The Nazarene

Wellbeing Report 

Pat Cronin Foundation Incursion – Year 11

This week our Year 11 students were fortunate to hear from Stacey, a presenter from the Pat Cronin Foundation. This followed on from the presentation they had in Year 10, and focussed on avoiding social conflict and violence. An important message was that while we all experience feelings of anger at times, this should not lead to aggression. Students were presented with many ways to avoid the escalation of tension, and the long lasting impact of violence.

Please seek more information from the Pat Cronin Foundation website to consider ways you can talk to your child about avoiding conflict and violence.

Info Hub | For News on Education, Awareness and Research (patcroninfoundation.org.au)

The Resilience Project – Mindfulness

Did you know …

We spend 49% of our waking hours thinking about something other than what we’re doing!

Regular mindfulness practice can improve our:

  • Immune system.
  • Energy levels.
  • Sleep quality.
  • Awareness.
  • Memory.
  • Productivity.

Why don’t you give it a go? Find a mindfulness activity that suits you and that you enjoy, everyone is different. Below are some suggestions:

  • Listening to music.
  • Exercise (eg: walking).
  • Colouring.
  • Puzzles.
  • Meditation.
  • Yoga.

Working on mindfulness gives us opportunities to develop our ability to pay attention to the present moment and our thoughts. Practising mindfulness daily can help us stay focused on set tasks and reduce stress and anxiety.

Whole Family Activity:

Mindful Walk

  • As a family, go on a walk outside in nature. This might be around your local walking track, at your local park, or just around your streets.
  • While walking, tune into your senses and observe what you can see, hear, and feel. Or you might choose to focus on one of the senses. Eg: Hear: what are all the noises you can hear on your walk?
  • On your way home or when you return home, share what each person saw, heard, or felt.

Family Habit Builder:

Each night at dinner, ask everyone to take one mouthful of food more mindfully than the rest and think about the flavours they can taste and how it makes them feel. (They can also thank the chef!).

More can be found about Mindfulness, and many other resources, at the Resilience Project Parent Hub:

https://theresilienceproject.com.au/2023-parent-carer-hub-inspire-hugh/

 

 

Ms Jackie Kol

Director of Wellbeing