![]() ![]() ![]() Picture the air coming into your body and going out again. Gently breathe in through your nose, then let go each breath. Close your eyes or look down at your hands.When you hear the chime, listen to the sound as long as you can. Do as many as you need to calm your brain. Practice this everyday: maybe to start your day or to finish a day. You can use any soft sound you wish, try to focus on that sound until it fades away. Let's try focussing on breathing.I begin with a sound (chimes) and end with a sound (chimes). When breathing is deliberately regulated, the brain is primed to think first and then plan a response, enabling mindful behaviour. Controlled breathing lessens anxiety by overriding the "fight, flight, or freeze'' response set off by the amygdala and gives control to conscious thought, which takes place in the prefrontal cortex. Paying attention to breathing also supports strong functioning in the higher brain. I have devoted my learning to linking brain research to our well being ever since.įocusing on breathing helps calm the body by slowing heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and sharpening focus. I myself have used MindUP Core Practice ever since the workshop I attended in 2012. The Core Practice makes mindful attention the foundation for learning and interacting: which ideally, it is repeated for a few minutes of each school day throughout the year, some of my students have used Core Practice at school and home when they need to quiet their minds and get ready to learn. MindUP includes the repetition of the Core Practice-deep belly breathing and attentive listening. The MindUP curriculum promotes and develops mindful attention to oneself and others, tolerances of differences, and the capacity of each member of our community to grow as a human being and a learner. It was developed in 2011 by Goldie Hawn, who is the founder of The Hawn Foundation. In my teaching experiences I have been teaching the MindUP Curriculum, which is a brain-focused strategy for learning and living for awhile now. All lessons are in the google guidance classrooms, if you need the class code please email me. Relevant, diverse concepts are designed to sequentially build a personal foundation of self-awareness.Focus is on Mindful Awareness and our 5 senses: Seeing, Listening, Smelling, Tasting, and Touching. Each capsule in the program is intended to present children with new and varied learning experiences, which will engage their minds and also their emotions. The range of Capsules represent various life-skills to be applied in the classroom, at home, on the sports field and in the playground. The ten meditation sessions outlined in this book are aimed at children in upper primary schools. Meditation Capsules: a Mindfulness Program for Children by Janet Etty Leal ![]() The research results on these programs, and associated research is excellent The MindUP program is currently being implemented in hundreds of schools across the US, Canada, the UK and Latin America. Suggested follow-up activities link each lesson to content-area learning. THe MindUP lessons themselves can be worked smoothly into a daily routine and require minimal teacher preparation. The MindUP core practices can become a staple routine for the opening and closing of each school day as well as at the moments of transition: settling down after recess, waiting for lunch, moving from one subject to the next. ![]() The concepts and vocabulary associated with MindUP will expand the scope of students’ thinking in all academic disciplines. The MindUP program was developed not only to expand students’ social and emotional awareness but also to improve their academic performance. Published by Scholastic Press – it comprises three age- appropriate books: Pre-school – Primary Grade 2 Primary Grades 3 – 5 Primary Grade 6 – High School Year 8 The MindUP Curriculum: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning – and Living was developed by the Hawn Foundation: It is a comprehensive, classroom-tested, evidence-based curriculum framed around 15 easily implemented lessons that foster social and emotional awareness, enhance psychological wellbeing and promote academic success. ![]()
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