We equip young people with the tools to navigate complex emotional challenges. Discover how we can improve your children’s communication skills with mindfulness. We love to chat! Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions.
Young & Mindful have adapted mindfulness courses to make them more relevant to understanding ourselves and how we relate to young people. Often, parents and guardians feel disrespected, unheard, and misunderstood when talking to adolescents. But we don’t always consider that young people feel exactly the same when talking to us.
Youth are literally looking for cues on how to be, how to behave, and how to become a grown-up. Through our mindfulness courses, we can learn to be more aware of our resistances, reactions, and rationalisations. In understanding ourselves, we develop a more approachable and communicative way of reaching young people.
Sessions often start off hesitant and reserved, facing the unknowns of growing up and societal pressures. Mindfulness introduces a means to ground themselves amidst these challenges.
Through mindfulness, participants are encouraged to step up and engage with their inner world, sharing and discovering personal and collective aspirations within a supportive environment.
As a result of the mindfulness journey, those who commit develop the confidence to express themselves and contribute to their community, fostering a sense of shared growth and understanding.
What are the actual steps involved along the way? Discover the process your children will go through on their mindfulness journey.
We begin by teaching your kids about their mind and body. We introduce mindfulness techniques and exercises from the very beginning, such as quiet and slow time.
We let the children connect and build a relationship with us at their own pace. A relationship that dismantles hierarchy. Together, we share lived experiences, interests, and stories.
Your children explore their more inquisitive side. They begin asking questions and share what they’re going through. And most importantly, they develop compassionate listening skills.
We ask your children what makes them happy. We then collectively discuss empathy, love, and show how we can work together to achieve happiness and satisfaction.
Life isn’t all sunshine and roses. We learn to cultivate gratitude and appreciation so that everyone can find peace and return to a place of comfort, even at the toughest of times.
Your kids will reflect on what they’ve learned in the past 14 weeks. They take on skills to collaboratively solve problems and learn how they can share their findings with others.
I am aware of things I am grateful for.
It has helped me understand what mental state I’m in.
Teachers talk to us about the stuff we want to know.
I have learnt to tell someone about my emotions, and I feel better when I do.
realise what’s going on in the world, stay calm and don’t be scared.
learning ways to relax better and realise about myself.
I’ve learnt about not to let worry take away the day and be present.
It makes me make better decisions.
It helped with what I was stuck with.’ ‘It was fun.
“I have enjoyed having time in school to de-stress and have a non-academic lesson.”
“I will continue to do the practices I learned in the lessons.”
“The ability to focus on little things around you as opposed to everything in a blur.”
I like coming to these lessons. Young and Mindful’s courses are really helping me feel more positive.
It’s rare to see students being quiet, attentive, asking grown-up questions and engaging with the lesson. Usually they are chatty and playing up.
Our courses are priced at £12 per session, per head. With a capacity of 10-15 participants over 14 weeks. That’s roughly £1,680 – £2,520.
We have a range of mindfulness courses suitable for all ages. When working outside of schools with diverse ages of 7-18 years old, we recommend splitting groups of children into the following age clusters:
We advise against parents joining in so that your children can loosen their defence mechanisms. We offer courses specific to parents who want to develop their interpersonal skills. We recommend courses to be booked in parallel so that parents and children can attend privately & bond/deepen their relationship.
We ask parents to organise groups of around 10 – 12 participants. Changes in costs will be reflected in numbers below 10. (For example: Groups of 5 would be charged at £24 /head, rather than £12.) Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss further.
We deliver 60 minutes of mindfulness in each session. Sessions run for 14 weeks.
We can deliver all of our courses in English & Welsh.
They should take place at a community centre of your choosing. We cater to all areas in North Wales and can negotiate to work in surrounding areas. We can also deliver sessions online if necessary.
After completing our school mindfulness courses, you’ll receive 3-months access to our resource library. We also offer a drop-in session a few weeks after the course ends, where we can provide additional support.
Yes, courses can be delivered over zoom – however, face-to-face has a greater impact.
Parents/guardians of participating children must sign a disclaimer. We follow safeguarding policies & protocols from our certificated training. We also hold enhanced DBS certification.
Contact us today to see how we can support you through our mindfulness fundraising programme.
