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Ciaran Ivanovic ~ Supporting kids mental wellbeing through the practice of mindfulness ~ Private ses Mindfulness classes for children aged 3-5/4-6 & 7-10 yrs.

Group classes & 1:1 sessions available in North West London.

13/02/2026

Three reasons for sharing this Qigong flow today:

1. It’s MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉 I’m celebrating all the great things in my life, and that includes connections made here :-)

2. This powerful Qigong flow connects to our heart energy ❤️‍🔥The heart is directly associated with the Fire element - relevant to the Year of the Fire Horse 🔥 🐎

3. It is said that the joy + exuberance of the Fire Element personality (that’s me : )) can often be so infectious it lifts up those around them. Let me know❗️

After trying this flow, be still for a moment. Notice how your energy is awakened 💥and your heart feels light ✨

You can also try this heart-focused Qigong tomorrow, on
V Day 🩷

Inspired by the great

🎉

09/02/2026

Children’s Mental Health Week 2026

Such a pleasure getting creative in a 1:1 mindfulness session with awesome 11 year old, ‘A’ 🩷

Inspired by an activity created by ➡️ together we explored the theme ‘This is My Place’, paying attention to people, places and hobbies that make us feel like we belong.

For ‘A’ this included:

🎶 Choir - she loves singing her heart out, forgetting about things that worry her, and being with her friends.

🌲🌲 Slovenia - she loves visiting her grandparents and spending time in the forests & lakes

🐈‍⬛ snuggles with her cat, Liquorice, make her feel cosy, connected and safe.

Visit for lots of ideas and resources, including this activity 😊

30/01/2026

Imbolc blessings for this Sunday 🌷

Imbolc marks the point between Winter and Spring. It’s the perfect time to mindfully observe what’s happening around us and within us.

There are lots of lovely ways to celebrate this special moment in Nature’s Cycle, especially with children. Here are a few ideas:

🔍 Nature scavenger hunt - go on a mindful walk and look out for signs of spring emerging: budding branches, snowdrops, early Daffodils & birds in pairs 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

🌱 Protect shoots - invite children to find early small shoots peeking out of the ground in parks, woodland or gardens. Mark them with small protective circles of pebbles (or anything else they find)

🌲 Spot a Birch tree - the Birch tree is one of the first trees to start getting new leaves in the spring (Clue: their trunks have white/silvery, papery bark that often peels off)

💧 Water offering - visit a stream, pond or fountain: Imbolc is associated with Saint Bridget’s healing waters. Quietly offer gratitude for the cleansing power of water.

🧹 Spring cleaning - involve kids in decluttering their rooms to sweep out the winter (one of my favourites 😆) Remind them that, “a clear space enables a clear mind”

🔥 Fire Ritual - light candles or a small bonfire in the evening to represent the sun’s growing strength

💨 Try a breathing practice for renewed energy - Inhale drawing in inspiration, and exhale releasing old stagnant energy. Repeat x10

Enjoy 🌿🫶🏻

21/01/2026

All photos taken today in Hampstead Heath on the third of our Wintering Walks: A series of 6 mindful walks encouraging participants to embrace the challenges that Winter can bring.

“When I woke up this morning and saw the torrential rain and wind, I really didn’t want to leave my warm house. I even emailed Ciaran to cancel. She encouraged me to wrap up and come (with a brolly!). I took her advice and was glad that I did.

I suffer from SAD in the winter and January is my least favourite month….we had the loveliest walk in the rain. With Ciaran’s gentle guidance we stopped to observe sights, sounds and smells in nature. I loved watching the movement of the water on the pond in the wind and rain. Feeding the birds was a real highlight….

The whole experience was delightful and I’ve come home feeling energised and productive for the rest of the day”

A massive well done to this lovely lady for having faith in me and in nature 🙏🏻🌲💚

Photo credit (Robin & Tit) Victoria Farrington 🩷

09/01/2026

Robins have been popping up everywhere this past week, in the lead up to what would have been my Mum’s 82nd birthday (today) ✨

I like to see the appearance of these well-loved little birds as a comforting sign that my Mum is nearby ♥️

However skeptical one may be, our responses to natural symbols tap into primal instincts and have been proven to offer comfort or insight, and make difficult feelings more manageable. No wonder the sight of a Robin always makes me smile 🙏🏻✨

Robin photo taken in Mum’s favourite London park

Other photos include:

🩷 her favourite flowers (Poppies & Tulips) bought in honour of her today and reminding us of her positive spirit & joy for life.

📸 Mum and I, always larking around together 🥰

❤️

07/01/2026

Wintering Walk ✨

What a stunning, very cold day for our first Wintering Walk in

Some highlights….

☕️ enjoying a warm cup of tea (drunk mindfully of course). I love the butterfly in the second tea photo - can you see it?

🌞 A mini sun meditation - a great way to soak up some much needed Vitamin D

💭 Observing changes in nature at this time of year and reflecting on changes in our own lives

🧹 Clearing the ground with Japanese brushes, to make space for nature mandalas ⭕️

🪵 Qigong movement, to ground us, and reveal our true selves, just like the bare branches on the trees.

Thank you to those who joined and sorry to those of you who had to cancel due to the flu. Hope to see you next time! 🫶🏻

➡️➡️ JOIN our next walk on WEDS. JANUARY 14, 10-11:30am. BOOK via the link in our bio or message us for more info

21/12/2025

Winter Solstice 🌲

“The tree is waiting. It has everything ready. Its fallen leaves are mulching the forest floor, and its roots are drawing up the winter moisture….it is far from dead. It is, in fact, the life and soul of the wood. It’s just getting on with it quietly”
Wintering by Katherine May

If we listen to Nature at this time of year, the message is: rest well and feel restored ✨
I’m signing off for a bit and will be back in the New Year.

