A full day Professional Development seminar to help you bring the benefits of mindfulness to yourself, your teaching and your school.

The program is delivered in retreat style to make it a truly unique experience for educators interested in mindfulness.

The program is suitable for those with little experience in mindfulness and also those with an established mindfulness practice.

During the course you will have the opportunity to:

  • Learn more about mindfulness, and experience some of its benefits

  • Discover more about Mindful Leadership practices and techniques

  • Explore a range of classroom-based mindfulness exercises

  • Find out about how other schools are implementing mindfulness and discuss best practice policies and outcomes

  • Network with other teachers who share a similar interest in mindfulness in education

  • Share in some of the latest research on Mindfulness in Education and discover how to make the case to bring mindfulness to your school

  • Use mindfulness to take better care of yourself and reduce the stress associated with modern schooling

Program Outline

 

Session 1. Mindfulness Basics

An introduction to mindfulness for beginners – theory, practice, research on mindfulness, benefits of mindfulness

A chance for more experienced mindfulness practitioners to sit together as a community with other like-minded teachers, and share their knowledge and experience

Includes sitting meditation, mindful eating, mindful movement and body scanning
 

Session 2. Mindful Leadership

Introduction to the key principles and practices of mindful leadership – how it can help enhance focus, creativity and communication

Exercises include:

  • Mindful Communication

  • Reflections on Key Leadership Principles

Session 3. Bringing Mindfulness to your School

What are the best ways to introduce mindfulness to your school?

Learn about what other leading Australian and International schools have done to introduce mindfulness

Session 4. Mindfulness for Self-care

 

How mindfulness can enhance your personal wellbeing, so you can take better care of yourself – and thus, take better care of others

Mindful ways to reduce stress and sleep better at night

About the Presenter

Brad Felstead – Program Leader 

Brad Felstead is the Founder and Director of Felstead Education, one of Australia’s leading specialist providers of mindfulness programs for the education sector.

Brad is the creator of numerous programs including Mindfulness for Teachers, The Mindful School, Mindfulness for Teenagers and The Mindful School Leader. These programs have been delivered throughout Australia in a range of schools spanning the private and public sector, secondary and primary schools and rural and metropolitan schools.

Brad is an accredited trainer with the Oxford based Mindfulness in Schools Project in the U.K. and is the author of The Balanced Student, The Art of Relaxation and the upcoming Teen Sleep.

With over 25 years experience as an educator, Brad’s range of lectures, DVDs and presentations, covering a broad range of subjects, have been seen by over 200,000 viewers in close to 1000 schools throughout Australia, Europe, America and Asia.

Booking Details

Date: Wednesday 13th Sept 2017

Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm

Venue: Country Place: 180 Olinda Creek Rd, Kolorama, VIC 3766

Cost: Full Price $345, Early Bird Price $285 Book by 30 June, 2017

The cost includes lunch and refreshments and all course materials

Places are strictly limited as this is a workshop style program, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Payment Options:

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Custom Programs for your School

Can’t get to the program – then let us bring it to you.

We travel throughout Australia bringing customised mindfulness programs to primary and secondary schools.

Seminars can be delivered in-house at your school for your key staff members.

The program is also highly suitable as a retreat for your leadership team, delivered at a venue of your choosing.

To discuss how we can deliver a customised solution for your school, contact us today.

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