Author Archives: TheMindfulnessTeacher

I am Holly Morris, an independent children's Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being practitioner. I am the director of 'The Mindfulness Teacher' Limited and under this umbrella, I work in primary schools in the UK, delivering evidence-based and bespoke interventions to students & coaching and consulting members of leadership in student well-being. I developed 'Cahhlm Classes' as a free and simple way for teachers to deliver mindfulness and well-being practices in the classroom. This started out as a YouTube channel and is soon to be a subscription-based program for schools worldwide.

Independent Mindfulness Cards

Year 2 are are starting to use their mindfulness cards independently! 👍🏼🌟 Here they are doing their ‘Belly Breathing’. ☺️

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Mindfulness is great to do when you’re feeling anxious, angry, upset or worried as it slows down our thoughts and returns us to calm 🙏

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Download the activity cards at http://www.themindfulnessteacher.com and get your first download for FREE using the code NEWYEAR299 ‼️ #mindfulness

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Mindful Walking

🐣 Are you a parent trying to keep your children busy this holiday?
🐰 Would you like your children to calm down?
💐 Are they spending too much time with technology and need to connect with nature?

Try… MINDFUL WALKING 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

Go out in the garden or to the park. As you’re walking, focus on your five 🤚senses.

❓What colours can you SEE? 👀 Which shades of greens?
❓What can you SMELL? 👃 flowers? The grass?
❓What can you FEEL? 🤚 The cold wind? Your gloves? The blades of grass?
❓What can you hear? 👂 The wind? Birds? Cars?
❓What can you taste? 👅 Any sweet treats or lunch?! 🍫

🌟 Being Mindful will calm everyone down, relax the whole family and allow you to spend some quality time together without distractions.

 

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Mindfulness Colouring

🐣 Are your class too hyper on the last day of term? ‬

‪#MindfulMarch 🧠‬
Fri 23rd: Mindfulness Colouring

Print off this Mindfulness Colouring sheet (others can be found online), play some calm music and ask the children to colour it as neatly as they can in silence for 5-10 minutes depending on their age.

Focusing on this will clear their minds of any worries. 

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Picture from Google Images: The Mindfulness Colouring Book: Anti-stress art therapy for busy people: Emma Farrarons.

Finger Flow

#MindfulMarch 🧠
Thurs 22nd: Finger Flow 

Put one hand in the air. With the other hand, put your pointer finger at the base of your thumb. With your pointer finger, go up and down your thumb. Breathe in when you go up and breathe out when you go down. Repeat with all of your fingers.

Encourage the children to do this at any time of the day – before their spelling test, if they feel anxious or before they go to sleep.

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Winging It

🎯 Do you want to focus your class in 1 minute?!‬

‪#MindfulMarch 🧠‬
Tues 20th: Winging It 🦅
Play some calm music. Breathe in and lift your arms above your head. Breathe out and lower them down, just like you have wings! Repeat 20 times.

Top tips:
⭐️ We shouldn’t hear your breath else you are breathing too quickly.
⭐️ You shouldn’t lift your shoulders or lean back.

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Body Scan

‪🌟Do your class struggle to settle down after play?🌟‬

‪#MindfulMarch 🧠‬
Fri 16th: Body Scan 👫

Play some calm music 🎵 Close your eyes 😌 Think about your feet. What do they feel like? Any sensations here? Repeat with your legs. Are any muscles tight? Tingly? Repeat with your stomach, arms, shoulders and face. Don’t be annoyed with any feelings, simply recognise they are there. Open your eyes 🙂

Calm music: https://youtu.be/yjj7zIWO88s

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Fantastic Four

🌟Do you teach children who have anger issues or worry a lot? Try mindfulness to calm them down!🌟‬

‪#MindfulMarch 🧠‬
Thurs 15th: Fantastic Four 4️⃣
Play the calm music clip 🎶 Can you control your breath? Let’s see…Breathe in for 4 seconds. Hold this breath for 4 seconds. Breathe out for 4 seconds. Repeat until the minute is up.

Calm music: https://youtu.be/yjj7zIWO88s

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Beach Bonanza!

Do you want to calm your class down in 1 minute and create a relaxed, focused classroom? ‬

‪#MindfulMarch 🧠‬
Wed 14th: Beach Bonanza 🏝
Play the video of a beach for 1 minute. Simply watch the scene and imagine you’re there. Can you hear the waves? 🌊 Can you feel the sun ☀️ on your skin? Can you smell the salty water? 💦

Link: https://youtu.be/KUgrBTNbSe4

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