Testimonials

Here is a selection of comments from pupils, teachers and Heads at Cornish schools where Mindful Kids Cornwall teachers, Dawn Howarth and Laura Howard, have delivered mindfulness.

"I love mindfulness as I used to get really anxious, but when this came

along I started feeling better" - Y6 pupil

"I think that mindfulness helps me share my ideas and feelings and also I can have time to relax and not worry" - Y5 pupil

"Mindfulness is very helpful because I have trouble going to sleep at nights and it has helped me" - Y6 pupil

"I think mindfulness is a very good thing because it helps in all sorts of situations" - Y6 pupil

"It helped me not look into the future or back in the past, but think about now" - Y6 pupil

"I think everybody should try this!" - Y6 pupil

"It helped me make my pain go and it helped me make my brother, mum and dad happy by teaching them" - Y5 pupil

"The children are loving their mindfulness, talking about it in the playground and asking to listen to the meditation" - Headteacher

"Laura has worked with whole classes of children, teaching them strategies for dealing with anxiety and the stresses they face on a daily basis in many areas of their lives" - Headteacher

"The children have really enjoyed the mindfulness sessions and found them very useful. They are using them in and out of the classroom. I've noticed they are calmer and able to focus on their learning, even in the run up to Christmas!" - Y6 Teacher

"This has opened my eyes and reminded me how important these things are and the impact they can have. It we catch/introduce it at primary age then it can only have a positive impact in later years" - Y5 Teacher

"The children have become more respectful, polite and willing. Their focus in tests in particular, has improved" - Y6 Teacher

"I liked the way at the end it celebrated and reminded us to focus on the positive - how the small things can impact on another's day. Thank you for having a lasting impact on Year 5" - Y5 Teacher

"Thankyou for all your help and kind encouragement with our son. We have seen a great improvement with his behaviour and understanding of situations" - Parent

"The course helped me realise that stress is normal and that there are ways of dealing with it" - Y10 pupil

"It has helped me with stress, sleeping and making the most of the good things" - Y10 pupil

"I have enjoyed being able to connect with myself and my thoughts" - Y10 pupil

"I have learned to enjoy food and appreciate the good things!" - Y10 pupil