Wishing you all a wonderful festive period and all good things for 2026! ♥️

➡️ Our series of Wintering Walks in Hampstead Heath begin on January 7 (10-11:30am). Book via the link in our bio.
➡️ For 1:1 mindfulness for kids /teens, please message me directly.
➡️ If you would like to teach Mindfulness in Nature to Children, click the link in our bio for our internationally accredited online training program 🍃🪷🌺

📸 All photos taken in beautiful Hampstead Heath

19/12/2025

Shining a light on ✨ Fadila, who completed our Mindfulness in Nature for Children accredited course in November.

Fadila currently works as an Assistant Psychologist in a world renowned London children’s hospital, supporting children, young adults, and their families.

With great success, Fadila is weaving the mindfulness exercises and learnings from our course into psychology sessions with children and their parents, drawing on what feels appropriate in that moment.
She looks forward to future opportunities to offer mindfulness outdoors and create child-friendly spaces within the health setting to connect with the peace that it can bring 🪷🍃

I can’t wait to meet Fadila in person, at our next Mindful Walk in Hampstead Heath in the New Year🌲🌲

JOIN US on ✨ JANUARY 24, 2-4pm ✨ if you’re interested in our accredited mindfulness training.
This is a great opportunity to chat to some of our current students and graduates 💚

Please message us to book your spot :-)

15/12/2025

HIKES REPLACE DETENTIONS 🥾

Brilliant article from
(All photos copyright )

‘When Leslie Trundy, a Maine high school counselor and avid hiker, started to offer students an option to hike instead of sitting in detention, some students were less than enthusiastic.

🌲But after their first hikes - smelling pine trees, listening to birds chirping 🐦‍⬛ and discussing their lives - they realized hiking wasn’t so bad. In fact, they found it actually improved their moods’

I absolutely LOVE this initiative - a great example of one inspiring teacher thinking differently, and wanting the best outcome for her students 💚

🛑 But why stop at hikes! Not every school has access to parks or fields.

✅ My thinking is a ‘Green Detention’ initiative, where detentions could be any nature-based activity: community gardening, Nature Art & journaling, tending to herb & vegetable gardens, mindful walks in nature, group planting projects. The possibilities are endless…

If ‘Green Detentions’ were a thing, kids would not only be improving their mood & feeling more focused and grounded ➡️ they would be learning something new, giving something back and therefore feeling more motivated + fulfilled.

❇️ Above all, this kind of initiative would be giving kids an opportunity to fall in love with nature and become its guardian; to move away from seeing themselves as a separate entity but as an intrinsic part of the natural world, resulting in a more compassionate and connected generation 🩷

07/12/2025

JOIN ME for some special Wintering Walks in beautiful Hampstead Heath: Wednesday January 7 onwards.

➡️➡️ SIX special walks inviting you to explore the consolations of nature and how it can be wonderfully restorative even on the bleakest of days ❄️

🔹WALKS are weekly, starting on JANUARY 7, and will take you up until early Spring (mid Feb).

🔸 We recommend committing to all six walks (which will have a powerful effect on how you approach winter and all that comes with it) but ! if you can only join one or two walks, that’s fine too 💗

🔹 BOOK via the link in our bio.

🔸 £15 per walk OR book all six and get one FREE.

These gentle mindful walks are suitable for all fitness levels :-)
They also support those with S.A.D.
(Discounts available, please ask)

03/12/2025

‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new sights, but in looking with new eyes’ Proust

When you truly see it, you feel it. And when you feel it, anything is possible. This feeling is known as our sixth sense; a sense of awe and pure joy.

Each time I embark on the ‘same’ walk in Hampstead Heath I begin walking with ‘new eyes’ and am always amazed by the ethereal beauty in nature ✨

➡️➡️ COMING SOON: a special series of 6 Wintering Walks on the Heath, beginning in January. Register your interest via the (Wonder Walk) link in our bio 🔗

27/11/2025

Today on Thanksgiving I’m looking back on some of the things children have been thankful for (expressed at our mindfulness in nature camps)

✨New friends

✨Food

✨Feeling connected to nature

✨Family

✨Salted caramel (love this one…)

What’s wonderful is that none of these things are ‘big and flashy’, they’re accessible to most of us: Experiences + People

When we pay attention to these things - ie what is available to us in that very moment (a kind friend, a morning walk, a taste of salted caramel…), we feel fulfilled and experience a deep sense of joy…our lives become richer 🙏🏻

So here’s to celebrating what you’re grateful for today and every day!

Happy Thanksgiving 🧡

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Ciaran Ivanovic is a former Montessori teacher (Montessori Centre International) who is now following her passion of supporting children's mental well being through the use of mindfulness techniques. Ciaran completed a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Foundation course with Michael Chaskalson (Mindfulness Works in London) before completing further training to teach mindfulness to children, including the Mindfulness in Schools Project, enabling her to teach the Paws b Mindfulness program in Primary schools.

Ciaran is also trained to teach the Tai Chi for Kids program and incorporates many movements in to her sessions.

Mindfulness is taught to children in private sessions (one to one or within a small group), and at Mindful Kids Camps and workshops which run throughout the year.