Mindfulness Matters

Mindfulness Matters Online EPV courses for teachers, guided downloads ,CDs an effortless mindfulness experience for adults and children.

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Previous clients include: INTO,HSE staff, County Councils, Education Centres, Schools, Family Centres. Mindfulness Matters was founded by Derval Dunford and Ann Caulfield in 2011. Derval has been teaching mindfulness since 2006 and is a qualified MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), Yoga Nidra, Stress Management and Breath-work teacher. Offering creative and innovative courses and resources to explore mindfulness, balance, resilience and relaxation. Between 2011 and 2019 almost 9000 teachers have participated in Mindfulness Matters’ online courses. Mindfulness Matters also work with HSE staff, County Councils, Businesses, Family Centres and schools. Mindfulness Matters was shortlisted for Social Entrepreneurs Ireland 2103 awards, and all of it’s courses for teachers have been sanctioned by the Department of Education.

Connection :)
27/05/2024

Connection :)

Feeling I'm being watched in the woods 😃A recent creative research mission Interface Inagh
28/02/2024

Feeling I'm being watched in the woods 😃
A recent creative research mission Interface Inagh

Wishing teachers, children and parents a happy and healthy fresh start today!Thank you to all of the pretty amazing teac...
29/08/2022

Wishing teachers, children and parents a happy and healthy fresh start today!
Thank you to all of the pretty amazing teachers we had on our online summer course. It was a genuine joy to interact with you :)
Thanks also to Mayo Education Centre for being a wonderful host.

22/07/2021

Incredible stories of kindness on the mindfulness online teacher's forum Mayo Education Centre
In my first year teaching at the tender age of 20, an older teacher who was due to retire the following year took me under his wing and acted as a mentor to me. He was never asked to and did it of his own accord. I will never forget his patience, guidance and him giving his time to me. He encouraged me to try different lessons with the kids. He gave me advice when it came to dealing with parents. He helped me with things I hadn't learned in college - simple things like how to fill in the roll book properly! But mainly, he was always there if I needed guidance. His best bit of advice was that we, as teachers, never stop learning. We will never know everything. We cannot achieve everything and we must accept that we are human and we can only do our best, our very best! And keep learning forever!

Our 10th anniversary facilitating mindfulness online EPV courses with Mayo Education Centre. There are 2 Mindfulness cou...
29/06/2021

Our 10th anniversary facilitating mindfulness online EPV courses with Mayo Education Centre. There are 2 Mindfulness courses again this summer. Enjoyable, practical and pretty effortless at the same time! :)

The EARLY BIRD offer of €59 each for our Summer Courses ends tomorrow, 30th June. Book now to avoid disappointment! https://elearning.mayoeducationcentre.ie/

Mayo Education Centre - next Monday 26th April :)
22/04/2021

Mayo Education Centre - next Monday 26th April :)

You can:
1) Experience a state of profound rest .......
Caridologist Dr. Herbert Benson developed 'The Relaxation Response' at Harvard Medical School in the 1970s.
2) Dispense you very own melatonin (sleep hormone) internally through specific breathwork practices.
Ref: The Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine 2004
Breathwork, mindfulness & yogic sleep expert Derval Dunford will make it all simple, accessible, practical and enjoyable Thurs eve 22nd April and Monday eve 26th April. One full hour.of ease. Links below for teacher's webinars.
https://www.mayoeducationcentre.ie/cpd-courses/primary-courses/243-breathing-for-relaxation-peace.html
https://www.mayoeducationcentre.ie/cpd-courses/primary-courses/245-optimal-breathing-for-optimum-health-wellbeing.html

Looking for eyes?Then you will find them!This is my report from my eye walk recently.I’d love to see some of the eyes yo...
04/04/2021

Looking for eyes?
Then you will find them!
This is my report from my eye walk recently.
I’d love to see some of the eyes you find – PM me

Thurs eve 😴😴😴
23/03/2021

Thurs eve 😴😴😴

Switch Off & Sleep with Derval Dunford, Mindfulness pioneer & teacher Feeling tired but wired? Anxiety or worry keeping you awake? Would you like to switch off, rest deeply and be guided to the edge...

22/03/2021

Research done in 2004 by Andrea Faber Taylor and Frances E. Kuo titled ‘Children With Attention Deficits Concentrate Better After Walk in the Park’. The study was based on children with attention challenges but it obviously pertains to the general population. Being in nature provides human beings with what is called 'attention restoration'.
Bottom line....get out there, it will help one way or another!

Tomorrow eve.........
08/03/2021

Tomorrow eve.........

Sometimes you just need permission.......
Permission granted!
Sligo Education Centre tomorrow evening.
I will guide you gently through restful breathing practices, mindfulness practices, and yogic sleep.
Switch off completely – for one full hour – in the comfort of your own home!
👉Register: www.ecsligo.ie

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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Mindfulness Matters was founded initially in 2011 in response to a need for mental and emotional support for teachers and children. Between 2011 and 2019 over 9000 teachers have participated in Mindfulness Matters’ online courses.

Co-founder Derval Dunford has helped 30,500 people since 2006, she has worked with HSE staff since 2010. Her work has been endorsed by medical and complimentary healthcare professionals internationally. She presented alongside world-renowned experts at the inaugural Cabo Breath Fest Feb 2020. Derval is a qualified MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), Yoga Nidra, Stress Management and Breathwork teacher.

We provide creative and innovative courses and resources to explore mindfulness, balance, resilience and relaxation.

Previously shortlisted for Social Entrepreneurs Ireland 2103 awards, Derval is part of the Social Entrepreneurs 2020 team working on an exciting new breathwork project. In 2019 she was a member of the New Frontier’s team working on a Government backed project to explore mindfulness in other fields.