This 5-week programme is designed to teach mindfulness and learn the tools that they can use when under pressure. Each class includes evidence-based secular mindfulness practices, mind-body connection practices, dynamic mindful movements, non-violent communication techniques, inquiries, art, mindfulness-based activities and games as well as individual and group discussions. The attention training will enable students to see where their attention is and to learn how to direct their attention to where they want it to be. Through the inquiries and reflections, students will learn the nature of their thoughts, thought processes and how attention can help to deal with the anxiety within them. This will help students recognize the voice of negative self-talk and move toward conscious choice-making to work with it. The program will also help teens learn how to connect with others and grow compassion within themselves as well as for others.

Benefits:

This program for teens will enhance concentration and focus, reduce stress and anxiety, develop physical and emotional awareness and promote mental wellbeing.

Mindfulness practice is proven to produce following benefits for teens:

• Supports “readiness to learn”
• Promotes academic performance
• Strengthens attention and Self-Calming
• Reduces anxiety before examinations
• Promotes self-reflection and self-calming
• Improves classroom participation by supporting impulse control
• Provides tools to reduce stress
• Enhances social and emotional learning (SEL)
• Fosters pro-social behaviours and healthy relationships
• Supports mental wellbeing

Schedule of classes:

1. Sunday 2nd June 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm (Singapore time)
2. Sunday 9th June 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm (Singapore time)
3. Sunday 16th June 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm (Singapore time)
4. Sunday 23th June 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm (Singapore time)
5. Sunday 30th June 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm (Singapore time)

Participants will receive:

• Mindfulnes Workbook
• MP3 files for practice
• Awareness Space app