Starting from wellness,
to cultivating good characters
In this workshop, we started with the presentation on mindfulness by Ms. Housworth and Ms. Xiao.
As we all know, VPA truly cares about children's mental health and social/emotional development. Besides the regular wellness class and our counseling hub, we also have mindfulness practice. Our teachers, who have professional qualifications from Stanford University, guide students to relax and release their pressures.
What is Mindfulness？
Mindfulness is the awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally. There are 9 attitudes: non-judging, acceptance, patience, beginner's mind, trust, non-striving, letting go, gratitude, and generosity.
In this world with full of changes and anxiety, people always struggle between "involution" and "lying flat," but in fact, the opposite of "involution" is not "lying flat", but learning and working. We wish our teachers and students can remain calm. Try our best, but not being stubborn.
Why is mindfulness so important?
Researches show that “……There are high rates of depression, anxiety, sleep problems and self-harm among Chinese students, and their overall mental health is worrying, which needs to arouse high vigilance by the whole society."
“……the major problems are sleeping problem(25.2%), depression(14.6%), anxiety(12.3%), aggressive behaviors(4.1%), withdrawal(3.8%), and disciplinary behaviors(3.7%).”
Benefits from mindfulness（5C）
Mindfulness benefits children's Concentration, Creativity, Calm, Compassion, and Clarity.
Mindfulness meditation is a lifelong practice that helps children not only improve their learning and productivity at school, but also help them find peace in the chaotic world in the future.
