21SPR03 Mindfulness and Resilience for Teachers and SNAs at Primary and Post Primary Level

This course takes place over four weeks, with each webinar lasting one hour 15 minutes.  Course content includes:

Session 1: The first session focuses on the practice of mindfulness and includes the following elements:

·  What is mindfulness?

·  What are the benefits and how can mindfulness help at a time like this? 

·  Some neuroscience and scientific evidence of its benefits

·  Outline of the different types of practices

·  Explanation of the process of meditation practice

·  A guided practice

·  Resources for further practice

·  Comments and questions

Session 2: self-awareness and emotional intelligence including the following:

·  What is self awareness 

·  What is emotional intelligence

·  Some neuroscience and scientific evidence

·  Guided body scan practice

·  Applications in everyday life

·  Journalling practice and benefits

·  Resources for further practice

·  Comments and questions

Session 3: emotional regulation and self management including:

·  The stress response

·  How to respond to triggers

·  What happens in the brain when we are triggered

·  Self-regulation

·  Guided practice

·  Comments and questions

Session 4: resilience and self-compassion

·  What is resilience

·  Emotional resilience and cognitive resilience

·  What is self-compassion

·  Evidence of its benefits

·  How to practice and a guided practice

·  Resources and further practice

·  Comments and questions

Please note you will be emailed a link the morning of your chosen webinar to allow you to login.  Please check your Spam folder if you do not receive it in your Inbox

SNAs/Parents – please ensure that the course for which you are registering is suitable for you.  You can use 000000 when asked for a Teaching Council Number