At its most basic level, mindfulness helps train your attention to be more aware of what is actually happening, rather than worrying about what has happened or might happen. We learn to bring greater curiosity to whatever it is we experience. Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founding father of secular mindfulness, described this skill as ‘being alive and knowing it’.
This short animation might explain it more clearly:
Mindfulness has the following benefits:
- Improved concentration and performance
- Increased composure and resilience
- Greater appreciation of life
Mindfulness is incorporated into our Year 9 curriculum and additional mindfulness sessions are available for learners based on interest and need.
If you are interested in finding out more about mindfulness please speak to one of the following members of staff:
- Mr Russell (Headteacher)
- Mrs Halliwell (Head of Learning Support (SENCo)
All of the .b materials are available on the www.dotbe.org website, please see one of the mindfulness teachers for the password. If you wish to re-visit the mindfulness lessons, please look at our Microsoft Stream Mindfulness channel that includes all the .b lessons pre-recorded.
More information about the Mindfulness in School Project can be found here: