd issue of Time Magazine focuses on mindfulness, the far-reaching effect it is having in all walks of life, and on Jon Kabat-Zinn, who brought mindfulness to hospitals and clinics, through his Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
“People come with a huge amount of pain and suffering, both physical and emotional,” says Kabat-Zinn in our Award Winning book, Be The Change. “Through the cultivation of mindfulness, they develop a more functional relationship with that suffering, they turn towards it, open to it, and actually befriend it to a degree rather than insisting that it stop, and in the process, the pain often transforms or even falls away… For the most part, they will tell you that they are more in touch with their own beauty than they may have been since they were children.”
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