‘Hand Breathing 2’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Use them as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video, a simple science demonstration is used as a Mindfulness anchor. A way to be present to the moment by watching the amazing colours at work.

‘Squiggles’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. Get a piece of paper and some colouring pens ready, to complete one of my favourite mindful activities. Don’t forget to bring your senses and your breath too!

‘Just listen to the music’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video I encourage you to use music as an anchor for Mindfulness. Choose a pleasant song, find a quiet spot and just listen to the music.

‘Counting breaths’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. Learning to count your breaths will help you to focus on your breathing and also make you more aware of when you are having thoughts; this, in turn, helps you to calm your mind.

‘Mindful Photography’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video, I talk about how photography is a mindful task and encourage students to focus on a them for taking photographs.

‘Gratitude Name’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

‘Mind-body connection’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. This task helps you to notice that the thoughts in your mind change your body sensations and emotional state. It’s a powerful connection!

‘Counting thoughts’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. We can’t avoid having thoughts, but we can choose how we listen to them. This takes practice, and we first have to notice our thoughts. In this video, I help you do this by learning to count them.

‘7/11 breathing’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. Here is a simple breathing exercise for you: breathe in for a count of 7 and out for a count of 11. Watch the video to find out more and to help you practice.

“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” — Unknown Give this worksheet out to students so that they can: A) work out what they want from a friend and B) who they are as a friend. Benefits: Students get to become aware of what makes/doesn’t make a friend. Students may realise that they do/don’t treat their friends the way they want to be treated. It can be printed in colour as well as black and white. Included: 1 x A4 sheet with both A & B sections 1 x A4 sheet with two A sections 1 x A4 sheet with two B sections Please print 2) and 3) double-sided, landscape, and short-edge binding.