Self-regulation Drop the distractions – live in the moment
I t is not just College boys who have been encouraged to engage in mindfulness. In 2022, a Christ’s College-wide Year 9 programme has been introduced, with courses taught not only to students, but also to staff and parents. Masterminding the Mindfulness Programme is Dr Nick Penney,
one of the most experienced Mindfulness in Schools Project educators internationally. “People may find the terminology confusing, but it’s really all about training our mind, to change our brain, to change our mind,” Nick explains. “We have a choice about what we pay attention to, and the meaning
we place on it, which can be quite a revelation to adolescents, and adults.” Understanding that choice and its possible impact, not only on the mind, but on our own neuroanatomy, is potentially life-changing, he says. “The ‘superpower’ of mindfulness is noticing when our attention has
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