On Monday 25th of September we hosted mindfulness and wellbeing teacher, Úna Curran, who worked with all the classes in the school and also worked with the staff. All classes engaged in wellbeing and meditation activities which included brain gym exercises, breathing exercises and mediation work to name a few. All classes thoroughly enjoyed their sessions. The session was made possible by Lily Sherlock, one of our 6th class students. It was Lily’s prize-money awarded to the school, having come first in an art competition, that allowed us to engage the services of Úna. Well done Lily! See some pictures below of classes engaged in their sessions.
Box breathing is a type of rhythmic breathing where you follow a pattern to help you stay focused. It’s a paced breathing exercise that you can do anywhere!
Think waiting at a traffic light, while in the shower, or even at work!
It consists of 4-second rotations of breathing in, holding your breath, breathing out, holding your breath, and repeating. Box breathing is also known as the Navy SEAL breathing technique or square breathing, and it’s a surprisingly simple way to calm down and feel great.
We were incredibly lucky in school today to have a session with Úna Curran. Úna showed us lots of different strategies to help us with our wellbeing . We completed mindfulness techniques such as brain gym for using the left and right side of our brain, breathing techniques and we completed a meditation session. The class really enjoyed the session!
