Student Program
Our six-week Mindful Breath and Movement program gives children from Prep to Year 12 the tools to self-regulate emotions, build resilience, and reduce stress and anxiety. Delivered in weekly 45-minute sessions by a trained Breath Circle facilitator, students learn a new mindful breathing technique each week alongside movement practices, sound meditation, and gratitude exercises, building lifelong skills for emotional awareness and calm.
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Six weeks. 15-30 school children. 1 x trained Breath Circle facilitator.
Weekly sessions run for approximately 45 minutes. In these sessions, we cover a range of mindful breathing techniques, movement practices, sound meditations, self-reflection and positive psychology / gratitude exercises.
Children learn a new mindful breathing technique each week and complete a daily practice with teachers in the classroom and with parents at home.
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To maximise the feelings of safety and wellbeing.
To minimise the symptoms of anxiety, stress and overwhelm now and in the future.
To teach early intervention strategies.
To build emotional awareness and resilience.
To empower children to self-regulate their emotions.
To teach children Mindful Breathing exercises they can use for life.
To build an inner strength and resilience to enable children to cope with life challenges.
For children to use a range of accessible tools to support positive mental health.
To empower children by teaching them how to self-calm.
To develop emotional intelligence skills and grow self-awareness.
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Basic science behind Mindful Breathing, how it supports the brain and nervous system to decrease stress and anxiety.
A variety of accessible Mindful Breath and Movement tools and practices to integrate into daily life.
Basic understanding of polyvagal theory and the stress response.
Emotional-awareness, understanding triggers for stress and how to calm down when feeling stressed.
To recognise the physical symptoms of stress and anxiety and how to self regulate utilising somatic tools and practices.
Understanding the worrying monkey mind and how it affects our contentment and happiness.
Creating a balanced, enjoyable lifestyle including lots of restoration time and space to be creative and spontaneous.