Next Generation Training

What we do

We create “Mindful Generations” through our expertly designed programmes for both students and teachers. By teaching students how to stay present, they are better equipped to deal with the more stressful times in academic life. Cultivating an awareness of the mind, body, and emotional connection helps them to develop a healthy relationship with themselves, their peers and teachers. Adolescence can be challenging, so learning how to recognise negative self-talk, nurturing a growth mindset and practising self-care can help prepare for transition and unexpected challenges. Our mindfulness programmes are also designed to assist teachers with their own personal growth and development as well as that of their students. Training teachers and staff members ensures that a culture of mindfulness can be instilled throughout the school or educational establishment. This approach encourages sustainable, positive behavioural change throughout the education system.

How we do it

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR, University of Massachusetts’ Medical Centre) underpins most of our training programmes, which can be tailored to support various curriculums. Our coaches are also trained to teach the Mindfulness in School’s Project (MiSP) curriculums -  .b (“dot be”) for ages 11- 18, the paws b (pause and be) for ages 7 – 11 and the .breath (dot breathe) for ages 9 – 14. These comprehensive programmes are created by teachers, mindfulness practitioners and neuroscientists and offer life-time access to course materials, available in multiple languages. This fundamental learning of mindfulness gives every student a psychological and emotional awareness that can offer genuine and lifelong benefit.

How you benefit

Our work with schools is well-recognised and has positively touched the lives of many students and teaching staff worldwide. Our mission is to cultivate a mindful generation and to set a perpetual motion by helping you to:

• Reduce stress, anxiety, and depression and prevent burnout
• Improve focus, attention and cognitive function
• Manage peer pressure and social issues such as bullying
• Enhance self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-regulation
• Nurture mental, emotional and social growth, resilience and well-being
• Foster healthy and empowering relationships through empathy

What we do

Knowing how to make an intuitive decision under pressure is just one of many attributes necessary to excel in competition. Our programmes share tools and techniques to increase mental agility and emotional awareness. A momentary lapse of concentration and the temporary overwhelm of emotions can inhibit the ability to stay present, leading to costly mistakes and even ‘failure’. Our Mindfulness programmes help sportspeople and athletes to remain calm, absorbed in the game and maintain unwavering focus, despite distracting thoughts, behaviours or unfavourable outcomes. Mindfulness practices can help to build endurance and resilience, even outside of the game when dealing with pain, injuries and recovery.  This is just one of the reasons why mindfulness coaching has become popular with leading athletes such as Michael Jordan, Lebron James and Novak Djokovic. – all world-class sportsmen in their respective fields.

How we do it

Our teachers are trained to deliver the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme (MBSR, designed at the prestigious University of Massachusetts’ Medical Centre). Depending on specific requirements, we also create bespoke Mindfulness programmes that can be delivered to athletes and sportspeople, as well as their coaches and trainers. By training the coaches in mindfulness, they can prevent burnout and better manage stress and anxiety for themselves, as well as for those that they coach.

How you benefit

Based on our measurement and evaluation process, mindfulness in sports can improve performance demonstrably. Our programmes can create a competitive edge, unlike no other and help sports people like you to:

• Reduce the stress hormone cortisol to manage nerves and anxiety
• Increase the ability to remain “in the zone” despite external stimuli
• Improve physical, mental and emotional resiliency
• Create self-awareness and boost confidence
• Become more instinctive and make better choices
• Adapt and change to situations in the heat of the moment

8-week Training Programme

• Delivered on-site or remotely through Webinars inclusive of all course materials

Resource Centre

• Access to Mindfulness Tools: Meditations / Breathing Techniques and Body Scans

Physical Stress Release

• 4 x 1-hour Physical Stress Release classes designed and delivered by certified experts

Measured Progress Report

• 2 personal assessments: at the beginning and end of the 8-week programme.