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Mindful As.
Mindful As.

Boring. Boring, boring, boring. BORING.

Is that what you think when you think of mindfulness? I recently presented to a bunch of very switched on Year 9 students. Interestingly, when I asked them if they had ever experienced anxiety, stress, bad sleep patterns, depression or worry, their hands SHOT UP in the air, some with both hands raised. But when I asked them if they had ever heard of mindfulness or tried any techniques to help with their issues, they were totally MEH about it.

Mindfulness, to their minds, was boring.

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Amber Hawkenmindfulness, calm mind project, mindfulness schools, teen mental health, be here now, practice, teen depressionComment
Why Mindfulness Matters To Teens And Young Adults
Why Mindfulness Matters To Teens And Young Adults

Despite being an intense and vulnerable time, childhood and adolescence provide a pivotal time and space for us to practice mindfulness to develop skills that will serve us for all of life.By practicing and encouraging mindfulness in our teens and children, we are building emotional resilience, passion and creativity, connected relationships, conscious living, and self compassion.

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Amber Hawkenmindfulness, schools, mindful, teens, young adult, high school, mental health, depression, anxiety, suicide, emotional mastery, emotional resilience, adolescence, teenager, practiceComment