Mindfulness for Children Limerick/Co Clare

26/10/2021

This is an introductory 5 Week Workshop into Mindfulness Creativity for children. There are two separate workshops depending on the age of the child.
In a fast changing world with technology and social media everywhere, it is now important, to protect your child and provide them with skills and techniques to live a balanced and happy life.
This is a new and exciting workshop to help develop your child's awareness and focus. The 5 Week Programme is professionally designed to introduce your child into the world of Mindfulness. The benefits are scientifically proven to increase;  health,
 emotional connection,
 self-esteem,
 confidence,
 focus and concentration.
VENUE: SCOUT HALL, SHANNON BANKS, CORBALLY, LIMERICK DATES: 5 SATURDAYS ....... 6th NOVEMBER 2021 to 4th DECEMBER 2021 CLASSES: 5YRS TO 8YRS 11.00AM - 12.00PM
9YRS TO 13+YRS 12.15PM - 1.15PM
FEE: € 50
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Please feel free to join Christine and Philomena on our Whatsapp group “Calm” to answer any of your Questions. Text Christine on …….. + 353 (0) 87 920 2498

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21/10/2021

HOW MINDFULNESS LOWER ANXIETY AND STRESS IN YOUR CHILD
Sadly, in today’s world, rates of anxiety in children are skyrocketing. Kids are more stressed than they’ve ever been due to covid, academic pressures and less time spent in play and outdoors.
When a child experiences anxiety, it activates the bodies protective stress response kicking the ‘fight or flight’ response into motion.
Mindfulness exercises are an extremely effective way to stop the anxiety symptoms in children that result (stomach aches, rapid breathing, fast heartbeat} and re-regulate blood pressure, breathing and heart rate.
Even better? Practicing mindfulness consistently is one of the best ways to lower a child’s anxiety by keeping your child’s baseline stress level down.

13/03/2020

Due to the Coronavirus we are closing our workshops for the next two weeks. We will be restarting back Saturday 28th March. Both Phil and I would like to apologise for any inconveniences caused. See you all on the 28th March.

25/02/2020

Early Habits
Children are uniquely suited to benefit from mindfulness practice. Habits formed early in life will inform behaviors in adulthood, and with mindfulness, we have the opportunity to give our children the habit of being peaceful, kind and accepting.
“For children, mindfulness can offer relief from whatever difficulties they might be encountering in life,” said Annaka Harris, an author who teaches mindfulness to children. “It also gives them the beauty of being in the present moment.”
Part of the reason why mindfulness is so effective for children can be explained by the way the brain develops. While our brains are constantly developing throughout our lives, connections in the prefrontal circuits are created at their fastest rate during childhood. Mindfulness, which promotes skills that are controlled in the prefrontal cortex, like focus and cognitive control, can therefore have a particular impact on the development of skills including self-regulation, judgment and patience during childhood.

We are starting a mindful workshop this coming Saturday 29th for children aged 5 years to 13 year. Please click into coming events.

19/02/2020

19/02/2020

It's always exciting when scientific studies start to show what we already know about meditation. A number of studies held in the past five years are now starting to quantify how mindfulness and meditation practices are beneficial for primary school-aged children. In a recent blog post on the New York Times Wellness Blog, one study showed that meditation over a period of 4 weeks(we are doing 5 weeks) improved children's executive functioning and even improved math grades. Furthermore, a different scientific review published in March concluded that meditation can positively change the structure of the brain to improve academic performance.
Studies also showed that Meditation can also have the greatest effect on the cognition of the brain if it's done during childhood, due to the plasticity of the brain during that time. Thus, the earlier one meditates, the more effective the impact is on one's brain development.

Please click into events and see details for a 5 week workshop now available for children in Limerick/Clare