Mindfulness in Room 5

For our Re-build initiative at St Pius X we have been looking at how to rebuild ourselves. A huge part of that has been practising mindfulness. For us mindfulness is about being present, reconnecting with ourselves, our peers and Papatūānuku as well as helping us to self regulate and be grateful for what good we have around us every day.

It takes a lot of practice but every day we are improving and enjoying our time to sit and reflect for a few moments every day.

We created a Mindfulness slide to help others understand what it is we are hoping to achieve. There are also some fun mindfulness videos that have helped us so far!

Some of our classmates prefer to sit up others prefer to lie down.

We keep our hands on our stomachs to help us focus on our breathing. It is like blowing up a balloon.