“The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives”. – William James (1842 – 1910)
Two weeks ago Suzie Harcourt presented on anxiety. She spoke about recognising behaviours associated with anxiety and how to support students out of these heightened states. In the Emotional Self-regulation workshop last week we looked at:
“Between stimulus and a response there is a space. In that space lies our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom” - Victor Frankl Teachers shared some of the challenges they face with students, personally, and relationally. The ability to just ‘feel our body’ is something some students have great difficult doing so they may be missing some of the more subtle cues associated with behaviour regulation. How does the body respond to threats physiologically? · Heart rate increases · Temperature increases · Adrenaline then cortisol levels increase · Breath shortens and quickens George Johnston from the Pause Breathe Smile mindfulness programme provided insight into the importance of:
Pause Breathe Smile is a mindfulness programme developed in NZ and fully sponsored by Southern Cross Health Care – so it is FREE to NZ schools. We hope to bring George back into our Kāhui Ako next year to provide some in-depth training for kaiako. You can view the slides for the session here.
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