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Mindfulness in local Primary Schools

Mindfulness in local Primary Schools

Jan Grigg MSc has been invited into some local Primary Schools in Moray and Highland this year to share her knowledge of Mindfulness to a younger age group. Having 10 years of experience teaching Secondary pupils to meditate and practice Mindfulness in a variety of settings, Jan has established a mode of sharing which seems to help pupils relax, become more self-aware and more self-compassionate. This has in turn helped them to focus on the work in hand, and get along with ea

Mindfulness in local schools

Mindfulness in local schools

Jan Grigg MSc has been teaching Biology in the Moray and Highland area for over 20 years with two years a Headteacher of a small Secondary School. As a Biology teacher in Moray, she found that introducing Mindfulness at the start of an ordinary classroom lesson can help pupils to settle down and have a more productive lesson. Often pupils are quite chatty at the start of a new lesson, which is understandable as they move around the school, hearing new stories and seeing who i

Bringing Mindfulness to the Armed Forces and families in Kinloss Barracks

Bringing Mindfulness to the Armed Forces and families in Kinloss Barracks

Elke and I were invited to the Kinloss Barracks where the Royal Engineers are based in Morayshire. It was a day of bringing the civilian community to the barracks to share our ideas and learning opportunities to the serving personnel and their families. We set up our lovely new pop up banners and started chatting with the lads about what Mindfulness is all about. Some of the guys were really interested in what mindfulness can do for them. They sometimes experience stress and

Wonderful night sharing Mindfulness with Moray Business Women

Wonderful night sharing Mindfulness with Moray Business Women

Wednesday night and we drive into the hills to share Mindfulness with the Moray Business women club. We have been invited to give a presentation to the women who have regular meet ups which usually involve food and wine...in nice places...how could we refuse? The venue was the Craigellegie Hotel, which is stunning and inspiring; its been renovated in a beautiful contemporary but in keeping with traditional style. The function room was stunning; huge round tables with white li